The Life of Parliament

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 August 1916, Page 3

The Life of Parliament

— (Special to Cliri.stchurch St;ir). Wellington, Aug. Ji'>. Ihe announcement that tiit-; life of the Fm [x■ i;i 1 Parliament is to lie j>ll>longed :n con soi|iienee of tlir wnr cily till the i'ik! of .May next, and the new.s tliar prominent members of the Hoiiise of t'olll iiuims aiv declaring even this postponement to In* too U)im has given •mi additional point to theu protests that were raised here against the Iloiif-e o! I'epre.sonting extending its tenure of office till December. 11(18 t»i ghteeii moiitiis lixed alter the <lato fixed for the general election at Home. A local member of the who spoke strongly against "hat Mr Witty callei) the ''Self-Pro.servntinn Bill'i nsists that the legislation of last sefssion was utterly unconstitutional and fliaf called the "Self-preservation Bill" in the eyes of the whole Empire. 'If peace is in sight when we nieef ext year." ho snid this aftcrnortri. "the T/iborals who arc not bound hand and Foot to the Government will not . eet till the Acf, is repealed even if this means renouncing the pmty truce ami breaking up the National Cabinet.'' Other local members' have expresesd I the same view and are finding plenty of sympathisers amoitng the public. The general feelings is that the great nfterwnr problems, which may hare to ',e tackled lone before the endi of 1918. oncht to be dealt with by a Parliament fresh from the con.stitneneiefi.