On the whole the personnel of the first Labour Government, meets with a remarkably. sympathetic reception. Even the extreme Conservative organs, noteworthily including the Rothermere and Beaverbrook anti: cial press, give a blessing to the now experiment, A large degree of its popularity doubtedly due to the diverse and well-balanced nature of the istry, which comprises "tradi unionists and intelligentsia in somewhat equal proportions and good leavening of experienced administrators, while except. Mr. John Wheatley, the Pre dent of the Ministry of Health, who is probably a hostage for the good behaviour of the Clyde ox-tremists, the complexion of the Ministry is decidedly moderate.
Surprise is expressed non-inclusion of women, but. will probably be the list of Under-Seere-Mr. Macdonald's list noeossitates at least one new pecrage in conformity with the law requiring that at least one Seoretary of State shall sit in the House of Lords. This will probably be Sir Sydney Olivier, the Secretary of State for India, 'The Singapore Dockyard, 'The "Daily Mail," in a leading article which is unusually sympathetic towards Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, urges the' Government to adopt the strictest mil tary economies and incidentally. to cut out the Singapore dockyard. "There is no reason with sane diplomacy why Britain should fear a quarrel with her old friends, the Japanese.""—Reuter.
French Press Comment, Paris, Jan. 29, The newspapers of the Right foresee nothing but ill from the advent of x Socialist Government in Britain, but the papers of the Left and Extreme Left hail the event as a triumph for democracy and the opening of a new era. The Centre and Governmental organs confine themselves ta the hope that things will be all
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