29 NOVEMBER 1930, page 2

For The Rest Mr. Baldwin Repeated His Promise That When

the Unionists come into power they will immed- iately put an emergency tariff on manufactured goods. Apparently it is to be a frame-work into which a more carefully thought out......

The Dyestuffs Act

Naturally Mr. Baldwin denounced Mr. Snowden's decision to discontinue the Dyestuffs Act and we are bound to say that we agree with him, though we approach the matter with......

The Coal Crisis

Part III of the Coal Mines Act, providing for a seven and a half hour day, is due to come into force next Monday. There are still, however, a number of disputes which threaten a......

* * • * The School-leaving Bill At A Meeting

of the Parliamentary labour Party on Tuesday the Minister of Education explained the necessity for compromising "under protest" with the Liberal Party on the Education Bill and......

China

The news from China is better than any there has been for a long time. Chiang Kai-shek has unquestion- ably defeated the Northern combination, and his Execu- tive at Nanking has......

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It will not be forgotten that Germany's pre-eminent position in the dye industry was of enormous help to her in the War, as the chemicals of the industry were the basis of her......

The Labour Revolt

The differences between the majority of the Independent Labour Party and the Government grow more acute. A good deal of feeling was aroused by the chastisement of Left Wingers......

The Mining Association Has Maintained Its Passive...

have nothing to do with the National Board. In Scotland, the owners have proposed a spread- over plus reduction of wage rates. This is strongly resisted. In South Wales no......