NOTES OF THE DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1470, 19 June 1912, Page 4

NOTES OF THE DAY.

Lv view of the.,p6ss.ibili.ti:es oi fhei present politick! , situation soinp : people must hayc; :.\vonclorg:d : on: -iv'Ii'iit principle the fipypriifcii: acts : i.iv T tlip : , event of rapid e"haifgcs.;bf: ; GQycrnrhc'nt;. and requests foK:di.sssJ.utip.n\ " Ifeipay. appear' will have no liiii}-, -^rDhie. "casualness" .cif- : ;t.he;:rßvitish; "Cioiistitution has on] j^:' .lately. -Jipgun- tb : '.fc : realised. It isfiifce'iv jfishing;;netrtfull of boles to'do ; its necessary iwqrli, v "TlipJoUier.-day, a Unionist M\PJr;.vS;in ■l?ii.t'tip : .' i Jir<Vqr! xus, asked irf ; the, 'HpiiseV. ;uf. ,G6mj:' mons whctheii;a.tti'cler Bill, the Irish., jiidmuors .sitting,.at; "Westminster Vvoiild' ! : bo ; pligil>lc. '■■,'fpi'' appointment as : O'itbinet ■Minis,te.i:s mer.ibers of tlip' 'Gs'vcr.hnient : '''The; question merclyJ.. , se.r'ved to. xliroct. at;. tention to tlio;;facfcvtlia^: ■pnß-'iicecl riot; be a member of : iP,arliamenfc : at ji'llTn" order to be Thid; King can liaye^ianyi ,, ■adyiser :\\o' chooses. In : :i<actiua;l( ; : priipticoi, / ''of .■ course, EaHiiimfciit , is , , nowadays cousidprod' , .■ cssenfial; .■ to' eligibility for"Minisfcriairaii'k, : but' when Mn. GladstonE/'f'.a.cTc'ept'e^'ltJvd;. Sccretarysliipvof ,; oiiics' under his Newark sbat*''iEi.b : dV i vpmc£ijicid!" I S! ; i.t of Parliamcn^'.^'a'^pfiyitii , throughout That is vcryjpjlclf;;ljufcßddcr::iStill the fact, demonstrated; hy; ,, Mr , , ■'ife , thue B. :M;enfcn riibnu-. mental Goy-y ernment in a single Co!oniaL-G!6hstrtui:ipn\ kit-\ tempts to lajt^down':th'6ifimdamdn"taj law of i'esporisibl6. ; ;'goycrnmeilfethat a Govornmentvmusi-'riileiiljy-'a.Parlfii;, mentary . :(WVi';presen.t-',tiij.s pennyworth ro'f'ebii'splatipn' io.-sMRI iMackenzie, pleasure.) T.hb.. -Empire; ,, i a'njl'- :its.sde-/ pendencies liy.e; .pn. a sorn'binat'igii "of' precedents &n& pressiit" public: opinion. "■■■ '■' ' "■' ,; .

The bittersysh - iVggle\ ■.■.hptweon.. ...the Taft and ltpbsEyi3LT=;';faptipns,'.sqerhs'' likely to .the; Republican ahcl. is , practically -tlVo , . chances thp : cancjickte oyeh't'ually.: ,, sb| i Qctj!cl-. .-'.p.isfj cussing the ch'an'gecl. , :relati : 6ns ,&r : .the.. President in the to the close; friendship.; Avhiphi pror viously existe'd .betw.cQn ■tlio: fovti. -men,, emphasises 'lho : *prJb,ncn<Sjs _cf{. : liic'ii .to. admire in tip. not themselvesi : .possess.' iJfiiSj' it : is. claimed, pf Jiffji'e and friendlypss'oci'aiioH oX'TAFTind; Roosevelt. ■ : .; , ; - Elabpratii]g, t.tic/ ipjiint;;' the writer refcrrp .itb/;iip'iftts' p'ufr' the. qualities which" each. ' possess, and. sums up asvfollpjvs:; ■ ' Mr. Taft'.s -ciiitioiij Ms judicial .ir.de-. cision, his haliiti'ofivailting:"unfit , 'tho-'JasC bit of tcatimbpiiy. is. before Sim', : i.iE fofmiiiK bis opinions , ,. iin<i^iiis; "insistence, iijioii. applying rule:^and;: ,: )ireepdenti.' : 't!). fill' iinpart-'.ivt traii'sq'fitiisris: ai'e' hs.:exfiiljn( : . huinaiL .Mi'. BodMybK's; intuitive Ciit.s.lto. lii.sdecisions, ul).Q.ii'. ajiiilying moral stanUarijs .Hitlie.r ■.tha.ii thp-e of , rule and prcceileii't , ill rfiiiplijiig , Ms ■coifclilbions. ■ ''■ ." '!

