14 MAY 1937, page 2

M. Blum's Victory The Two Days' Debate In The Chamber

on the Blum Govern- ment's internal policy ended in a vote of confidence which gave M. Blum the largest majority he has ever had on such an occasion, of 38o votes to 199 ; it is......

The Fight For Bilbao News Of The Fighting In Spain

during the past week has been scanty, but the main struggle has been on the northern front, where the insurgents arc making desperate efforts to capture the mountains that......

Jewish Migration Two Events In The Last Week Have Emphasised

the increasingly difficult position of the Jews in the modem world. In Poland the Medical Association announced that in future no Jews will be allowed to become doctors, and the......

The ' Hindenburg ' The Destruction By Fire Of The

airship Hindenburg', which crashed last Thursday while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and the loss of 34 lives, will have at least one perma- nent effect ; as Dr. Eckener......

Revolt In Barcelona The Fighting Which Broke Out In...

last week between the Catalan Government and the Anarchists is reported to be largely due to the efforts of the Trotskyist P.O.U.M. (Partido Obrero de Unificacion Marxista) ;......

Religion In Russia Many Recent Visitors To The U.s.s.r. Have

remarked on the growing freedom and practice of religion ; it is interesting to find the same comment made, though with less sympathy, in the Russian Press. Pravda indeed admits......

Egypt Untrammelled One Of The Few Encouraging Events In The

international field—perhaps the most encouraging—in the past six months was the smooth negotiation of the treaty between Great Britain and Egypt whereby Egypt gained full......