3 MAY 1935, Page 3

Most members who feel they are reasonably safe in their

constituencies have begun to press upon Ministers the Advisability of an early General Election. They think that the foreign news is an increasingly important factor in dissuading the electors from changing their allegiance. They argue that a strong case could be made out that since the last election the whole international situation has so changed that the Government requires to be armed with a new mandate to deal with it. The Government are inclined to accept this view, but they have to reckon with at least a hundred of their supporters who, however favourable the circumstances in which the election is fought, are bound to lose their seats, and therefore have the best possible reasons for desiring this Parliament to continue until 1936.