On the same day in the House of Commons the
Government played the part of a Daniel come to judg- ment, when they recommended a further loan of £8,500,000 for Sudan development. Only a year ago• the Prime Minister was describing a loan for this same purpose as a dreadful example of a capitalistic State using its political power for sinister exploitation. He then declared that the matter could not rest there, and that in the next session the House of Commons must thrash out the whole subject. The next session sees Mr. MacDonald Prime Minister, and he and Mr. Ponsonby had to explain that they had learned more than they happened to know when they were in the position of critics. They know now that the money is wanted for a beneficent enterprise. The natives thrive where cotton prospers and all the conditions are fair and humane. What can we say, except that we are delighted that such testimonials should come from such a source ?
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