17 MAY 1924, page 2

Mr. Snowden Seemed To Be Much Disconcerted By The...

of Mr. Baldwin's speech, which he des- cribed as a " milk-and-watery " production. He con- gratulated the Unionists on their interest in the problem of unemployment, " so very......

The King And Queen Of Rumania Have Been Popular Figures

in London during the week, and we hope that they have found their visit as agreeable as the whole nation desired that it should be. Behind this royal visit there are rumours of......

There Has Undoubtedly Been Much Reprehensible...

about the McKenna Duties. We have always maintained that one of the chief dangers in imposing a tariff is the difficulty of taking it off, and this view has been thoroughly......

M. Poincare Will In All Probability Carry On Till The

Chamber meets on June 1st, but will resign just before meeting the Deputies. We discuss the probable reactions of the elections on French foreign policy, and so on the whole......

It Is Not Thus That We May Expect To Reap

the benefits of the change in French opinion. It is rather that the whole atmosphere of the negotiations has changed. M. Poincare has cancelled his visit to Chequers on the......

The Government Have Taken No Further Action In Connexion...

the Irish Boundary. It is reported that they may ask Sir Robert Borden to be Chairman of the Commission. The Commission, however, could not bring about a settlement unless......

In The House Of Commons On Tuesday Mr. Baldwin Moves

that it was inexpedient, in the midst of the present distresses, to remove the McKenna Duties of 1915. He said that he regarded the question entirely from the point of view of......