5 MARCH 1910, Page 2

The other comment which we must make concerns the problem

whether the non-popularly elected section of the House should be chosen on the Senatorial basis—that is, the basis of the tenure of high office—or by election from the present House. For ourselves, we prefer tenure and status to internal election. We expect, however, that this is a matter upon which in the end a compromise will be arrived at, and both systems will be partially adopted. For such compromise there is undoubtedly a good deal to be said, for both systems have their advantages. Probably, also, a place will be found for a limited number of life-peerages, but these really come in under what we have termed the Senatorial system. The tenure of such peerages will, in fact, be analogous to the tenure of the office-holding Peers.