25 DECEMBER 1936, Page 3

I should not be surprised if, when the reconstruction of

the Government takes place, Mr. Brown is trans- ferred to another .office.. One man strongly tipped as his successor, is Mr., Hore-Belisha. He is rapidly over- coming the old prejudices against him. Ile is proving himself an admirable debater and a first-class adminis- trator, while his keen political sense should be of great value in an office like the Ministry of Labour, where faults of temperament or tactics may mean the loss of fifty seats at an election. Another important change is likely to be made at the War Office. The feeling is growing that Mr. Duff Cooper has been a failure, and if the recruiting figures show no sign of real improvement there will be a strong demand for his supersession.