12 MAY 1917, Page 3

One advantage of a Constitutional Monarchy, or (shall we say

?) of a Republic with an hereditary President, is that it is far easier to change your Executive than if you have an elected President. We can understand enemies of popular government finding Constitu- tional Monarchy coupled with a pure democracy a system which offers far too few barriers to sudden changes. Those, however, who want a system which will give more, not less, power to the immediate will of the people will certainly not touch the system of government we now possess. However, the matter is one of academic rather than of practical interest. The mass of the British people are not merely in favour of maintaining the existing Constitution• but are totally unaware that it is challenged.