Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1909, Page 1

Che Lenin WASHINGTON, D. C., TEE EVENING STAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION. Business Oftce, Lith St. and Pennsylvania Avenue, The Hvesing Star Newspaper Oompany, Enropsan Ofice: 8 Regent St., London, England. New York Office: Tribune Building. Chicago Office: First Mational Bank Building. The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning edition. is delivered’ by carriers within the city at 50 cents per month. Orders may be sent by mail or telephone Main 2440. Collection is made by carrier ai the end of each month. Weather Fair; warmer tonight and Thursday; light northeast to Star. TWO CENTS. east winds. By mail. postage prepald Datly, Sunday included, one month. 60 cents. Daily, Soi excepted, one month, 50 cents. Saturday Star, $1 year. Sunday Star, $1.50 year, OIL KING UNAFRAID 1909—-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. Alexandria county to the District of Co- | lumbia.” ‘The bill further recites that if it be not | possible to conclude the negotiations with | Virginfa prior to July 1, 1910, the sov- | ereignty of the District of Columbia and | the exclusive legislation by Congress, to- No. 17,964. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, Bill. We might as well get our money! for killing old John D. We will get what is coming to us, whether we kill or kidnap | him. Bill and the other fellow have} plenty of money and are willing to pay well for putting old Rockefeller out of the way.’ “I sneaked around to head the fellows | “Oh, Pshaw!” His Comment as to Assassination Plot. SAYS HE DID NOT RUN AWAY Rockefeller Left Forest Hill as Long Since Planned. ASSERTION CONFIRMED BY SON Wife’s TiIness Delayed Departure in October—Story Told by Farmer to Police. Special Dispatch to The Star NEW YORK, December Rockefeller arrived here this morning from Cleveland to take up his winter residence at the Rockefeller home at 54th street and 5th avenue. While a story that a plot was in ex- istence to kill the aged Standard Of] man had preceded his arrival, no precautions were taken to guard his party as it left the Grand Central depot. Rockefeller came out into the crowd, Jeaning upon the arm of an invalid chair in which sat Mrs. Rockefeller. He seemed solicitous about her welfare and, in fact, helped the porter to push her chair all the way from the rear of the depot train shed to the street, where two automobiles were waiting. No Precautions Taken. No detectives hoyered about the Rocke- feller party, nor were any policemen in uniform nearby. It consisted of himself and Mrs. Rockefeller and a nurse only. At the depot to meet them were John D. Rockefeller, jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCormick of Chicago. Mrs. Mc- Cormick is a daughter of Mr. Rockefeller. The train which brought Rockefeller in was due at 7:55 o'clock. 1: was ten minutes later when it pulled into the Grand Central station. Rockefelier’s car was the last on the train. Most of the crowd had gone be- fore he appeared on the platform. Then he turned at once to assist a porter, who was helping Mrs. Rockefeller to alight. Although his son was nearby he insisted on lifting at the invalid chair in which she sat. When asked about the Cleveland story that he had received a rning of a plot to assassinate him, Rockefeller smiled. it was not the first time he had smiled, for he had seemed carefree in greeting his daughter and his son, and anxious about his wife, and particular to see that she was moved with the greatest of care. Rockefeller Says “Oh, Pshaw!” “Good morning, young man,” he said to @ questioner about the plot. “Did you hasten your departure from Forest Hill on account of a plot to as- sassinate yeu?’ “Oh, pshaw! “There is a story that a Mr. Smith— Harold Sawyer Smith—overheard men plotting to take your life, and came to your estate to warn you of it. Did you receive such a visit?” “Oh, pshaw, young man! Oh, pshaw!” By this time the Rockefeller party had swung out into the throng and was mak- ing its way down the station platform four abreast, with the invalid chair con- taining the diminutive and feeble Mrs. Rockefeller in the center. Mrs. Rockefeller looked up from among he gi curls that fringed her rather n-looking face and smiled, too. Mr. Rockefeller bent far over to tell her what uz was a'l about and to join her in a s also said that you left Forest Hill rather hurriedly, and gave up an appointment to speak at the Men’s Club there last night,” was suggested. “Oh, pshaw!"" This time Rockefeller waved his hand with which he had been holding on to the arm of the invalid chair. Son Confirms Father. “We always come in to New York in October. This year we are late because Mrs. Rockefeller was not well. We postponed our departure frgm Pocantico on account of her health. “My son can tell you. He has known for weeks that we were coming exactly at this time.” “That's right, put in young Rockefel- Jer, who was twirling a cane on the other flank of the party. “Father is coming ‘actly on schedule time to keep appoint- ents made some time ago. This silly