21 FEBRUARY 1931, page 2

Much Depends Now Not Only On The Triangular Con- Ference

which has been arranged for Friday of this week after we have gone to Press, but upon the forthcoming by-election in East Sydney. Mr. Scullin, the Common- wealth Prime Minister,......

When Mr. Lloyd George's Turn Came He Let Himself Go.

It is some time since he has said so many reckless thin gs with so much gaiety. He begged Mr. Snowden not to b e too frightened of the City of London, which, since the War, had......

Mr. Snowden's Meaning Mr. Snowden's Gloomy Financial...

day, February 11th, was so much plainer about the dis- ease than about the remedies that no one was surprised when a special meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party was......

He Pointed Out That It Was Impossible To Go On

spending money as though things were normal. Sometimes a retreat was the best tactical preparation for an advance. When he had spoken of disagreeable and drastic measures he had......

The Liberals And Development In The House Of Commons On

Thursday, February 12th Sir Herbert Samuel moved a Liberal resolution on unemployment. The tone of the debate was determined by the financial alarm which Mr. Snowden had sounded......

The Almost Immediate Response Of The City Was. A Fall

in Government securities. Some Liberal newspapers have written as though the City—apparently in this case the stockbrokers—can manipulate a fall of this sort just to score off......

* * * * The Prime Minister Accepted The Liberal

resolution after having put his own gloss upon it, which was that the money was to be found only when each scheme of develop- ment had been proved to be economically sound. He......

Meanwhile The Conference Of Premiers Had Adopted A Three...

plan " of retrenchment, which _included a rednetion of - 0E681 salaries corresponding to the fall in the cost of living and a 3s. 6d. Ilcome Tax without rebate on the interest......

The Government And The Zionists The Prime Minister Has...

to Dr. Weizmann an authoritative interpretation of the Government's policy as announced in the recent White Paper. This interpre- tation is to be sent to the Mandates Commission......

The School Attendance Bill In The House Of Lords On

Wednesday the School Atten- dance Bill, after a second reading debate lasting two days, was rejected by 168 votes to 22. The issue was never• in doubt. The House as a whole was......