The last, and most important, question of all is what
effect the events of the past week will have on Mr. Eden's future. That, certainly, never entered for a moment into his calculations, but ther, is little doubt that in the country, and probably in the end in the Conservative Party, he will gain more than he loses. Only one thing can undo him— and of that there are signs already—excessive zeal by the Opposition in their endeavour to make party capital out of his resignation. This is no party matter, and much the most important speeches in support of the late Foreign Secretary came from Conservatives like Mr. Churchill, Major Hills, General Spears and Mr. Gartland. Mr. Churchill's descrip- tion of Mr. Eden as " the one fresh figure of first magnitude arising out of the generation which was ravaged by the War " is challenging, and I should like to hear of other candidates for that eulogy. I can think of none myself. It is note- worthy that The Times, even while aligning itself with the Prime Minister, spoke, with apparent concurrence, of the belief that " the highest office under the Crown is not ulti- mately beyond Mr. Eden's grasp."
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