THE CORONATION,

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 953, 21 October 1910, Page 6

THE CORONATION,

' A STRONG OPINION. ' ••■, * The .suggestion that a Parliamentary delegation should accompany, the Prime Minister to the Coronation' celebration next year, is condemned with'great vigour, by the "Lytteltpn: Times," the'- , strongest of the/Ministerialist journals/, "So. much delightful nonsense has been-written'.about. the "Prime": Minister's: approaching visit to the. Old Country," «ays . the ' "Lyttelton' Times,"' "that the;.' public inay well .be confused as to what is really going to happen." "Of oq.urse," it says," Sir Joseph Ward must/go,'and,perhaps the Hon. T. Mackenzie uiight -go. '' "But," it .adds, "the idea, of sending .eight members. of Parliament to support;- the .Ministers'.'• in their:imission ; even if it. has ;been/. siigr gested •: by. the Imperial Government, -is, simply absurd. '.- Tf. it'-.were "carried, into; effect,there certainly, -would be" a do-' liiand , for : the. postponement of/.the'sesr rion and probably for : the postponement of; the.: general election. ... Neither of these propositions could be consHer-ed for a. single minute." I. After defending-the postponement bfthe-'Session last year.'oui , contemporary' goes on- .to ,say thafno :iea-, sons., exist,' for ■ a:.similar-, postponemm-l; next '•year..- Its .article;, proceeds; ,'"Tho Prime.'Minister'-ivill be.'aivtiy, discharfting. what :really '.will-..be, a.- duty'to ithe .countryand; but-at-least six.'of his:- colleaguee■'will, be■ here,' and,'surely. ;they.; will»>e'.: capafelo,''pf-.' guiding the.deliberatione'.of .:-;thei House, for ,a couple .of months •without the assistance, of their chief..■■;„■■ The suggestion , ..that the. general election; should .postponed till' th'e* ginning , 'of ■: 1912 in. ; "order ■to enable' Sir .Joseph;,.iWaid "and; Mr:; : STißsey to ; make their.'iisnal party: apneals - to .the constitu- , . encies /'after.;.their, return. froni'.London ,is still 'more.•preposterous.".. The "Lyttek ton:-Tiines ,, , considers-'' the" upsetting .of. the normal ' .arrangements next 'year: will .'be', "a^^-grossly .'.unconstitutional, act."'; , ;';:-v-a-!•'■'•/>. : ';■'••■:■:/■.'. '.i.'.■-.'■,'■