11 OCTOBER 1930, Page 3

Mr. Baldwin On Tuesday, Mr. Baldwin consulted with the leaders

of his Party in London, and it is known that he will make a speech before Parliament meets. The stream of letters to the Times about his leadership shows that there is discontent ; but none of the complaining letters which we have read discloses more wisdom or character in any- one else. Mr. Baldwin will be all right, we think, with a really capable and energetic right-hand man at the Unionist Central Office. If Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who is now trying to be that right-hand man, does not smoothout matters in the constituencies the difficulties of the Party will no doubt be very great indeed, but he has not yet had a long enough trial. In any case, the turn of events in the Imperial Conference will be a godsend to Mr. Baldwin.

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