Parliament reassembled on Monday, but nothing of special moment has
to be recorded in regard to its deliberations. On Wednesday the House of Commons could not be induced to reappoint the Committee to inquire into the operation of subsidies to merchant vessels without a debate. The necessity for reappointing a Committee, which has already done excellent work, and whose Report, not yet prepared, will be looked for with eager interest just now, is so obvious that we find it difficult to feel patience with the objectors. Mr. Evelyn Cecil, the chairman, made a sound and sensible speech, urging that the Committee should take a wide view of its duties, and consider not merely subsidies, but the surrounding facts, such as the effect of Board of Trade regulations. We entirely agree. We want all the light we can on the subject, and we believe that the more complete the illumination the less the public will be inclined to take a nervous and panic-stricken view of the Morgan Combine. In the end the Committee was reappointed.
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