13 MAY 1949, page 2

Economic Unpleasantness

Economic events, as is well known, never attract popular attention until they become so unpleasant that they cannot be ignored. That being so, it is doubtful whether the export......

Italian Colonies Compromise

Mr. Bevin and Count Sforza have initiated, and the relevant committee of the United Nations has sped on its way, a plan for the disposal of the former Italian colonies which has......

Laodicea At Lake Success

Nothing is more detrimental to the prestige of the United Nations than the spectacle of constant mass-abstentions when a question of any delicacy is put to the vote. When, last......

Salesman Howe And Salesman Wilson

Nine days ago the President of the Board of Trade was shaking his head over the prospects for British imports from Canada—as well he might. Canadian exports to this country......

Politics Over Steel

The Government has never had the technical knowledge which is essential if the steel industry is to be discussed intelligently. The Iron and Steel Bill is a political symbol......