Ten years ago Vernon was one of the turbulent spirits of the South Wales coal fidds. But-unlike most of his associates of those days he took the patriotic jin the war and in the responsi bilities of office on the Coal Controller's Advisory Committee he shed his predilection for short cuts and'hot air. He worked as a lad in the pit ani his rise to Futliament followed the usual jeourse for a miner's member. He is a local preacher and a more brilliant speaker than most mining members of Parliament. Tt would be difficult to eay what his qualifications are for the office of Postmaster-Gereral but it, was necessary to put several T. seprosentatives in the Cabinet somewhere and it may be sup: posed that MacDonald thought this office might be the Iumping ground for one as well as any other.
CHANCELLOR oF TUR DUCHY,
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