17 MAY 1930, page 2

We Shall Knoiv How Many Of The Moderates And Liberals

are ready to rally to the piogressive policy of the Viceroy when the proceedings of the All-Parties Conference which began in Bombay on Wednesday are known in detail. The object......

Lard Carson, Also Speaking In The Debate Of May 8th,

hysterically described the Naval Treaty as a " surrender of British naval supremacy," and applied all the old arguments about safety. Apparently for Lord Carson the world has......

The League Of Nations And " Security " The -fifty-ninth

session of the Council of the League of Nations opened on Monday at Geneva. Mr. Marinkovitch (Jugoslavia) presides• over a gathering that includes the Foreign Ministers of all......

* The Coal Bill In The House Of Lords In

the Committee stage_of the Coal Bill in the House of Lords on Tuesday the Government accepted an amend- ment by. Lord .Gainford, which, allows coalowners weeks instead . of four......

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The Naval Treaty In the House of Lords on Thursday, May 8th, Lord Bridgeman, criticising the Naval Treaty, protested that the Navy had been reduced below the limit of national......

We Publish Elsewhere A Persuasive Article By Mr. Law, Son

of Mr. Bonar Law, which emphaSizes the extent to which public opinion here holds the key to the situation. We would refer our readers also to an article by Mr. H. G. Alexander......

As We Confidently Expected, The Constructive Side Of The...

policy has not been neglected. On Monday Mr. Wedgwood Benn was able to announce in the HOUSe of Commons the dates of publication.of the Simon:Report. The first part giving a......

The Statement Of Mr. Stimson On The Naval Treaty To

the Foreign Relations Committee of the American Senate proved not only that he is- a very firm believer in the Treaty, but that he was much impressed by the sincerity of the......

Lord Dudley • Carried An Amendment • •for Ensuring That

the maximum output for a district .shall•Aot-be less than the total amount of coal - consumed in'thaVtliStrici. Lord Melchett also carried an amendment providing that the quota......