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The Unofficial Discussions In Paris About Inter-allied...

only the vaguest of rumours. It is reported that Mr. Churchill would like to have a conference on the whole subject, and we hope that the report is true —on one condition......

The Powers Which We Are Describing Belonged In An Eminent

degree to the late Lord Cromer. Inexperienced persons, noticing with what directness and plainness of language he did his work, were sometimes uneon- : vinced of his......

Mr. Churchill, Knowing That The Experts Have All The Figures

in their heads and can be trusted to work out the details, insisted that the Cowie - mime should confine itself to principles. The ability to reduce a complicated series of......

• When The Dawes Scheme Was Invented America Had Not

made her claim to a share in German reparations. Perhaps the most difficult problem of all, therefore, was to dovetail the American claim into the existing scheme. A spirit of......

News Of The Week

ruHE Financial Conference in Paris has produced results, and has produced them rapidly. Between France, America and ourselves there has been no friction. Further than that,......

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The Index To Volume 133 Of The Spectator (for The

half- year ending December 31st, 1924) is now ready. A copy will be sent, pdst free, to any reader making application to the Publisher.......