11 AUGUST 1917, page 1

The Americans, For Example, Hindered In The Past By Their

shipping laws, have never been great shipbuilders. That they will do all that they possibly can we are certain ; their spirit is " daily self-surpassed " ; but their yards have......

Although The Question Whether British Labour And British...

be represented at the proposed InternationalLabour Conference at Stockholm on September 9th (where they would meet representatives of Germany) has occupied a great deal of......

Another Reason Why The Government Must Alone Accept The...

is that, after all, Labour here no more represents the whole people than the Soviet represents Russia. " The peal " in the fullest sense mutt rule. Labour, and specially......

It May Bo Pointed Out At Once That The Russian

invitation has not even the value it had when it was originally issued. The Soviet (the Soldiers ' and Workmen ' s Council) does not represent the Russian people, though it......

News Of The Week.

T EE weekly return of British shipping losses from the ' U ' -boat campaign shows that the position is still serious. Twenty- one vessels of over 1,600 tone have been sunk......

In A Leading Article We Have Argued The Need Of

a more intensive Naval policy. As we write it seems likely that there will be much public discussion of an article vehemently advocating the some thing by Mr. Churchill. We must......

The Daily Mail On Thursday Says " Meantime The Present

policy of passivity, while our merchant fleet is being destroyed at the rate of some million tons a year faster than new ships can bo built, spells certain defeat if it is......

It Cannot Be Too Clearly Understood That In This Very

important and delicate matter the Government cannot, without a repudiation of the first duties of a Government, stand aside and look on and accept or reject what fate may send......

The Paper Shortage.—we Trust That Readers Of The...

give definite orders to their newsagents for a copy of the " Spectator " to be reserved for them each week till countermanded.......