29 SEPTEMBER 1939, Page 6

* * * * I am quite sure that Lord

Camrose's Daily Telegraph would never let its attitude be affected, or its freedom of criticism restricted, by Lord Camrose's appointment to the Ministry of Information. But the Telegraph leader and The Times leader on the Ministry on Wednesday are in striking contrast. The Times criticises that over-populated and frequently misguided organisation unsparingly ; the Telegraph is eloquent, if not entirely convincing, in its defence. The truth probably lies somewhere between the two.