12 DECEMBER 1925, page 2

On Tuesday A Council Of Ministers Approved The New Proposals

for further taxation and fiscal economies. The new direct taxation will be framed to raise 144,000,000. The field of the Income Tax is to he extended ; railway rates are to be......

On Monday, The Council Of The League Of Nations Met,

at Geneva for critically important business. The Mosul controversy has to be settled and there is also the vital problem of disarmament. But before we come to these matters let......

The Disarmament Committee. Of The League Is Continu- Ing_...

work, but _it is_ as_ yet hardly past the beginning, It is proposed to set up a preparatory Conunission that will consist of ten members, one from each State refire- sented on......

It Would Be Impossible - To Enter Into The Details Of

the debates in the house of Corainons - oxi the Safeguarding of Industries: - The - debates - have -revealed-the usual- hard and fast dividing line between those who believe in......

. Turning From The Hague Court To The League Itself

Munir Bey said that it had no right to take upon itself the duty of arbitration. Who were the members of the Council ? Only diplomats or politicians who ought to stand for the......

M. Briand Is To Be Congratulated On The Events Of

the past fortnight. His physical endurance has survived the terrific calls made. upon it in London and Paris. We trust that Sir Austen Chamberlain, a much lesS " tough" man, may......

On Tuesday The Council Diseused The Report Of General...

who has been investigating the Turkish depor- tations in Mosul, and adopted the advisory opinion of The Hague Court that the League has full powers to deter- mine the frontier......

. In The Interests Of Iraq And Of The Unhappy

refugees in the Vilayet of Mosul we trust that a solution will be found quickly. Let us repeat that we were never in favour of committing ourselves in Iraq, but now that our......

The Military Directory In: Spain, - In Effect The...

of the Marquis de Estella, haS outwardly come to an end. He becomes the .civilian head of a nominally civilian Cabinet, thOugh actual government and administration will be to a......

The Decision Of The Amsterdam Socialiit International Not...

the Russian trade unionists is a snub for the - General Council of the- British Trade Union Congress. It will he interesting to- see what the British leaders will do next, for......