14 JANUARY 1949, page 2

Towards Peace In China

Among the Chinese people the desire for peace at any price is now universally manifest, and Kuomintang leadership is giving way to the inevitable like a cumbrous and intricate......

The Silence Of Sir Stafford Cripps

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is not an unduly taciturn man. He does not retreat into silence when his duty impels him to proclaim the most unpleasant truths. On Sunday, when......

The Steel Trumpet

The steel industry has sometimes been criticised during the past few months for being insufficiently articulate in the defence of its own interests. Sir Andrew Duncan's......

The Status Of France

The opportunity which M. Schuman's visit to London gives for a reassessment of relations between France and this country and, indeed, between France and the world in general, is......

Facts About The Colonies

The information which the Colonial Secretary gave last week regarding the progress of the new University of the West Indies serves to lay further stress on the policy which this......