The Governor-General of Australia, upon the advice of the Federal
Prime Minister, has dissolved the Common- wealth Parliament, and a general election is expected in November. Mr. Bruce has stated that by this action he seeks a mandate to enforce Parliamentary Government, which is now being subverted by irresponsible agitators, against whom the recognized leaders of Labour give him no support. The country may choose for or against representative government. Besides the elections for the House of Representatives, twenty-two seats in the Senate are to be filled. The results cannot yet be clearly foretold, but we trust that democratic government will come out strengthened, as we believe it would here if put to the same test of support. Mr. Bruce made unflatter- ing references to the way in which the flouting of law and order have been submitted to elsewhere, i.e., here. Incidentally, it seems that the prospect of an election will induce the Labour leaders to bring the seamen's strike to an end since they realise its unpopularity.
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