The only speech which we need mention here is Mr.
Baldwin's at Bristol on Monday night. Quite apart from the great issue of Protection, it should be read by anyone who wishes to understand the Prime Minister and the enormous body of opinion, both inside and outside the Unionist Party, which lie unquestionably represents. There is a deep feeling and a crystal sincerity in Mr. Baldwin's language when lie speaks of unemployment. Whatever we think of his remedies, • we can at any rate admire his motives. After dealing with imeinploy- Inca, he devoted a large part of his speech to education. Although he had little positive to offer in the way of extension or improvement -for he said he saw no un- touched source of revenue which he could apply to educational purposes-- yet we do not think that it could be doubted by anyone who reads this part of the speech that Mr. Baldwin really cares for education, and that as long as he is in power there can be no danger of a reaction- ary assault on what ground has already been won in the battle for fuller national education. Even from a pure vote-winning point of view Mr. Baldwin was very wise to treat the matter of education so seriously. Few of our older politicians know how much the new electorate care about this subject, and how important an issue it is bound to be in the polities of the coming era.
