There is another matter in connexion with Russia which must
be mentioned. Now that the British military policy of the past year with regard to Russia has been proved a failure, there is a tendency to put all the blame upon Mr. Churchill. It is not clear whether a political campaign on the grand scale of a stunt is being organized against Mr. Churchill, but there have been signs which suggested such a possibility. Last Sunday the Sunday Times stated that Lord Rothermere, the author of articles which violently assailed Mr. Boner Law and flung bouquets at Mr. Lloyd George, was about to succeed Mr. Churchill at the War Office. The next day Lord Northcliffe's organs gave some prominence to this prediction. This bears some resemblance to familiar manceuvres. It will be remembered that the typical stunt during the war always began in a Sunday newspaper and spread all over the Northcliffe Press during the week. The small beginning in the Sunday newspaper was like the tiny spiral of air which gathers weight and support as it revolves, and ultimately becomes the vortex of the cyclone.
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