FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XII, Issue 1079, 22 December 1903, Page 2

FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

CRITICISM OF ENGLISH PAPF.rs

By Telegraph-Press Association-—Cop yright

Received 1.6 a.m., Dec. 22. London, D ec 21. Tha Times Sevotoß a special article'to tho Australian Parliament. If 311 y 3 that both sides hitherto made sJ mast fata) mistakes in disbelieving each other’s good motives. If tho apparont} y imminent asoondouey of the Labat element in polities can induce opponents to do justico to its motives, which, at the bottom are praiseworthy, and rolrov e its suspicions, which are overgrown, and eulurgo by frank iptercqmmunieati o ns its knowledge, which is exciting but limited, and utilise its brains and zeal on a policy of mutual concessions for national advantage, there will be a period of b ope in store. The Daily* Chro'mclo say 3 that a coalition of constitutional parties would be easily practicable, but for the fiscal question. Nevertheless, higher principles of State than even fiscaiism, exist, purity of constitutional government and tho preservation of tho party system from corrupt bargaining. If a third party’s domination become a fixed principle of the new Parliament the worst evils of the State system will be perpetuated on a larger scale in the Commonwealth.