rumor of a plot to harm him has abso- Yutely no influence on his movements.” By this time the party had passed on out of the train sheds to the waiting au- tomobiles. Rockefeller helped his wife carefully into the first one and then got in beside her and Mrs. McCormick. The younger Rockefeller, McCormick and the nurse took the second automobile and the party left for home. ‘There are no immediate plans to leave Yew York. Rockefeller said he was not soing south with Mrs. Rockefeller. To all questions about the plot, from whatever angle the matter was approach- ed, Rockefeller gave his one reply, “Oh, pshaw!” it not an irritated tone in which he spoke it, but a very jovial one in which he smiled more than spoke the words. He did not wish to have any one think he would credit the incident of the plot phe ag the extent of seriously diecuss- ing Overheard Plot to Kill or Kidnap Rockefeller CLEVELAND, December 1.—John D. Reckefeller was told Monday night at his home, Forest Hill, of a plot to assassinate him. The rélator was Harold Sawyer Smith, a well-to-do lumber dealer of Minerva, Ohio. Following Smith's story, given to the police of East Cleveland, a strong police guard was placed for the night about the Rockefeller place. Rockefeller was to have addressed Mon- day night the Men's Club of the Euclid Avenue Bapt'st Church, which had a ban- quet. He did not attend the affair, ex- cusing himself upon the ground that he was preparing to leave town on the mor- row. The Rockefeller family started for New York yesterday, several days earlier than intended. They boarde@ the private car Brookline at an outl: ing station, and were well guarded by police until their car was borne away. What Smith Says. Smith's story, practically as it was told to Mr. Rockefeller, is ag follows: “I was visiting in Alliance Sunday. About 8:40 p.m. I started for the church to meet my brother-in-law. I walked up a railroad track near the church and stopped when I heard some one talking in a dark shed. “One voice said: ‘I don't see vhy we came here today from Pitteburg; we might have waited until tomorrew and gone to Canton, where ‘we could meet 1.—John D.| previously | | off, that I might get a good look at them. |I stumbled as I was getting away, be- loause it was dark. They saw me, but | I hurried on. | “I headed them off around the next block and got a good them. I hurried by and paid no attention. “Monday I went to Canton to lay the matter before Chief of Police H. W.Smith. I expected to come to Cleveland Monday. Chief Smith insisted on giving me a letter | to Chief Kohler, whom I saw Monday | night. He took the matter up with Mar- jshal Stamberger, who was greatly in- terested. | Told Rockefeller. “Stamberger insisted that I accompany him to Forest Hill to tell John D. just what I heard. I didn’t like to, but con- sented when he insisted. I told John D. just what I heard. “Rockefeller told me he believed me and asked that I remain in Cleveland ‘Cues- day to make identifications in case ar- rests were made. I told John D. I was doing this for the sake of principle and refused when he offered to pay my ex- Ppenses while in Cleveland. Commissioners Without Au- thority to Ring Bell on Minors. MAY APPEAL TO CONGRESS Punishment for Parents Is Corpora- tion Counsel’s Plan. ROLLER SKATING MAY STOP If Injured Girl Wins Suit Against District Prohibitive Regula- tion Probable. The Commissioners have no power to ring a curfew bell, Corporation Counsel helleves. strongly of opinion that Congress, can put a law on the statute books that will prevent the restless rov- ing of the several hundred children who every evening promenade Pennsylvania avenue, 7th street, th street and a score of other brightly lighted and theater- strewn thoroughfares. So the Commis- sioners will have to put the matter up to Congress. Congress gave the Commissioners power to make certain police regulations, which must be “usual and reasonable,” and out- lined in several paragraphs just what matters could be governed by the police. Such things as the sale of fireworks, carriage regulations, pawnshop restric- tions and the running at large of dogs and fowls can easily be controlied by the police. In no place is there anything which might be twisted to permit the imposition of a curfew law, with perhaps the exception .that the Commissioners are empowered to make and enforce regu- lations “necessary for the protection of lives, limbs, health. comfort and quiet of all persons.” Would Not Stand in Court. It would be so great a stretch of au- thority to ring the curfew bell under this section, Mr. Thomas believes, that it would be turned down in the first case before any court of appeals. However, it is the undoubted power of Congress to pass a curfew law. Mr. Thomas has in mind a measure by which parents or guardians can be pun- ished for not keeping children off the streets by night, although as yet he has not been asked to frame a law by the Commissioners. If every rent or guardian who allows children of fourteen or under’ to hang around cheap shows. theater entrances, saloons and pooirooms could be arrested and charged