The Week in Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : The
House presented a strange appearance when Mr. Chamberlain rose on Tuesday night to make his statement on the scope and incidence of the National Defence Contribution. The Government benches were packed from end to end, and there was an atmosphere of strained attention there while the Chancellor was speaking, broken only by an occasional mutter of comment as each concession was announced. The Labour Benches, in contrast, presented an appearance of elaborate languor. There were hardly a score of Labour Members present, and they contrived to appear bored and faintly amused at the excitement exhibited on the faces of their opponents. Their manner emphasised once again the foolish and dangerous view held in the Labour Party that taxes on the rich have no effect on the workers and arc beneath the concern of their representatives. * * * *
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