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Show liNEMY PRINCES TO LOSE TITLE LONDON. March 13. S IR p nx The house of lords today passed the second reading of the bill to deprive enemy princes of British titles and dignities after the government had promised to refer the bill to a special committee for further consideration This promise was made as the outcome out-come of differences between some of the peers who desired to shelve the bill on the ground that It was absurd to regard certain princes aR traitors. The marquis of Lansdowne agreed that the bill was only intended to apply ap-ply to the Duke of Albany, the Duke of Cumberland and Prince Albert of Schleswlg-Holstein, all of whom are related re-lated to the British royal family and who, he agreed could not possibly be regarded as traitor.- The marquis ad mltted that the bill was a mere con cession to public opinion. K-rl t urzon of Kedleston, a member of the war council and government leader in the house of lords, said rejection re-jection of the bill would probably provoke pro-voke a public outcr which would Interfere In-terfere with the conduct of the war. j |