24 MAY 1940, Page 3

Such an Opposition, if it appears, might well collect itself

from the more intractable supporters of the old administration. Some of them are showing signs of restiveness already. They cheer Mr. Chamberlain pointedly on all occasions ; they hanker after Sir Samuel Hoare ; possibly they sit down and weep when they remember thee, 0 Simon. And certainly the passing to another place and title of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer deserves a tribute of some kind. He had many detractors, but he was a great parliamentarian and probably the greatest artist of his generation in summing-up and answering a long and intricate debate.

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