THE LORDS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 11 March 1912, Page 5

THE LORDS.

EIECTORAL RiFOSIiI IN ENGLAND.

THE PARLIAMENT ACT

A CELEBRATION. (Press Association. —Copyright.i LONDON, March 8. Six hundred Liberals tendered a luncheon to the Premier at Covent Garden to celebrate the Parliament .Act. Mr A~quith, in responding, said he was hopeful of the strike being honourably settied. The Liberals had never pictended that the Parliament Act was not a means to other ends. A LAND MARK. DEMOCRACY'S RIGHTS. (Rec. March 11. 8.5 a.m.) LONDON. March 10. Mr Asqnith at Covent Garden, said that the Parliament. Act_ was a landmark recording the opening _<f a statrp of development. Unless the people's will prevailed democracy w £"~' a farce, and might as well throw the I whole machinerv of the elections on to , the scrap heap. At two elections the Liberals convinced their com.crymen tiiat tho House of Lords was a partisan, misrepresentation, and caricature of a Second Chamber. The Parliament Act was an enormous step in advance. Much remained to be done in rotoiming tie electoral svstem and making the Commons trill v representative, while establish ins a Second Chamber of reasonable s.ize. with a composition qualified to perform its functions efficiently and impartially. . Mr Asquith said that the loss of h\ - elections was attributable to th * T< £ v eamnaign aeainst the Insurance Bill. He predicted that wiien the Tones had a chance they would not to lav a finsrer on a s'.nele one of that Acl s fun damental principles.