26 JANUARY 1940, page 2

An Apologist For Hitler

If Dr. Goebbels had written a speech for General Hertzog and wirelessed it to him at Cape Town he could not have improved on the utterance of which the ex-Premier delivered......

Rumania's Situation

Whatever may be the specific economic purpose of the German forces and technicians in Galicia, it is perfectly clear that their presence has military and political signifi-......

Old Age Pension Changes

Sir John Simon's proposals for meeting the needs of old-age pensioners will do something to alleviate present hardships by methods involving the minimum of concession on the......

Germans In Galicia

The activities of German troops in Galicia, in the southern area of Soviet-occupied Poland, have been the subject of much speculation. The fact that many trainloads of troops......

Black-out Dangers

The debate on road safety in the House of Commons on Tuesday produced no tangible results except the announce- ment of a twenty-mile speed-limit in built-up areas after dark and......

The Indian .outlook

The prospects for an agreed settlement in India are con- siderably improved by the approval of the Viceroy's recent Bombay speech expressed by Mr. Gandhi. What Lord Linlithgow......