2 JUNE 1939, page 2

America's Neutrality It Is A Curious Characteristic Of...

life that, while it is taken for granted that if the democracies were at war with the dictatorships the United States would support the former by all means in its power short of......

Japan And The Great Powers Japan Is Vigorously Continuing...

policy of testing the strength and the policies of the Great Powers in the Far East by deliberately infringing their rights. The Kulangsu incident is not yet closed ; the......

The Czech Gold When Parliament Reassembles Next Week, Sir...

Simon will be faced with pressing questions about the fate of the £6,000,000 of Czech gold held by the Bank of England for the Bank for International Settlements. Last week Sir......

Hungary's Elections It Is Difficult To Regard The Results Of

the Hungarian elec- tions with much satisfaction. The electorate, which on Sunday for the first time voted by secret ballot, has returned the Government bloc with a considerably......

Italy's Finances Last Tuesday's Budget Pronouncement By...

of Finance should make Sir John Simon feel his task comparatively easy. On the " ordinary " budget, involving civil expenses alone, a deficit of £7o millions is expected to......

The French Socialists' Divisions The French Socialist...

largest party in the French Chamber, met in congress at Nantes this week faced with the danger of a profound split. The situation was serious enough to demand M. Blum's......

Labour And Sir Stafford The Expulsion Of Sir Stafford Cripps

and his four partners in heresy from the Labour Party was ratified at the South- port Conference this week by an overwhelming majority of 2,100,000 to 402,000 ; and among the......