26 AUGUST 1949, page 2

Strasbourg Progress

The dominant feature of the past week at Strasbourg has been the economic debate on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the dominant feature of that the pessimistic, not to say alarmist,......

Strike War In Finland

The present wave of strikes in Finland would give Russia the excuse to intervene if intervention was what she wanted and if, in such circumstances, she bothered about the......

Indonesian Settlement At Last ?

The conference between Dutch and Indonesian delegates which opened at The Hague on Monday is expected to go on for at least two months, but all this time will be needed if an......

Trade Unions And Industry

The report of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, to be discussed by the full Congress at Bridlington next month is not a conspicuously encouraging document. That......

Kashmir Again

Peace in Kashmir was due to come in three stages: first a cease- fire, then a negotiated truce, and finally a plebiscite to determine whether the State should belong to Pakistan......