Meanwhile Sir H-nry Campbell-Ban-norman has in effect anathematised the Lenyue, just as he had already anathema-tised the "clean slate" policy of Lord Rosebery. He has not dene so in 80 many words; but, speaking at the al Liberal Club on Wednesday, he delivered a little sermon on the now organisation which might have had for its text, "He that is not for w i oe 1EM he said, "the one: n (of the Liberal Party) are directed in antagonism, to another section, then the whole body of honest and earnest Liberalism is paralysed. In my opinion he is no friend to Liberalism, however pure and high his motives may be, who lends encousazement to such a proceeding." It is clear, therefore, that the first effect of the formation of the League will be to accentuate the differences in the party. But after all it is only an honest and straightforward recognition of differences which already paralyse the party; and the result must in the end be good. At first the Leaguers Bat a'omall minerily—of the Libera) party. will no doubt be a minority—and perhaps
But they have without question the four ablest and most experienced of the acti members of the party ut their head—for Sir William Harcourt's day is past, and Morley is in real sympathy with neither section—and time is on their side. There is on the whole good reason ¢" hope that Iefore the next general election Lord Rosebery will be the recognised leader of the Liberal party. Tt is a hope which patriotic Conservatives as well as Liberals must. entertain, for a government without an effective "position is certainly not good for the country.
The War and the Concentration Camps.
The result of Lord Kitchener's last great netting operation, when nearly a thousand Boers were caught, has had a cheering effect, in spite of the disaster to Von Donop's column, by which the good news was in some measure discounted. In the course of the discussion on the army votes, a full-dress debate took place in the Commons on Tuesday on the subject of the Concentration Cam but the attack on the Governmen' was extremely feeble, and the night will be memorable only for the admirable defence of his policy delivered by Mr. Chaubeilain, Since the Blue Books have rev aled the indisputable fact that the construction of the \oncentratios Camps was deliberately forced on us by the Bo there is really nothing more to be said. That foretime thedea: lirate, especially among the children, was terrible, n-ither Mr. Chamberlain nor any other member of the Government denies; but the causes wer, measur inevitable, and the se of the military authorities have to acknowledge now that neither trouble aer expense has been apxred to mitigate the evil.
The Soldier's Pay.
A subject of more practical interest in connection with the Army Estimates is the new scale of pay for the private soldier which Mr. Brodrick has introduced, and
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