with vioiation of this proposed law Mr. Thomas believes that the curfew would not ring in vain. by a fine of from $1 to $40 it could be enforced in the police courts here without the attendant delay of trials wherein the defendant demands a jury. If the child should be incorrigible and refuse to obey the parent the Juvenile Court can attend to his case. Ridicule for Curfew Law. In a search through the authorities Mr. Thomas ran across a curfew case down in Texas in which a young man of eighteen was convicted under a municipal or po- lice regulation which prevented any one who was under twenty-one years old from being on the street after 9 o'clock at night. The court of appeals riddled the police court decision and the regula- tion with such a broadside that the clap- per of the curfew bell was swathed in bandages of ridicule. The higher court said that no munici- pality had any right to interfere with the personal liberties of any one in that man- ner, but left {t open to the state legis- lature to make such reasonable regula- tions as would prevent, what is very ob- jectionable to a great many people, the sight of short-skirted girls and boys in knee breeches playing around under the street lights long after the bedtime of “our grandfathers’ day.” The stirrirfg up of public sentiment in regard to a curfew law naturally brings to the minds of those interested in the legal end of the situation the case now pending in which a young girl fs suing the District of Columbia for injuries received while skating at night on the street. She wants $10,000—$250 for medical attention and the balance be- cause her knee is still stiff. Prohibitive Regulation Probable. It is the opinion of more than one person in the corporation counsel’s of- fice that the power which gives the Commissioners full control of the streets can disperse the army of skaters which nightly rolls up and down on the broad asphalt of some of Washington's choice skating rink pavements. ‘That is about as near to a curfew as the present police regulations can effect. It is only @ guess, but if the injured skater wins that suit it will put a stop to skating by night in this city. | Charles C. Estes, child labor inspector, | made a report to Commissioner Macfar- land this morning, in which he enumer- ated the number of children seen at night on Pennsylvania avenue between the hours of 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. He gives an average of about 130 for three nights last week and about 170 for Saturday and Sunday nights. He calls attention to conditions in front of moving picture theaters on ith street northwest between U and V streets, on 4% street southwest and on 8th street southeast. He says that these localities are famous loitering places for children. look at both of | ‘They recognized me and made aj remark about having seen me before, but NOCGURFEWLAW NOW pa- | News Note: The New York State Democracy . tas ca, the Party Fold. Ready to Welcome William R. Hearst Back to “UNCLE JOE” HERE Speaker Cannon Arrives at the Capitol Today. GENTLE AS MARY’S LAMB Surprises All With His Passive At- titude. Says There’s Lots to Be Done by Congress, and It Is in Harmony With Administration. A mild-mannered, blue-eyed, good-na- tured gentleman sauntered into the Speak- er’s room at the Capitol today, hung his soft hat on a peg and reached for a big cigar. It was “Uncle Joe’ Cannon, as | gentle as a lamb and without a trace of the mailed fist. He had nary a slungshot on him for Cummins, not even a pair o' brass knuckles for La Follette, nor so much as a length of gas pipe for Victor Murdock. Whereat there was great dis- | appointment among an expectant group of visitors who expected him to come in breathing ‘‘dunder und blitzen,”’ sudden death and pestilence for the enemy. Ap- parently they expected to see him enter with a Donnybrook fair swagger and a | general air of “I dare ye to step on the I the offense should be one penalized | & e tail av me coat.” Nothing doing! The fact is, the Speaker had his say in his Kansas City speech. He spoke by the card, spoke to the point and called a spade a spade. That affair off his mind he is now turning h's attention to other things, ‘This doesn't mean that he is “a quitter” or that he may not fling-the gavel at somebody if he finds a tack in his chair, but it does mean that for the present the serious business of the ap- proaching session will occupy his at- tention. A Business Congress. “I think this will be a long session of Congress,’’ said the Speaker, “and it will run well along into the spring months. This will be a business Congress. There is lots of work to be done and we are here to do it. The President will have important recommendations to make to Congress upon many subjects of vital impertance to the nation and its great industries, and Congress will give heed to them “The House is organized, the commit- tees have many Dilis pending before them, and there is no reason why we should not settle down te work at once. “This is a republican Congress, elected to carry out the pledges of a republican national platform. The Congress is