2 AUGUST 1919, page 3

The Cry Of A Constitutional Conflict Between The Two Houses

seems to us, it is true, rather unreal ; but, on the other hand, it must be remembered that it is a controversy which could easily be made real by politicians determined to use......

In The House Of Lords On Tuesday Lord Salisbury Moved

an amendment to the Transport Bill which would have divided the Bill into two separate measures, one dealing with the railways and inland waterways (the less controversial......

The Labour Party Won A Seat In The By-election At

Bothwell, a typical Lanarkshire mining constituency. Mr. Robertson, the Chairman of the Scottish Miners' Union, was returned by a majority of 7,168 over Mr. Moffat, a......

The Immediate Establishment Of A Greater London Traffic...

demanded by the House of Commons Committee, which issued its Report on Tuesday. Every Londoner knowe that the railways, tubes, trams, and omnibuses are unman fortably crowded in......

The Timm Of Wednesday Published A Long Letter From Lord

Askwith, accusing the Prince Minister of bringing about the present discontent by crass misgovernment. At the end of his letter Lord Askwith says :— " I have accused the Prime......

We Have Written Elsewhere About The Law Of Libel As

the great antiseptic of public life. Our argument is greatly and most oppor- tunely reinforced by the announcement in Thursday's Times that Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Lon& Sir Eric......

The Select Committee On Pensions, Appointed By The House Of

Commons, has issued a special Report which goes to the root of the matter. It recommends that the disabled soldier shall have a statutory right to a pension, and that there......

The Prime Minister On Tuesday Committed Himself To The...

that British agriculture must be encouraged in every possible way. He told the Members representing agricultural constituencies, who had waited upon him, that he had not had......

Meanwhile One Cannot Be Surprised At Reading Such A Letter

as that which was written to the Morning Post of Tuesday by Mr. H. B. Marriott-Watson. Mr. Marriott-Watson says :— "I write, Sir, as a father whose only son fell in the terrible......

It Seems Too Extraordinary That Mr. Lloyd George Should Not

see that this high tribute to Sir Henry Wilson's sagacity is an amazing reflection upon his own. Or was he in so generous a mood that he was determined to pay the •compliment in......

Bank Rate,5 Per Eent.,ohanged From 51 Per Eent.april 5,1917.

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