London, May 31.
Some people are wondering why just now there is a sudden outburst of late sittings at the House of Commons. It is of course due in part to the fact that the Ministry is rather behindhand with its legislation, Ibut it is also due to a far greater extent to the determination of the Cabinet to clear everything up this session so as to avoid the necessity of any reassembling of Parliament in the autumn. As already indicated this period is to be devoted to propagandist work all over the country.
In the meantime the various organizations are getting ready for the effort they will' then have to make. Lord Derby this week gave the third of his breakfast parties at Derby House. Having exhausted the Lancashire Unionist Members, he is now inviting their colleagues from Yorkshire. There are no set speeches at these meetings, but the 20 or so guests are allowed to raise what topics they like and even Bo as far as personal interrogation of the Prime Minister who is always present. The process, therefore, seems to be in progress of trying to come to a conclusion as to whether the Unionists have annexed Mr. Lloyd George, or whether he has annexed the Unionists. Neither process is really taking place, but the various sections of the Coalition are trying to find some common ground upon which they can make an appeal to the country at the next election. Mr. Chamberlain's speech at the 1900 Club was largely devoted to this aspect of politics and his remarks seem to have been very cordially received.
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