The Week in Parliament
Our Parliamentary correspondent writes : —The House of Commons has complete confidence in the Prime Minister, in his energy, his capacity and in his leadership. It would not entrust the military strategy of the war to other hands, but it has not been able to afford the same confidence to the Cabinet over which he presides. The reasons for this attitude accu- mulate every time a debate takes place on matters connected with the Home Front. Of course some allowance must be made for the inevitable caution in speech which must attach to all Ministers of the Crown in time of war. But the House of Commons is a reasonable and tolerant assembly, and it fully understands these limitations. Nevertheless, there pre- vails an uneasiness which must be quickly removed if the maximum war effort is to be attained.
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