in harmony with a republican administra- tion, and there is no reason why we should not make progress. ’ Refers to Progressives. “I have been over the country quite extensively, especially that portion which 1s the territory of the so-called pro- gressives. I find that section very intent upon its own business, very prosperous, and, in my_ opinion, thoroughly in sympathy with the principles of the re- publican party. The people out there are alive to the fact that those who op- pose the national administration and national republican party are to be classed as sympathizing with Bryan, and treated accord'ngly.”” Speaker Cannon is not disposed at this time to reopen the attack on the in- surgents. He is of a mind to let the ses- sion begin, get the President's recom- mendations in hand, start the legislative ‘all rolling down the line. and then see | what comes off in the insurgent camp. | If anybody is “spilin’ for a fight,” can't possibly get along without one, must (have it or blow up—why, he will try to accommodate them to the best of his feeble ability. Interested in Furthering Work. The Speaker is deeply and earnestly interested, however, in the work cut out | for Congress, and he ts especially grati- fied over the prospect of good team work between the President and Congress. As to particular items of legislation he is not inclined to say very much at this time, preferring to wait to get the judg- ment of the majority of the republicans. eaker Camnon does not share the pes-, PREDICTS A LONG SESSION| simistic views regarding the election of | the next House of Representatives. He is j convinced that the country will return a ‘republican majority in the next Congress jand that the campaign will be no more serious than some of the other bitter | fights which have resulted in a republican House. The Speaker would not express an opin- fon on the suggestion for a change of the form of government in the District of Columbia, explaining that he had not given the subject his attention. (CHANGES WILL BE SLOW {NAVY REORGANIZATION UB- DER THE MEYER PLAN. Time Required for Appointments and Promotions and Formulation of New Regulations. | While the Meyer plan for the reorgani- | zation of the navy became effective today with the. new navy regulations, many of the changes will not be made for several weeks. The transition from the old order to the new will be gradual. As the old bureaucracy gives way to the new system, in which the line officer ts | pre-eminent, many other changes will be necessary in order to harmonize af- fairs. A long list of appointments and pro- motions will follow. Assistants will be appointed for the ads to the Secretary. Under the new regulations the aids for operations, personnel and _ inspections must be line officers. It is assumed their assistants will be chosen from the same source. : New Commandant at Boston. A new commandant of the Boston navy yard is to be selected to succeed Admiral Swift, who today became ald for ma- terial. Although Capt. Nicholson has been named as the successor of Admtral Potter, who was named by Secretary Meyer as aid for personnel, the new chief of the bureau of navigation is in the hos- pital, and will not be able to assume his duties for three weeks. A new assistant chief of the bureau Is to be named, besides a number of other important positions in the bureau. New assignments will be necessary to fill the positions formerly occupied by Rear Ad- miral Wainright, the new aid for opera- tions, and that by Capt. Ward, the new aid for inspections. Division of Work. The division of the work in the navy yards into the two branches of hulis and machinery will be made at once, except where some local condition forbids such steps being taken. By inaugurating this plan of reorgan- ization at once Secretary Meyer hopes to forestall attempts at congressional reform of the department for the present. At this time he will ask only that the bureau of equipment be abolished, which can be accomplished by Congress alone. A year hence, if his scheme works well in prac- tice, he will ask Congress to make perma- nent the changes by enacting them into Jaw. Secretary Meyer intends to appoint younger men to the positions of comman- dants and captains in the navy yards. Their tenure of office will be three years at least. —_+- VESSEL IS TOTAL LOSS. German Steamer Brewster Wrecked on Diamond Shoals. NORFOLK, Va., December 1.