The Waimate Advertiser. PUBLISHED DAILY. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1917 WILL THERE BE AN ELECTION?

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 636, 11 July 1917, Page 2

The Waimate Advertiser. PUBLISHED DAILY.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1917 WILL THERE BE AN ELECTION?

" Multum in Parvo

11 i.s nut according to human ii;ihir,' thai a membjr of Parliament, havi.ig by an Act of last session, posipono I tltj' evil day of a Genera! Eleeuu:) lid I<JlB, will repeal ll::ii Aci this' sc-s.->ion with the object, of facing his possible political quietus at tji,- hands of the angry electors. Bui. some force not tli dr own may be making for the throwing of our parliamentary affairs into the moiling not much earlier than was anticipated in 19 Hi. It i* pretty clear from l he way some members have spoken already this session, and from the way ibey havo'been "hear, beared" by n|.hers, tlias U!t_-r:' is a. gooiL de:tl of dissatisfaction, wiih Ui:: rale of rcinforcenMil of our Expeditionary Force. The implied demand for a reduction is doubtless dm 1 io l he fact that I'lkl nuiiiljors: hitlteiiose.it forward were grater than was necessary to fulfil our promises, 'fir ("io vc-rn men I. gave no hint of (his, but finally consented to the establishment of addiuonal units from lhe accumulated reinforcements. Naturally enough' a feeling has au'sen thai'lhe reinforcement, even now, aiv greater than our oiiginal demands. The Imperial Government has found a good use for [he surplus reinforcements, but our own Government lias not been candid enough to' say that Hie rate ui. reinforcement was greater than •quired by lhe. original promise. The Australian Prime Minister was recently forced to admit that 16,500 men per month, the original rate of ioinforccmenf, was far too liigh, .:;nd that events had proved that 7000 men moniilUyvould be "sufficient.'" It is hiuted in some, quarters that the'discontented members of the House, will not display their hands in any. such way as to incur lhe challenge of "cold feet," hut I will seek to onl'orce the demands jof the Second Division League to I the full, thus making it so expensive to call up the married men that the Government/ will be financially embarrassed'. It this demand becomes too insistent, then MrMassey and Sir J. Allen may resign, and appeal to the country. With his usual opportunism, Sir Joseph Ward is already cocquetting with the reductionists, but it is quite clear that he could not carry on the Government without the two members already mentioned. At Pukekche on Monday/these leaders were unhesitatingly pronounced in their adherence' to the policy of "no guilting," and 1 we think"" the country will he with them.