sentatives to announce the end of the strike to the Prime Minister is strangely interesting reading. The repre- sentatives included Mr. Arthur Pugh, Mr. A. B. Swales, Mr. -Bevin...

the Palace of Westminster ; everything that was important was said there. Beyond any challenge Parlia- r went remains the focus of the nation with all the high lights turned ....

spread here last week the contagion would have been passed on elsewhere. All Europe is conscious of being under an obligation to us for our remarkable record of sobriety, and...

G OOD has come out of evil and much more good will follow if the nation, which now has one of the best opportunities which ever fell to the lot of any nation, knows not only how...

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:— " You answered us in the way we knew you would answer us, namely, that just as you recognize wo have done a big thing in acceptizr , the responsibility, we bolt sure the big...

been a good deal of propaganda on both sides. Personally he had " an instinctive dislike of propaganda," but the piece of propaganda he condemned most was that which said that...

some ways the worst day of all. There had not yet been time for reinstatement, and a proportion of the voluntary workers had the very natural feeling that as the crisis was over...

and this was a model for the agreements in other important industries. The main points in the settle- ment were that the strikers should be taken back to work as soon as work...

that day Mr. MacDonald said that the Prime Minister's address to the nation was magnificent in spirit and temper, but when he looked at the official newspaper, the British...

any sense a humiliation. On the contrary, a man who confesses that he has plainly offended against the law' and who promises not to do it again honours himself.: There would...

He himself had heard a rumour that the railway . companies meaarto reduce wages. He had telephoned at once to the companies and found that ' the rumour was entirely without...

by saying that the net cost of -the- strike to the State was only £750,000. ' He did not propose any additional taxation. On Tuesday he again surprised , the House by saying...

the result of a disagreement about the national flag. President von Hindenburg shortly before had signed a decree ordering the German Embassies and Consulates to hoist alongside...

temporary reduction of such wages as are above the real minimum wage, they are assured that the owners' profits will be used, wholly or partly as necessity may require, for the...

proposals for a settlement have been issued and are beipg discussed. In taking charge of the negotiations he shows that he has given up all hope of a direct settle- ment of the...

as they have always had a very friendly feeling towards Marshal Pilsudski, who has been a revolutionary in his time and is undoubtedly an able and vigorous politician. Count...

to work on a new basis of negotiations for ending the coal dispute. The correspondence with the T.U.C., which has been published, makes it quite clear that Sir Herbert Samuel...

Pilsudski is again in power. Poland is perhaps destined to disappoint her friends, .though we hope that she may yet achieve steadiness,.. During the greater part of last year it...

on December 3rd, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 100 1 ' ; on Wednesday week 997 ; a year ago 9911. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 871 ; on Wednesday...

THE SETTLEMENT R EVIEWING the effects of the general strike, one might think that it was worth while to have had the fight in order to get the results. That sounds cynical. It...

T HERE- is one fact in regard to the past fortnight about which all men are agreed—the pre-eminence of Mr. Baldwin. His handling of the strike was great as a whole, and great in...

p ERHAPS others can tell other tales. I am sure they would be exceptional. To almost everybody the most amazing fact in our recent discomforts was the visible proof that good...

FROM A CORRESPONDENT. N OW that the general strike is over, three questions emerge for the student of Parliament : How did the House of Commons face the crisis ? How did the...

I. TWO FARM-FACTORIES A GREAT deal of land in England is going out of cultivation ; yet here and there men of courage are putting tens of thousands of pounds into a few acres of...

N OW that we have celebrated the centenary of railways, we must admit that these iron roads have had time to gain, in spite of Ruskin, all sorts of romantic associa- tions in...

.,H ULLO CROYDON, Imperial Beer George, from Paris to London, now passing Abbeville OVER." It was a faint voice that came over the wireless telephone, to the control tower at...

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BY THE HON. R. H. LYTTELTON. T HE cricket season of 1926 has arrived, the Australians have begun their matches, and it is obvious that 1926 is going to be an Australian year,...

makes a plea for the introduction into Great Britain of the Continental ten per cent. system of " tipping " as practised in many hotels in Italy, France, Holland, Bel- gium and...

Legislature recently, and a Conservative member pro- posed that certain restrictions be placed on the owners of cinematograph theatres who fail to show a certain per- centage of...