—The Germen steamer Brewster, stranded on Diamo1.4 Shoals off Cape Hatteras, had today s-ttled down so that only her masts an‘ smokestacks were showing avove water. The wrecking tug I. J. Merritt, from New York, was this morn- ing lying around near the wreck, but could do nothing, the Brewster was a total loss. The revenue cutter Onondaga was today station, six miles north of Hatteras, waiting for the heavy seas to recede so that the Brewster's crew on shore could be gotten aboard the cutter and brought to Norfolk. The four-masted schooner sighted off Gui Shoals life-saving station last night and reported as in imminent dan- ger was today reported to be proceeding up the coast in tow of a tug. still at anchor off Credds Hill aie raring | HOT DEBATE CERTAIN Extension of District Limits to Be Animated Topic. PROVISION OF HAYES BILL Would Open Negotiations for Retro- cession With Virginia. MANY QUESTIONS INVOLVED | Judiciary Committee Likely to Pass on Legal Points—Supreme Court | gether with all the rights and jurisdiction | | of the same, shall extend over Alexandria | previously referred to. Many Questions Involved. Of course, there are constitutional, or- ganic and legal questions Involved in the enactment of a measure of this descrip- tion which will excite all the lawyers of There {s no doubt that when the ques- tion comes up it will be gone into most thoroughly, both in committee and in the House itself. Mr. Carlin and others interested are ‘en now preparing material for use dur- ing consideration of the Hayes measure, which, if {ts author and friends have their way, will be one of the first as well as one of the most interesting of all the questions to,be tackled by Congress at the coming Session. PLAYING FOR TIME Zelaya Rumors Give Rise to Suspicion. PERSONAL EMISSARY HERE Senor Gonzales Arrives to Explain Killing of Americans. COMES MINUS CREDENTIALS Has Been in Italy on Diplomatic Mission for Nicaragua—lInsur- gents Get Reinforcements. Dispatches continue to be received ac the State Department indicating that President Zelaya is contemplating retir- ing from the presidency of Nicaragua. The latest one came from Bluefields and stated that Zelaya, it was rumored there, in all probability would turn over the presidency to Irias, his present minister general. or whether it is a play for time is not known. Pedro Gonzales, who is said to be the personal emissary of President Zelaya of Nicaagua, has arrived in this city for the purpose of explaining Zelaya's policy in the present crisis, especially with reference to his relations with the United States. Has No Credentials. Gonzales has just returned from Italy, where he was sent by Zelaya to nego- tiate the settlement of a dispute with an Italian banker over a loan of $6,000,000. In view of the fact that he has not ‘been in Nicaragua for several months, Senor Gonzales is not provided with the usual documentary credentials of a diplo- matic agent, his correspondence with Zelaya having been conducted by cable and the telegraph. He will endeavor, however, to secure an audience with Sec- retary Knox or his representative at the State Department. It is asserted that the chief object of Senor Gonzales’ visit is to convince the authorities that Zelaya has the friend- liest sentiments for the United States and May Be Invoked. No matter how warm this coming ses- | sion o? Congress may grow to be, no| matter how rampant the insurgents and how obstinate the regulars, no matter } what ‘important problems may be pre- sented to the House for consideration, it is a safe bet that no question will excite more interest, academic and otherwise, than that raised by the Hayes bill for “extending the limits of the District of Columbia.” Representative Hayes of California, au- thor of this profferree measure, has an- nounced his intention of pressing it. The | bill, which was introduced at tue svecin tariff session of Congress and: referred to the District committee of the House, will receive the early attention of that body. May Go to Supreme Court. But it is not improbable, owing to the gravity and importance of the question raised, that an effort may be made to transfer the reference of the bill to the House judiciary committee. The question at issue, it is pointed out, is certainly of a judicial nature, and it seems to be gen- erally belleved that before final settle- ment of the delicate proposition is achieved the Supreme Court of the United States will have to hand down an opinion. Representative Carlin of Alexandria was at the Capitol recently to obtain ad- ditional copies of the Hayes bill. As a Portion of the congressional district he now represents in the House would be turned back to the District of Columbia. should the measure become a law he naturally ie intensely interested and will keep close tabs on the question from now until its final settlement. Although the bill in question was pub- lished in full at the time of its introduc- tion, there seems to be no familiarity with its provisions, except in the most general way. Its salent features are here men- for Americans, and that he is not the tyrant and murderer that his enemies say he is. Gonzales is charged, it 1s said, to give all the facts connected with the capture, trial and execution of Can- non and Groce, in order to demonstrate that all the proceedings were regular and legal, apd that the execution of the two men was justified under all the circum- stances. Man of Ability. ability, and is expected to make the best of his cause. He is stopping at the New get in communication with Secretary Knox {s not stated, in view of the latter's refusal to present Senor Hazera, min- ister designate, to the President, but it is , the Nicaraguan charge, endeavor ASS Secretary Knox or Assistant Secretary Wilson receive the personal representative of President