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We have dealt with the Bill at length elsewhere, and

will only -repeat here that if the Government really desire that Mr. McKenna's Bill shall establish a firm settlement of the education question, they must be prepared to make substantial concessions to meet Church opinion, and must refuse to allow themselves to be forced, as we fear the extremists on their side desire, into demanding their pound of flesh. The policy of ignoring the claims of the minority, even though the Government may honestly think that the minority is pressing those claims somewhat too hard, is bound to be fatal to the Bill. For ourselves, we very greatly desire a settlement of the question, and sincerely hope the Cabinet will not adopt an unbending attitude in the matter of reasonable concessions.

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