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Show LORDS MAY GO. The election address issued by Pro-mier Pro-mier Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law declares for the removal of existing exist-ing inequalities of law between men and women. It also declares that there can be no political peace in the kingdom or the empire while the Irish question remains unsettled. All parties are asked to explore paths leading to settlement. settle-ment. Two paths the premier and Mr. Law regard as closed, "one leading to the complete, severance of Ireland from the empire and the other the forcible subjection of the six Ulster counties to a home rule parliament against their will." The outlook for tho peace of the empire is not very bright if it depends de-pends upon the settlement of the Irish question. One part of the address commands com-mands more than ordinary interest. The house of lords is not mentioned, but the statement is made that it will be the duty of the government to create a second chamber, based upon direct contact con-tact with tho people. This means that the hereditary legislators will have to go and that their places will be filled by men and women duly elected for the purpose. If the present government of Great Britain has not fully matured its plans for the creation of a second chamber, it will do well if it makes the most careful investigation before tak ing action. Tho power of such a chamber cham-ber should be limited so that necessary laws could be enacted without the cm-ploy cm-ploy men t of a long and wearisome process proc-ess or the threat of dissolution. The house of commons will always be England's bulwark of liberty and it cannot divide its power with a senate1 without being weakened. |