Zelaya, offi- clally or unofficially, on a mission of comity and friendship. ARMS FOR INSURGENTS. Steamer Arrives at Bluefields With Supply of Ammunition. BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, December 1. —The Norwegian steamer Stavangeren has arrived here from New York with arms and ammunition for the insurgents. The lat- ter have been handicapped up to this time by a lack of ammunition, but ate now well equipped and are also supplied with machine guns and small arms. Accord- ingly it is announced at the insurgent camp that the plan of action will be changed, Gen, Estrada immediately as- suming the aggressive. Gen, Chamorro has arrived’ here and re- ports that the situation at Greytown is tioned. Provisions of Hays’ Bill. The measure begins with a preamble citing that: “Whereas more territory ought to be held under the exclusive legislation given Congress over the district which is the seat of the general government, for the purpose of such a seat, and whereas that portion of Alexandria county in the state of Virginia which was originally ceded to the state of Virginia by the Twenty- ninth Congress by an act approved July 9, 1846, is now necessary for the public uses of the District of Columbia, “Therefore, be it enacted that that por- tion of the original District of Columbia ceded to the United States of America by the state of Virginia, except that por- tion lying within the boundary lines or corporate limits of the towns of Alexan- dria and Fal's Church, be held under the exclusive legislation given Congress over the District of Columbia, which is the seat of the general government, for the purposes of such a seat, and all the rights and jurisdiction therewith be, and the same are hereby, forever bound unto the District in full and absolute right and jurisdiction as well ag of soil as of per- sons residing or to reside thereon. “The President is hereby authorized and empowere2 to open necottiations with the state of Virginia, through the Secretary of War or such other officer or commis- stoner, * * * to comply with the provi- sions of this act; and, further, the dent is authorized to pay over into the treasury of the state of Virginia such sum of money as may be mutually agreed upon by the President of the United States and the vernor of the state of we to Le fiatareraa the state of Vir- inia’ for rel her sovereign or jurisdictton over 1 seid portion ef unchanged. The troops of President Ze- laya are making no effort to evacuate the city, or, so far as can be learned, making any preparation for the announced march upon Blueficids. The insurgents here claim to be confident of ultimate success. They state that recruits are arriving from many sources and daily strengthening ns- trada’s cause. Zelaya’s Overthrow Predicted. The impression is general that the sit- uation now existing will soon end, de- spite President Zelaya’s claims to the con- trary. It is reported that the Nicaraguan president has less than 5,000 troops at ail points with which to attack the insur- gents and regain the eastern coast, which has been lost to him. Many prominent liberals who are fugitives from Managua are joining the forces of Gen. Chamorro. Reinforcements have been sent to Gen. Matuty. who reported a decisive victory over the government troops near Rama Monday. He announces that he expects another engagement today. Matuty is a Peruvian and relieved Gen. Fornos Diaz} at the head of an insurgent force. is incapacitated by illness. The Norwegian steamer Stavangeren, whioh 1s mentioned in the Bluefields dis- patch as arriving there with arms and ammunition for the Nicaraguan insur- gents, sailed from New York November 17 for Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. King Manuel in Paris. PARIS, Diaz county, with the exception of the portion | Whether this is Zelaya’s real intention | Senor Gonzales is a man of recognized) expected that he will have Senor Rod-/ December 1—King Manuel of of the Iri British Commons Prepares to Battle for Rights. |BREACH OF CONSTITUTION the House to their most brilliant efforts. | \Rejection of the Budget Is So | Called in Resolution. |APPEAL TQ THE COUNTRY |Parliament to Be Prorogued Friday and Campaign Will Begin Imme- diately—Cheers for Premier. | | | Special Cablegram to The Star. ; LONDON, December 1—It is officially announced that parliament will be pro- rogued Friday next, December 3. Premier Asquith announced in the house 'of commons today that tomorrow he would move a resolution to the effect that | the action of the house of lords in refus- ing to pass into law the financial provi- | sions made by the lower chamber for the | expenses of the year was a breach of the | constitution and a usurpation of the | rights of the house of commons. When the premier entered the chamber this afternoon the supporters of the gov- ernment rose to their feet and greeted him with ringing cheers. Immediately | following the conclusion of routine busi- ness the prime minister took the floor. As soon as he had concluded the house adjourned. In introducing his resolution tomor- |row Premier Asquith will go exhaustive- ly into the