8 SEPTEMBER 1939, page 2

The Neutrals And Their Motives The Various Declarations...

in the first days of the war have considerably clarified the general outlook, though it must always be remembered that neutrality is a condition which can be abandoned at any......

America's Position

On Tuesday President Roosevelt, taking the only course that was open to him under existing American law, signed a general proclamation of American neutrality. The consequences......

South Africa's Decision

The victory of General Smuts over General Hertzog in the House of Assembly at Capetown by 8o votes to 67 brings South Africa into line with the rest of the Dominions, for it......

Labour Agrees To Control The Acceptance By The Labour Party

of the Government's Control of Employment Bill is reassuring. The many adjustments which had to be improvised in the last war to secure the dilution and proper distribution of......

Entertainment In War Time

The closing of all theatres and other places of public entertainment at the beginning of the war was perhaps a necessary precautionary measure, and in London and other......

The Extension Of Conscription

On Saturday the Government introduced a comprehensive measure of military conscription—the Nationa Service (Armed Forces) Bill—extending liability t■ service to all men between......