THE WAR AND PARLIAMENT.

Free Lance, Volume XVIII, Issue 956, 7 November 1918, Page 8

THE WAR AND PARLIAMENT.

Get on with the Business. "PARLIAMENT should see in the war situation a lesson that it ought to take to heart and act upon. In Europe the "decks" are being; "cleared" at so rapid a rate that the end of the war may safely be reckoned on for the Christmastide message- of "Peace upon earth" to be this year at least no mere mockery. Ourpoliticians should recognise the alterecL situation in other ways than in making patriotic and loyal orations. Theyr should come down to business, and stick to business. That time-honouredL farce, the . Address-in-Reply Debate* should be brought to' a close without delay. To prolong this "gassy" discussion will serve no good purpose. * * . « The division on the Labour Party's amendment put everybody "on side 5 * and now that the full strength of the disgruntled Liberals, acting in temporary and unholy alliance with the "Red Fed." element, has been formally recorded by the Clerk of the Blouse, what on earth is the 'good of further speechifying? Let the House "come down to dots," as our American friends put it, and tackle the legitimate business of the session. Let us have, for one session at least, a Working instead of a- Talking Shop. There is plenty of work to be done, and the sooner a startis made to do it the better for thecountry, which pays the piper.