17 JANUARY 1920, Page 3

• trade depends. Yet neither Metternich nor Bismarck could ever

have been more careful to keep the world in darkness about what was being planned for the disposal of the fate of millions. The policy of secrecy is particularly selfish and Ironical In the present case because Labour, which is alone conducting the negotiations with the Government, represents only a small section of the community. Nevertheless it was not till the Railway Review was published this week that we learned something tangible about what happened at the end of last week.