Nov. 8.
The British Government arg courageous in announcing their, intention to secure the passage of the School Attendance Bill by Parliament before Christmas The courage will meet with eri-, ticism from the growing econ-amy party; it will also inflame the minds of those who dislike the socialistic taint inherent the proposed allowances nece sary to facilitate the longer' school training. and yet diminish the burden on the family deprived for another year wage-earning factor. Still there will be many who, regardless of party commitments, will sympa~ thie. It is true that at a time of grave depression and heavy taxation the acceptance of further responsibilities by the State or by local authorities in-, vires objections. The. Govern-. ment, however, can be fortified, by arguments other than thos which commend the measure a sound bid for electoral sui port. When the nation is con, fronted by a crisis demanding. the mobilization of the mental, resources of the people. on a grand scale, the military which demands audacity no means to: be despised, need for the abolition of the imperfectly-educated citizen la, plainly a3 great to-day.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.