One of the things commented on in regard to the efforts of the new} Labour M.Ps. in the House of Com-mong is that the majority of them seem to make no attempt to pre-; pare their speeches. They are all-very anxious to make their voices heard, but either it is too much trouble or they do not know how t¢ marshal their facts and present them in a clear and convincing way. The result is jagged speeches, full of loose ends, repetitions, and half-baked sentences and ideas. There are of course, exceptions, and among those who have spoken in the last day or two perhaps the _most outstanding is Mr. Shinwell. He has maintained the position he took on the first occasion when he addressed the House as a debater of considerable skill. His manner is of a cynical supercilious kind which has, I hear, earned for him the nickname at Westminister o1 Mr. Sneerwell One of tha most promising re-fruits to the Scottish Labour ranks is Mr. James Welsh, the Coatbridge mining member. lhe quiet, culture ed manner of the man and the eloquence and imagery of the poet immediately gave him the car of the House. He is all for steady, ordered, and intelligent change -of system, and mildly postulates that Labour will be only too pleased to be convinced that its remedies are mistaken. His novel, "lhe Underworld," had a selling success a year or two back, its Zolaesque descriptions of life in the miners' row and underground having the authetic note of experience, The book of poems that preceded it was filled with quite a lyrical spirit. Mr. Welsh did not make his -start in life under the best auspices. He was the fourth of a family of 12, his father being a miner, and when he reached the age of 11 he went to work at the pit head at a wage of one shilling a day,
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