7 MAY 1921, Page 3

No doubt all this is a matter of temperament, and

if we refer to it it is only because we want to show that we are fully conscious of it and have made allowance for our differences with the Manchester Guardian when we say that, in our opinion, it has set a magnificent example of honesty. It is straight from beginning to end. It has never served a cause which it thought mean, and it has never failed to serve a cause which it thought honour- able. It is absolutely devoid of self-seeking. It never suppresses facts—it may misinterpret them, but that is another matter—and it unfailingly gives a hearing to the other side. It has never consented to vulgarity, and it has proved that what counts is sincerity, conviction, and a real personality behind the interpretation of news.