Six,—The note by " Janus " about the existence of
two wings of the Liberal Party in the House of Cominons at a time when both were supporters of the National Government, has evoked correspondence in your columns. With regard to the events since 1931, these are a matter of historical record, are -well known, and cannot be altered, bus the history of the future can be altered by the action of political parties in unison. As I understand the position, the difference between the two sections in the House of Commons is that in one case the Members are responsible to Liberal Associations alone ; in the other case to Conservative opinion as well as to Liberal opinion. This appears to be the principal difference, and it is, of course, of funda- mental importance. Apart from this, the doors of the official Liberal Party are always wide open for such as care to enter and accept the
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