16 JULY 1927, Page 14

THE REFERENDUM [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—The Spectator

has deserved well of the republic by its persistent advocacy of the Referendum, which is more than ever necessary now that the movement to amend the Parliament Act seems to have fizzled out. The payers of direct taxation require protection against rush legislation of a confiscatory character. If the House of Lords cannot give them this, then the Referendum becomes a necessity.—