28 FEBRUARY 1914, Page 3

If this scandal is not checked at the beginning, we

shall soon hear of Trade Union secretaries following in Lord Murray's footsteps and trying to increase their funds by bets on the St. Leger or the Oaks, or by a systematic speculation on the "tips" provided by the Star through the kindness of members of the Cadbury and Rowntree families! But, after all, can we wonder at such fasts as are disclosed in Mr. Balfour's letter when Cabinet Ministers set the examples they do, and when pious Quakers who loathe all forms of gambling and betting daily, through the paper they own and control, incite working men to bet by dangling racing " tips " before their eyes.