24 JUNE 1911, Page 2

The newspapers of Wednesday contained a statement from the Press

Association to the effect that amendments to the Parliament Bill certain to be rejected by the Government would be insisted upon by the Peers, and that therefore an acute political crisis might be immediately expected. This statement was at once contradicted on behalf of the Unionist leaders. We would warn our readers not to accept any future rumours of a similar kind. We shall not believe, till we see it accomplished, that the majority in the House of Lords will be so foolish as to take action which will lead inevitably to the creation of 500 peers. As we have pointed out elsewhere, reflection will convince the Lords that true wisdom lies in making the best, not the worst, of a bad job.