Meanwhile, a proposal that the British Minister's Journey should be extended to Moscow and Warsaw is believed to be receiving the sympathetic consideration of the British Government, but no decision on the matter has so far been formulated, The tour would probably Involve his absence from Britain of nearly a fortnight, which is a long period for a minister to be away during an important parliamentary session.
"The newspapers, however, welcome the project, and,' while not under estimating the delicate nature of such a mission, see it as a logical development of the British efforts to advance a general Europea. settle ment-—Wireless through Reuie..
While Mr, J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for Dominions; "Viscount Sankey, Lord Chancellor; Lord Snowden and other National' Labourites have incurred the hostility of the labour movement for their action in 1981, they have never been the subject' of such bitter attacks as have been made against Mr. MeDonald.
On the contrary, Mr. Baldwin has always been listened to in the House of Commons with the greatest respect.
The question of Mr. MacDonald continuing to lead the National Government much longer is also complicated by the fact that the Prime Minister is suffering severely from overwork and eye-strain due to his Uinwillingmess to delegate much of the work which he feels he ought to do
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