In discussing the Civil Service Estimates on Monday, Sir Edward
Grey refused to commit himself to any definite state- meat as to Uganda. " All that the Government had done was —without prejudice to the question whether the occupation was to be permanent or temporary—to guarantee the peace of the territory until they had arrived at a final decision in the matter." Sir Gerald Portal was on his way home, but until his full report was received, they could come to no final decision. He would not pledge the Government to submit the question to the House of Commons before they came to a determination, but "they did not anticipate taking any decision before the Autumn Session." We presume that this mca,ns that a section of the Cabinet is still annoyed at the idea of retention, and that the dissentients from the inevitable poll ly of retention are being "let dawn easy." Of course, Lord Rosebery will have his way. The Ministry dare refuse him nothing the moment he talks of resigning.
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