The Press has been full of rumours about Mr. Churchill.
Will he be brought back into the Cabinet ? Among the rank and file of M.P.s on both sides of the House his appoint- ment would be received with approval and surprise. Approval, because the immediate necessity for rearmament is not now seriously disputed in any quarter, and it seems strange that Mr. Churchill's talents should not be harnessed to the task. Surprise, since he is the foremost exponent on the Government side of the idea of collective defence. His last speech on foreign affairs consisted largely of an appeal to his party not to discard the League. He is President of the New Common- wealth. It can scarcely be disputed that since the abandon- ment of Sanctions in 1936 the Conservative Party has become steadily more hostile to Continental commitments, and that many of its members have reverted to an attitude of scornful indifference towards Geneva. Calling in Mr. Churchill would have great political significance at the present juncture. It would definitely mark the defeat of the pro-German element in the Cabinet.
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