London. April 2.
Although polities are not for this column, it is impossible not to refer to the immense enthusiasm with which Mr. Chamberlain's unequivocal promise of help for Poland against iuggression nas been received.
Lord Samuel says in today's "Sun day Times," at no time has our nation days, of shutting the door in the face of the King's messenger; and then Mr, A. P, Herbert introduced a Bill under the 10-minute rule, bringing up again his grievance against the London Passenger Transport Board for refusing to run steamers on the Thames.
Later on the Queen had tea in the been so" absolutely united.
The Speaker's house. and altogether she Prime Minister's words have lifted a Hood "cal of Westminster that cloud which may have been unavoid- day, as the same evening she and the able, but which was none the less King dined with Mr. and Mrs. deeply, felt, know that women, now taking part in the nation's life in so many ways once reserved for mien, feel this as strongly as anyone... Their response to the appeal for volunteers for national service hay been conspicuous, and it is a great pity that better preparations had not been made to use them, or at least to assign them definite jobs.
Chamberlain in Downing Street, the first time, they have done so sine he became Prime Minister, was of course noticed that Her Majesty was again wearing a crinoline, avWhite dies and white fur cape.
a style which suits her very well, But although this naturally leads many' other people wearing them, the crinoline decidedly does" not "suit, everybody, For example large numbers of girls have volunteered for farm work, only to be told that there was none for them, The only danger moment is that the national eagerness for service may be chilled by official pompousness. Official bodies "ought to be given some lessons in the arts polite, especially of I Tetter= writing.
It goes well on the Queen because she is short, and incidentally, when crinolines were everybody's' wear
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