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What The Government Should Do, And Would Do If They

had any imagination, any sense of the dramatic, any sense of what makes nations understand each other, would be to show a little warm-heartedness. They would of their own accord......

The Ballot Of The Miners Last Week On- The Coal-owners'

terms yielded an unwelcome surprise for the country and, it would seem, for the Miners' Federation Executive. Every district showed a majority for rejecting the terms. In all,......

The Prime Minister Went On Tospeak Of The Japanese Alliance,

which bad helped to preserve peace and fair play in the Far East. We desired to preserve the well-tried friendship of Japan, and to apply it to the solution of all questions in......

We Have Dealt Elsewhere With The Salient Features Of The

speech made by Mr. Hodges at the Labour Party's Conference at Brighton—the passages in which he resigns Labour's claim to rule us by Direct Action, and in effect lays it down......

The Prime Minister On Monday Welcomed The Statesmen Hem The

Dominions and India who had come to attend the Imperial Conference. The war, he said, had exhausted the belligerents, but at home there was no such distress as Great Britain......

The Portion Of Mr. Hodges'' Speech Which Dealt With The

problem of the moment—that is,.the -return of the miners to work--.was -touched on with genuine feeling and also with dis- cretion. It ran as follows There they stand, a strong,......

On Friday, June 17th, Mr. Hodges Informed The Prime...

of the result of the ballot, and said-that the strike was to continue. Apparently he expected the Prime Minister to make some new proposal. Mr. Lloyd George on Saturday last......

The Labour Party Conference On Wednesday By Overwhelming...

the executive, in their refusa l to admit the Coinmunist -Party. Mr. Herbert Smith, the miners' leader, said that the Milers' Federation " aa a- body" did not believe in......

Upon These Words We Shall Make Few Comments. We Have

the greatest possible sympathy with the men, for they have seen blunder after blunder committed by those who under- took to lead them to victory. Who can wonder if they feel......

Many Pits Were Opened On Monday, In Readiness For The

resumption of work, but only in the Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire did miners return in large numbers. It was apparent in the Midlands and in East Lothian and elsewhere......