The Week in Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : It
is too early, perhaps, to judge what the effect of the Polish guarantee will be at home. The appearance of the House :n Monday's Debate was of almost complete unanimity, but one doubts whether the true voice of the Conservative back benches has yet been heard. One has had the impression, during the last year or so, that the Tories have had their happiest moments when they were calling the Opposition " war-mongers," and denouncing the League of Nations and Collective Security as impracticable and unrealist. Mr. Chamberlain's speech on Monday was regarded by his opponents as one of his finest efforts, but whether he has entirely convinced those who sit behind him remains to be seen. Fortunately he can always rely upon the traditional loyalty of the Tory Party to their Leader. There are some who are at once suspicious because of Mr. Churchill's whole- hearted support for the Prime Minister, and his quip that he hoped that his complete agreement with Mr. Chamberlain would not do him any harm had more than an element of truth in it.
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