2 DECEMBER 1911, page 18

At The End Of Last Week The Russian Government Presented

an ultimatum to Persia calling for the dismissal of Mr. Shuster, the American financial expert. The Mejliss, we are informed by a telegram in Friday's Times, has unani- mously......

It Is Clear From This That The Russian And British

Govern- ments are in accord, and that we could not support Mr, Shuster in his erratic and ill-considered action without a breach of faith with Russia. Taking the question as a......

Mr. Bonar Law Informed The House That The Change In

the leadership of the Opposition meant no change in the Opposi- tion view of foreign politics. He was convinced that every step taken by the Government and described by Sir......

In The House Of Lords On Tuesday Lord Courtney Opened

the debate on the Morocco question. He spoke with approval of the Anglo-French Agreement of 1904, and asked why it should not be possible to conclude a similar agreement with......

In Spite Of This Intimation, Which Was Patently A Very

grave warning, the German Government made no further communication (with the exception of a colourless statement to our Ambassador in Berlin on July 12th) till July 21st, when......

In The House Of Commons On Monday Sir Edward Grey

made his promised statement on foreign affairs—a statement which had been awaited with almost unexampled curiosity and anxiety. He announced that he would deal exclusively with......

Lord Morley Of Blackburn Said That He Had Listened With

profound regret to Lord Courtney's speech—a regret which will be shared by all sane people, fora more mischievous public utterance we find it difficult to recall. Lord Courtney......

If This Is The Net Situation, As We Say, Without

fear of con- tradiction, that it is, are we not right in declaring that the whole thing is an outrage ? In all these circumstance we say once more that the best way out of the......