23 DECEMBER 1916, Page 2

That the Government could hardly have made .a better appoint-

ment that that of Mr. Neville Chamberlain is our personal opinion, and we believe it to be the opinion of all those who know him. He comes from a family in which the obligation of public service is hereditary. He has had an admirable training, and, beet of all, he has the temper of mind which gets things done with the minimnni of friction. People who work with him trust him because they know that he is not playing for his own hand or for personal advancement, but that he may help the common weal.