PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 79, 3 December 1913, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM.

Tito English Parliamentary system. with its Cabinet copending on . a majority vote in Parliament, must inevitably lead to one or. other of two results, both equally deplorable, is the opinion of the "Edinburgh Review," winch journal goes on to say: "Either first, as in England, the placing of all power in the hands of a small body of men during a period of considerable duration, modified by the equally unfortunate fac ; t . that their position is often only maintained by concessions to different groups among their followers. Or, second, as in France, the cleavage of Parliament into various irresponsible groups without cohesion and only acting together to wreck Governments but unable to keep any Government in power for any length of time. In the Swiss Federal Assembly on the other hand, owing to the .fact that the rejection of a Government measure entails no political crisis and no general-election, there is far greater freedom of action on the part of members. They are not the slaves of party." In New Zealand it is pretty apparent that Party stands before overs- other consideration with much resultant loss to the country in every wav.