24 FEBRUARY 1923, page 2

We Much Regret To Record The Death Of M. Delcasse,

which occurred on Thursday. Historians will find no more prominent figure in the politics of France in the early years of this century. His foresight was equalled only by his......

We Regret That Dr. Alois Rain, The Czecho-slovak Minister Of

Finance, who was shot in the street six weeks ago, has died of his wounds. We deal with his work in our review columns on page 880. Czecho- Slovakia is the first of the European......

Last Week-end Four Scottish Labour Members (messrs....

and the Rev. Campbell Stephen) visited the Ruhr. They have now issued a " report " Of what they did and whom they saw. They were 'extremely surprised at the standard of living......

But They, Or Rather Whoever Drew Up Their Report— Was

it Mr. Maxton, we wonder ?—show a real grasp of the dominant importance of the economic element from the British point of view when they say that the crux is the indivisibility......

Votes. We Deal With The Issue And The Debate In

our leading columns.......

Now The French Aim At Achieving This Essential Unity By

military occupation. It is extremely unlikely that they will succeed ; but if they do, they will attain the same economic and political preponderance in Europe that Germany had......

On Thursday, When We Go To Press, The Government Are

introducing the Second Reading of their Bill which is intended to clear up the mess that has been made by the sloppy wording of the 1920 Rent Restrictions Act. As we understand......

The Results Of The First Pitched Battle Of The New

Parliament have been by no means unsatisfactory to the Government. Ample majorities were secured on the important divisions, both Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. Baldwin did well in......

On Wednesday The Chief Business In The Commons Was The

discussion of a motion of Mr. Maxton, a Labour Member, which if adopted would remove the restriction of the grant of old-age pensions to those whose income does not exceed......