Men whom the Labour leaders-themselves would denounce on other occasions
as the " idlerich " have been roped kiss candi- dates in the Labour interest. Ex-Civil Servants, men of letters, College dons with a passion for the dismal science, and ea officers are making the Labour Party a convenience in order to attain the heights of Parliament. But perhaps the moat significant sign of all is a kite whioh has recently been flown by Mr. Sidney Webb in America. It is to be supposed that Mr. Webb thought that his kite would be too conspicuous an object in the British political sky, and he has preferred to send it up upon the Amerioan.breezes, where visibility is much lower. No doubt he wants to test opinion without causing too much excitement, or without earning ridicule for Labour if his kite should come down upon its head.
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