24 MARCH 1939, page 3

Germany's Economic Position A Remarkable Account Of...

by Dr. Brinckmann, till recently Dr. Funk's assistant at the Reichsbank, was published last week by the Agence Econo- mique et Financiere, which guarantees its authenticity. In......

The Conservatives Seem As A Whole To Be More Interested

in National Service at home than in the re-orientation of our foreign policy. But many who want some form of compul- sory service realise that they may not get it without a re-......

One Would Not Trouble About These Assertions If Past Ex-

perience had not shown how readily the present Government majority welcomes comforting assurances from men who have been proved false time and time again. More will surely be......

There Was A Very Full House On Monday In The

expecta- tion that the Prime Minister would be in a position to make a statement on Government policy. However, he had nothing to say, and most Members forsook the Debate on......

Lancashire And India Any News That Promises Assistance To...

is wel- come, for the drop in cotton exports has gone to alarming lengths. The new trade agreement with India which was signed this week and which is to replace the Ottawa......

The Week In Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent...

temper of Mr. Chamberlain's speech at Birmingham last Friday met with universal approval. The cheers which greeted him when he came into the House on Monday showed how general......

A Decision On Flogging . Sir Samuel Hoare Is Convinced That

the abolition of flogging is a wise as well as a humane proposal, and the Standing Committee in the House of Commons on Tuesday adopted the clause to this effect in the Criminal......

Next Week's " Spectator " The Next Number Of The

Spectator will be a special Spring Number, in a coloured cover. It will include articles on "The Boat Race," by Bernard Darwin ; "England In Spring," by Georges Duhamel ;......