These differences , - , of. .tp'rap'cv.amerifc, it; is argued, offered: WO Obs'tacfe' tOj the men aecomplisliirig ■■'gr.p.a.t .^oitriv , ' work" togotlifti-i' "fqr,- csp.cciai]y/ div; small maM.ors... _ tHcsfe traits are Jpst.'s'ighi.oi; ■ ffu't- wheii: such men each other "jii'-.tlic- le ; ad'er.sMp:6'.r.racn': in a large serious. 'Thenii-lwiytsrippsing. pSinte : of view cliyidc , ; , - tKci.r ' inip , factions and.-s-par'tibS;,-'* and, this, it is' ,, argued, isiVhal/;';Has. : hippcrrecl' 'snth' the Presidbn£j-:aii<3-.,',liisyfpii7nfi'JE fneucland present \ri.yal; ''' Ife 'har.dly. d.qw counts, how.evcr,..Jor the extreme, h'iiitemess of .feeli.rig.'"disp;l.cayod 1 : -yvliich probably originated. .on..Jt.ho- part, of Me. EoosEVELi:i;iiiv : Hife deparfciira Jij ; his successor.'from- somfe'of tlio , -lilies, of policy hj "tha:'oxtPresident. T.Jiia. '.-njy'. clo.ubt.. -was .aggravated by a;;sense;;o{''injgr^titudei.:;fp'r ; Mb. pweil-'mucn' to Mr. E6osEy.ELT;. , ':- ; (pfn : ''iliß , i ;i6ti{er hand the ex' President;,' aitex fiis' return f sp; are; ihgPresident's:;ieeling's; ;, wQe'n'Expressing his own opmipna;'on'--ierta;in,-.happeii-r. ings and feud;. !g.f'pw, niinato in ""-tap,- preseni;. intensestruggle. "" " . ■'■ : " ' :

While in.th , s , ..-.South ! ,the T.Uinbur is revived threatcjclr ing "to paralyse' frliq whe'Ms \bf : '.in% clustry" the;':f.ress Assoc iajtipn. in , - , forms us |lia%. in the Nprth art|sansiand other! ;i{j;e'' ].e;avlrig.'th/ co4,ivtr.y ■ because tlitfVe'are tpoNrnany strikes. ] New Zc.alan'ili'thi! JiUttl-'Nylieia 'st.v'ikcs:j wiii'« abdlishud'" |)y At't ;t|t -"IJuHi-iu j iiKin t! W3r.jilit)uTd' lia% j that Ihe Ke.defprovi. O'f : its Wiiihi- :vt!ii.tj);i:iv -sti-11. on , lls- .iiiindW, (iml Labiiui- ywfejis 'U' <fttii: tiiih;n(yh try giving it s 'l : jiP- : . -cf-iU sl i Luj|i.i((''i , . i would haj-i! tlirtt il \iiix'iiou6, ciiiiLe Mioiigli. .urju'vy : ti'i- itsolr"' tliosß it rejVi'M'Pute v'iflioiiji entffin-- : aging tlvt; "icllyv- i'.f. ■i'.uirtht.M- Ivruitf/Ii", Striki's am b>vd viioilgli' (it iihy .lirri.t;, but the e&ii.Htaii-t stii'tii o.f. i:;iijiisl : } i J/i--1.. unrest, ifiiVill'Ht % .t. : ltt> -lnist'liipfiiumgurs aiivojvg:. the lciulorj;' jVf 'La,hour, is ijifiui'telj; vforse- than, : iui bcV casional -(ligpute , .. Not only -does it discourage; iind the foiinding of ne.w industrial' cjH.terpr.isp.i? 'aria tho dove]Q:p;iiig rcnA. Dootcnding of those already ".i-ri. exislc-nepj but ft injures iUSq flw 'wor-kc-r-s ihfcr»Sc-lvcs» Tlip mctlip.c's <si Hiip ve<\ Mα *pdmij of labou'r Wiioirisiii .ift iSa-liy the i stupidest- .eQ.vicci.v.flb.Jp Ixo.iyi -.every point of vj.qiv.