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In Spite Of The Magnitude Of The Problerris There Was

none of the personal : heat :in the debate that had been expected, probably because everyone • was still under the profound sense of relief that a nine-months' breathing space......

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A LTHOUGH the Session is over and the coal subven- tion is settled beyond the possibility of recall, the :future of the coal industry is still the preoccupation of all......

Any Man Of Discretion And Humanity Would, In Our Judgment,

have acted as the Prime Minister did at the eleventh hour of the dispute. We do not in the least fail to recognize the sinister significance of the successful challenge to the......

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, In Praising The " Magnificent...

of the trade unions, developed the uncon- - vincing argument that in such circumstances political and industrial action became almost indistinguishable. Mr. Lloyd George merely......

He Had Therefore, He Went On, " Bought " Nine

months for inquiry. " I would do it again," he exclaimed with a simplicity and sincerity of intonation that won the heart of the House more than it could have won by tactical......

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