There was nearly a revolt in the Government ranks. Mr.
Chamberlain was made aware of it. Two days later he made a speech in Birmingham of quite different tone and temper and in tune with popular feeling. The satisfaction with Munich was still there: "If I was right in September I am still right now," but for the first time he voiced the possibility of a German attempt at world domination. Since then events have taken control. Has the Prime Minister been the instrument of those events, or has he attempted, in spite of his experiences, to pursue a pet policy in disregard of them? The Minister of Supply, conscription, the guarantees to foreign countries, all appeared to be concessions wrung from him, the minimum of each concession necessary to damp the agitation being forthcoming. Why is this? He naturally indignantly repudiates suspicion of his own good faith in his new foreign policy which the whole country supports ; yet suspicion persists. The strength of that suspicion a General Election will reveal.
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