MANY of the American films which come here are ad- mirable, but very many are not. How long are we going to permit our youth to be brought up on a mental diet of night-club...

but the work of the Salvation Army in the slums of American cities entitles her to a hearing. This is what she says :- " It is unthinkable that the country will ever return to...

Tun decision of the London Opera Syndicate to open the Covent Garden Season on May 10th in spite of the strike was supported by a brave and spirited first night audience. The...

United States, while recovering from appen- dicitis issued a statement on Prohibition to the New York Times. Miss Booth, who has exceptional experience of work among the...

A LETTER FROM CAIRO [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —Egypt has been enjoying a political breathing space before the elections, which are to inaugurate a Constitutional...

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issues of your valuable and influential paper you seem to me to have departed from your usual attitude of sane and logical reasoning in treating of public questions. You argue...

last week you have drawn attention to what will perhaps remain the most controversial of the ques- tions arising out of the recent crisis. What precisely was the Government's...

Sts,—It is commonly reported that during the negotiations immediately before the strike there was a division in the Cabinet. One would have expected it at such a critical time....

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—I consider that your criticism, in the Spectator of May 8th, of the manner in which the Government broke off the negotiations with the...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —The anxieties of the British people in a crisis seem always to relieve themselves in wit and humour. The Great War was one example ; the...

[To the Editor of the SPEcr.vroa.] Sia,—Nothing has so profoundly impressed the public as the stoppage of London newspapers by organized Labour, because —and solely because—the...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sra,—I welcome your article under this heading. I, too, am one of those who believe that out of the present disturbances a greater security...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—There is danger that one point about our present discontents may be overlooked. Had the Labour leaders arranged, as they might easily...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—In the article " Shall the Silk Worm Die ?" in your issue of April 24th by Mr. F. Yeats-Brown, reference was made to the discovery of...

of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—There is one point in your reviewer's excellent article on Major Darwin's Need for Eugenic Reform which seems to me to demand comment. - He writes—" Most...

SIR,—I am very glad to see from your remarks in the para- graph of your issue of April 24th about the Women's Pro- cession that you do realize how strong is the feeling amongst...

in the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—Your reviewer of Mr. Nicolson's Swinburne states that the poet " thought he possessed the acutest ear of all our English poets ; but his...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Smu,—Referring to " The Week in Parliament " by your correspondent, may I point out that War Savings, Certificates no longer exist ? They are...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—The whole country knows how much it depended during the strike upon the motor vehicle, and among the many miracles of emergency...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Betting is acknowledged to have reached a stage that makes it a real menace to the well-being of our national life. The Tax proposed by...

SPACE Scorn not because my body lives In such a little place ; Think how my mind, on that account, Inhabits greater space. My smallest blossom sometimes is The Moon or setting...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sut,—Your article of April 10th and subsequent correspond- ence has deepened the interest caused by the many special services organized by the...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Snt,—In your issue of May 1st you make use of the expression, " we could all:go full steam ahead towards the happier times," &c. On board ship...

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THERE are still people who are a little uneasy about the novel and doubt whether it has sufficient weight to be reckoned a great art-form. There are even people (like the...

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" ARE we Losing Faith in Sea Power?" by Mr. Archibald Hurl in the Fortnightly contains some arresting statistics. He asks " What is to be the future of the British fleet ? " and...

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AFTER THE STRIKE BY ARTHUR W. KIDDY. . IT. will be some time before it is possible to form a true estimate of the losses and gains arising out of the recent strike: ' For one...

The steadiness of insurance shares is undoubtedly justified by the character of most of the Reports which have been issued. At a recent meeting of the Alliance Assurance, the...

The increase announced in the dividend of the London and Lancashire Insurance Company from 14s. to 15s. is thoroughly justified by the character of the Annual Report. After...

RISE IN THE £. NOT the least interesting feature accompanying the conclusion of the strike was the great rise in the value of the British pound. For the first time since the...

Finally, it may be noted that at the Annual Meeting of the Eagle, Star and British Dominions, good figures were disclosed by the Chairman. Premium Income reached the very high...

The Accounts of the Liverpool and London and Globe ,Insurance Company also are excellent and, with the exception of one year, constitute, I believe, the best records in the...