5 JANUARY 1924, page 10

The Somewhat Sombre View Of The New Tangier Agreement Which

we expressed a fortnight ago has unfortunately been substantiated. The official text of the Convention has been published, but it does nothing to clear up the obscure phrases......

Why Great Britain Should Have Sacrificed Her Local...

more important—her bargaining power, to France by supporting her against Spain and Italy it is impossible to guess. If we are to play the old diplomacy game, let us at any rate......

On The Credit Side Of The Archbishop Of Canterbury's Move

must be placed the fact that the Vatican by con- senting to these discussions has, temporarily at all events, departed from its habit of talking forbiddingly about heresy and......

General Smuts' Declaration That The New British...

it may represent, ought to ratify the Preferential Tariffs agreed upon at the Imperial Conference has come in for some criticism in South Africa. It has been pointed out that it......

The Treaty Which Has Been Arranged Between Czecho-...

France seems to be, as we read in the " London Letter " of the Manchester Guardian, in the nature of a regional understanding. It is not an ordinary military convention. The......

The Astonishing Case Of Germaine Berton, Who Was...

Wednesday, December 26th, of the murder of M. Plateau, the journalist on L'Action Francaise, to which she fully admitted, is an event of some importance. It is another example......

The Facts Which We Recorded Last Week About The Nego-

tiations at Malines between divines of the Roman Catholic Church and of the Church of England have received a mixed - reception. On the whole, however, it is generally......