But there was another class of Members who were entirely opposed to those changes, but who, unfortunately, shrunk from acting upon their opinions and convictions, because they fancied that by opposing this measure they might bring about Some Political Crisis.

I was accused of ribaldry when, on a former occasion, I ventured to hint at the inconvenience which would arise when women had seats upon the Treasury Bench, if, at Some Great Political Crisis, say when we were about to amplify the titles of the Sovereign, the Prime Minister had suddenly to forego the sweets of office for the sorrows of maternity; and I dare say that I shall be accused, of ribaldry now; but I will risk it, for, Sir, it is high time that some one who still believes in the sanctity of the family should speak out, whether the highest and noblest of women's duties be thus publicly flouted by a woman at New York, or whether 1684 the same thing be done in the covert and guarded, but no less mischievous, language of hon. Members who scoff at woman's sphere.

There had been a good many political moves on the other side during the last week or two; one extraordinary movement almost seemed to suggest to them that there was Some Political Crisis coming.

Probably, as is so often the case, Some Political Crisis about some other subject will then detract attention from it.

In fact, one of the greatest charges made against the State by the building trade unions is that there has never been security of employment in the building industry for long enough - that no sooner has one housing policy been adopted than Some Political Crisis or another has lopped it off and all the plans prepared for training apprentices and for getting rid of the poison which existed in the building industry have had to be dropped.