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Mr. Henderson And M. Briand

Mr. Henderson has done notably well ; he has been tactful and invariably polite, yet quite clear and firm as to what he wanted. The popular myth of an amiable but rather......

Mandates And Tariffs

On the question of Mandates Mr. MacDonald naturally referred to Palestine. His remarks were opportune because there had been mischievous rumours that the British Government......

We Have Written In A Leading Article On The Problems

of the Optional Clause. The wording runs : " The undersigned, being duly authorized thereto further declare, on behalf of their Government, that from this date they accept as......

The Hague Conference

The finishing touches were put to the Hague Conference at the end of last week. Germany, as had been expected, was sufficiently accommodating, and the Conference thus ended in......

Mr. Snowden Had An Enthusiastic Reception When Lie...

London. He was hailed • as a national h6ro. These revenges of time are amusing—and also reassuring. Mr. Snowden's return was comparable with that of Disraeli from Vienna, but......

The Trades Union Congress

The Trades Union Congress is being held this week , . at Belfast and we have written in a leading article abOut Mr. Tillett's striking Presidential address. The tendency of the......

Palestine

The situation in Palestine has calmed down considerably since we wrote last week. In the background there is some hazy fear of an Arab concentration under Ibn Saud, and the......