News of the Week
THE fifty-sixth conference of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations opened at Yarmouth yesterday. Labour men and Liberals have told us a great deal in the past few days about splits in the Unionist Party and the certainty of its disintegra- tion. The most prejudiced onlooker at Yarmouth, how- ever, must be searching in vain for any evidence that the opponents of the Unionist Party have been speaking the truth instead of repeating what they wished to believe. Mr. Baldwin is in a stronger position than he has been at any time since the first year of his Prime Ministership. Such a maintenance, and even recovery, of personal supremacy towards the end of a full and eventful session is extremely rare. It will be interesting to compare the tone of the proceedings at Yarmouth with that of the Labour Party, which is to meet next week at Birmingham, and with that of the Liberals, who have also chosen Yarmouth for their Conference.
