20 NOVEMBER 1953, Page 7

Publish and be Stumped

I do not know whether the Press Council, which apportions blame, is also empowered to make awards or issue commenda- tions to journalists for exceptionally meritorious conduct. If it is, I think that some sort of medal or certificate for honesty should go to the Manchester Guardian leader-writer who this week, analysing two articles on economics which his paper had published, wrote : " Unfortunately the, argument ,cannot be understood without following Mr. Clark into his 'Mathematical equations. We confess that these take us out