that when it was over there should be no more sowing of dragons' teeth. If the dragons' teeth are sown now there will be moil plentiful crops of armed men. Take only ono...

it must be a superficial settlement so long as the British and French outlooks on the future are entirely different. By instinct rather than by argument Englishmen, as is their...

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T HE Bolsheviks have been foiled in their attempt to capture Warsaw before they began negotiating with the Poles for an armistice. The Polish forces opened a counter-attack on...

visit to ihe departments ravaged by the Germans. "Differences of opinion undoubtedly exist among the Allies, but that is no reason why there should he any diminution of...

the French Government were in entire accord with his Note to Italy, declining absolutely to have any dealings with the Bolshevik despots whose rule was " founded on the negation...

pointed out that Great Britain had been solely concerned with the personal safety of General Wrangel's followers in the Crimea, and had had nothing to do with his offensive...

Lloyd George on Monday to define his attitude towards General Wrangel, as, " owing to the decision of the French Government, the question of a general peace has become bound up...

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the understanding that the House might reassemble at any time if the public interest required it. He repudiated the suggestion that the Government's policy towards Poland had...

one thing to distrust the Government and another thing to suggest what was really a form of insurrection. If the Labour Party called a general strike, and the Government...

trying to diotate to Great Britain, sent Mr. Adamson and Mr. Gosling to Paris in order to incite French workmen to Direct Action. The French Government courteously permitted...

assuring, but expressed suspicion of Mr. Churchill's newspaper articles which, he said, had done most to bring the " Council of Action " into existence. He complained of the...

of the " Council of Action," explained that the trade unions transferred their executive responsibility, " if need be," to the " Council," and " clearly determined, if the...

George was questioned about the Council of Action." Ho said that the Government's policy in regard to Poland and Russia appeared " to differ in no way " from that expounded at...

Venizelos at the Lyons railway station in Paris on Thursday week. The would-be assassins, named Tserapis and Kyrikis, fired on the Premier and hit him twice. Fortunately his...

minimize the wild threats which its members uttered last year. It announced that it would not call a general strike, but would organize partial strikes, if necessary, to prevent...

being used for party purposes. The Allies were not unanimous about Russia, and the League would be no more in agreement than the Supreme Council. Further, the Bolsheviks would...

In London on Friday week. Two-thirds of the persona present were trade union delegates ; one-third were Labour Party and trades council delegates. Mr. Adamson, who presided,...

events to the public when he thinks fit and how he thinks fit. To do this is to treat Parliament with scant respect. We daresay that when recently he used a cryptic phrase about...

of Wales would postpone his visit to India until the winter of next year. The Prince's long and arduous tour in Australia and New Zealand has overtaxed his strength and rendered...

goes on, " curse the Soviets as you will, but they nevertheless stand four-square for the only principle which will redeem and save mankind. . . . In Moscow thay have dared all,...

Lansbury, the editor of the Daily Herald, hopes may come of the Council of Action, we must quote two or three sentences from an article by him last Saturday. Describing the...

Mr. Clynes's defence of the Council of Action." Mr. Clynes was clearly nbt a democrat nor a constitutionalist. The theory that because we were said to have an unwritten...

Direct Action, and tried to justify himself for going over to the revolutionaries. If the Bolsheviks were lying in their promises to Poland, " then it is for us not blindly to...

satisfactory that Mr. Lansbury in defending his dealings with the Russian Bolsheviks does not resort to the excuse that, being himself an internationalist, he is morally free to...

in whatever degree, from Russia to run a newspaper Mr. Lansbury has committed exactly the sin which he is always charging against his Capitalistic opponents in politics. Only...

foundation in fact, were put about at the end of last week that there had been a split among the Ulster Unionists, and that a powerful Unionist deputation was coming to London...

emphasized the fact that he would be pleased at any time, subject to the conditions he had repeatedly laid down, to discuss the terms of an Irish- settlement " with any...

between Tchiteherin and Litvinoff relating to Russian transactions with Mr. Lansbury of the Daily Herald. We have written on the whole subject elsewhere and need not repeat the...

Apr. 15, 1920 ; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 851; Thursday week, 841; a year ago, 94k.

THE REAL ISSUE. I S the will of the majority to be superseded by the will of the minority 2 Are we to remain a free democracy, or are we to substitute for it the dictatorship...

W E have dealt in the preceding article with the nature and origin of the issue which the country has to face owing to the formation first of the Council of Action, or Central...

take a ballot on the question of a national strike. If the ballot should go in favour of a strike the mines would cease working some time in September; and as the Con ference...

which we go to press, we read O N Thursday, in some of the daily newspapers the remarkable disclosures made by the Government about financial trans- actions between the Russian...

TT was a curious noise and made by nothing at all as far M one could see. I had prided myself upon knowing all the woodland sounds well enough to interpret them when heard, but...

A FEW days ago a Bill was introduced to Parliament dealing with trade union ballots. The object was to make the strike vote as secret as the Parliamentary franchise. But Labour...

rilh QUESTION OF OUTPUT. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPEOTATOlt."3 SIE,—It would be difficult to say whether at the present time the City is disposed to attach the greater import-...

The Duke of Northumberland's Charges " is very timely. It should be published and disseminated broad- cast. Most certainly investigation should be made and publicity follow....

(To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR, — The very just action of the Government in preventing Archbishop biennia from landing in Ireland leads me to com- ment on some of his...

[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more read, and therefore more effective, than those which fill treble the space.] BRITISH BOLSHEVISM. (To THE...

[To THE EDITOR OF TEE " SPECTLTOR "1 SIR,—With reference to the Karl Mnrxian theories, it seems to me fairly obvious that if we define the " value" of anything to be the value...

[To sus EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."I SIR,—In his letter on " Governing and Not Governing " in your issue of August 14th, Mr. P. E. Roberts writes that " men are ceasing to...

(To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR-"I Stn,—Your financial contributor asks for the views of your readers as to whether the dear or the cheap money policy is the better, and I...

(To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR, — Mr. Rowlands's letter is typical of the methods pursued by the plumage trade. He fastens upon a verbal slip—it cannot but be obvious...

[To THE EDITOR or TES " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I hope that you will permit me to thank Lord Sydenhara for his very illuminating reply to my letter of the 7th inst.. and also Mr...

(To TUE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR, —If as a practical farmer I may be allowed to say so, I certainly agree with the critics of Sir White-Black's trading account. Quite...

ITo THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, —I may be allowed, perhaps, to add a few words to the letter which you kindly inserted in the Spectator of July 17th. Firstly, I...

(To THE EDITOR OF ME " SPECTATOR.") Sm,—" Pure water is the best of gifts," &c., Mr. Walter A. Smith writes, is to be found in Songs and Verses, by Lord /sleeves. I have the...

" SPECTATOR."] Sre,—Owing to its coincidence with the Polish crisis and the arrival of Dr. Men - nix, the remarkable appeal of the Primate for a reunion of all Christian...

SPECTATOR.") 131B,—My fund for prisoners of war—Lady Burghclere'e Prisoners of War Fund—having now been finally wound up, the Committee desire to submit the following abstract...

SPECTATOR."] Sm,—Now that some of the military oemeteries in France have been reduced to order the question as to the mode of treating them assumes a new aspect. The cemetery...

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sue — May I point out that in his striking letter on " Trade Union Tyranny " in your issue of August 7th Captain Baird misquotes Francis...

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