28 FEBRUARY 1925, Page 1

As our Parliamentary correspondent points out else- where, the internal

troubles of the Labour Party are serious and significant. What is called " want of discipline " is the root trouble. But that only means that the •members of the Labour Party arc divided not only as to whom they want for leader but as to what kind of leadership they want. We are bound to say that Mr. Kirkwood, who on Thursday, February 12th, in the House of Commons attacked the grant for the Prince of Wales, has a grievance if his statement is true that the plan for the attack was drawn up at a, meeting presided over by Mr. MaeD 3Ila (I. Mr. MacDonald denies this. At the end of the debate, of course, Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Thomas and others ignored their subaltern and walked into the Government Lobby. _