Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-22


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ID believe, nor Does Il nascsaaskat e
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IL inc Tasran fselG me LGgUs ssaSiQma
demands 9hat tie dOesgine ~ the sep
aEmtSon 0E power sla0uld oe resi-
Yhs deputies as Inc resensatiye
81 public opinion. Gut nnEOgtu Ssstely
they also insist on being considered
the Representative of easciency
New, continued BeFtheseRny
ensrgetically. II ycn want b good-ilt
ding coal son do not cut II yourself,
bus son g0 to i tailor you choose
your stun and style. and gfve ~ the
directions you think Nh Then, per-
haps AFTER several fittings. the tailor
delivers you coat which exactly an y
awers yonr purpose New the same
shing applies exactly 20 the ma king Of
laws: ii is right that through the
deputies Il has elected the people
should demand the laws 4 wishes. bat
Eli should sntruaE the making and
drawing up of these laws 70 s superior
couaesI Of Legislators. which would
submit them Tor the approval OF dis
approval Of the deputies the repre-
sentatiyss of public opinion Every
man Id his place Ii our motto
Amongst other reforms which the
Ligue CiyfQus IL striving 70 obtain
and al q large portion Of public opfa
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chance Of succeeding may be men
toned the suppression Of professional
representation fin the Chamber Of
Deputies, the creation oE d supreme
court to insure the respect Of the Con
stitutiOn- this court I'd be composed
Of JurisconGnls belonging to both the
Senate and the Chamber of Deputies,
as well lis 70 the Council Of State and
Ito the law faculty, and 10 be presided
over BY the chief executive. The Ligue
|Civique also demands the suppression
og parliamentary initiative Id hnan
ciaI matters as It believes that al
such initiative should be constitutions
ally reserved for the government AZ
far as governmental reforms are con
cerned, the Ligue Clvique believes that
the president OF the French Republic
should no longer be elected only BY
the members Of the legislative assem-
biiea, but that his election should be
intrusted to an electoral body % in
ciude besides the senate and the
chamber Of deputies. the members Of
the Conseils Generaux.
demonstrating Ministry
The Ligus GiclQue also thanks that
q remedy for the present Instability Of
ministers could be found II the min-
listers were selected outside paria-
ment, or at least IL deputies or sen
ators, before becoming ministers, had
to resign their functions as represen
tasiyes of the people. IT also believes
that the present system Of ministerial
solidarity which obIiges ali the min-
isters Of the government to resign II
one Of their colleagues incngs the
disapprobation Of the chamber, should
BE altered, and that Instead, the guess
ton of resignation should DO between
the prime minister and each Of his
colleagues taken individually, except
in particularly serious circumstances.
when the opinion Of the cabinet c0un-
eli should be asked
in fact, the Ligue CiYique, the ideas
of which are making rapid progress
throughout France, thanks TO the
ceaseless energy Of those intrusted
with their propagation. Il what may
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