question of the respective privileges of the house of lords, and the house of commons, and state in detail the government's intentions. Former Premier Balfour, leader of the opposition in the house of commons, will reply, setting forth the view that the new and important departures in public policy represented by the budget Dill should be submitted to the people. John Redmond, head of the Irish party, and Possibly one representative of the labor party will follow with speeches. | Crisis Rapidly Developing. The political crisis caused by the une precedented action of the house of lords in refusing its consent to the govern- ment’s budget is developing rapidly. The cabinet, which had already determined upon the policy It would pursue in the event of Lord Lansdowne’s amendment | being carried, a conclusion which was {foreseen from the first, had an unusually early meeting today to confirm its deci- sion and consider the wording of the motion which Premier Asquith will ask the house of commons to adopt. This jmotion will constitute a remonstrance against what the liberals contend to have |been an invasion by the peers of the rights of the lower house. All the members of the cabinet were present at the meeting, which excited so much popular interest that a great crowd | gathered in the vicinity of No. 10 Down- jing street, the official residence of tha | premier, and where so many historic meet- | ings have been held. The fact that there | was not a remote possibility even that the ‘crowd would learn what transpired within |did not discourage the throng in the street, whose numbers became so great finally that a large force of police was summoned to prevent a possible demon- |stration. The ministers passed through the street to the premier’s residence un- disturbed by suffragettes and encouraged \by the cheers of their supporters. Discussion to Be Brief. | The time of the deliverance of the | | |speech of prorogation, the substance of which was decided upon at yesterday's the 7 has been inaccessible| Cabinet meeting, wil depend upon thi Rularal gad eol fen eee How he wiil| time occupied for debate on the premier’s e cid motion, which commences tomorrow. It is expected, however, that this dis- cussion will be brief, the speeches by prearrangement being confined to the leaders of the unionist, liberal, labor and {Irish parties. Parliament will be pro- rogued doubtless until the middle of January, but the choice of a date is a mere formality, as the present house comes to an end by dissolution early in the year. ‘The election campaign will open in earn- jest Friday, when David Lloyd-George, | chancellor of the exchequer, and Winston Spencer Churchill, president of the board of trade, who are held chiefly responsible for the budget, and Lord Lansdowne and .|J. Austen Chamberlain, the most ardent opponents of the government’s measure, will deliver speeches, and with the ex- ception of a brief respite at Christmas will continue the fight until election day. Peers to Take Stump. In many respects the impending strug igle will be the most interesting in the parliamentary history of England. Some jof the peers have decided to take the unusual course of stumping the country to explain their action in voting against the budget. This course is believed by many of the lords to be imperative fol- lowing the criticism which fell from the lips of some of the stanchest of the unionists during the recent debate. Lloyd- George, Cnurchill and other radicals can be depended upon for fighting speeches in fayor of the budget and against the budget, while Sir Edward Grey, foreign minister; Richard Burden Haldane, min- ister of war, and other ministers will supply more moderate ammunition an@ free trade arguments. “The Unionist Program. The unionists, although not so well equipped with orators, are determined upon a stern campaign. They will leave the lords to look after themselves, devot- ing their own energies to the exposition of tariff reform and a denunciation of socialism, toward which they will claim the budget is a first step. The suffragettes, too, who have been compartively quiet for a time, have been only reserving their resources for a cru- cial effort. The laborites, all strong supporters of the budget, will meet tomorrow to ar- range their campaign, and efforts are be- ing made already, and with some success, to prevent a three-cornered contest. As @ part of this program the laborites are withdrawing their candidates from those districts where the liberals have the bet- ter chance of success, while the liberals are doing a similar service for the labor party where the latter is stronger. In ‘this way it is hoped to secure a clear majority irrespective of the Irish party in favor of the budget and with the ald ish to secure a large rity Portugal and President Fallieres hunted | against the interference of the house of yesterday at Rambouillet. They killed 650 head of game. Last evening they saw “Love Watches” at the Comedie Fran- lords in matters of finance. The election in Ireland will be the most teresting since 1886. The unionists have contest mosh of the nation