Labour and Parliamentarism The Times of Friday, April 19th,, published
a letter from Lord Balfour about the Note which bears his name. He pointed out that the Government of the day did not regard the policy of the Note as " ideal. " but thought it " the best policy left open to them br the financial views of the United States." He added, " For good or for evil it has been generally accepted ; it is assumed in all international discussions:" Apparently Mr. Snowden, after years of brooding and irritation could not prevent himself from boiling Over, but his words are an embarrasS- ment to his country and a still greater embarrassment to his party. And then there is always another danger that he may try to convince the Labour caucus even if he cannot convince a Labour Cabinet. It was noticeable in the debate of last week that Mr. MacDonald had to leave the House to consult kaders of the Labour Party before he dared pass judgment on Mr. Snowden's outburst. Even then, apparently, he could not go further in responie to Mr. Churchill's shower of questions than the caucus bad given him leave to go.
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