The future of Wembley is in the balance. The authori-
ties of the Exhibition are evidently anxious to open it next year, but the Dominions do not see their way to co-operate, at any rate on the present basis. There is apparently no dearth of British firms willing and anxious to continue their exhibits, but the whole thing depends on getting Dominion co-operation. Negotiations are now said to be going on between the authorities and the Dominions. If these are successful, there is little doubt that the Exhibition will be continued next year, although the final decision rests with a Cabinet Committee. For our part we feel that it would be the greatest pity if the Exhibition were allowed to die this autumn. The mere fact that the entire capital expenditure has not been covered in six months merely shows that in so vast an enterprise that period is too short. There is no doubt that the event has proved that the distance from London of the Exhibition has been a bar to the casual evening visitor, but, on the other hand, we are assured that the visitors from the provinces and the commercial results of the Exhibition have fully come up to expectations.
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