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Empire
Mussolini's well staged progress through Libya is in keeping with his new role as Empire-maker as well as with his old role as reviver of ancient Roman glories. And indeed it is......
A Political Duel
Belgium is preparing for the most spectacular and picturesque political contest since the war. Like a knight in some mediaeval tournament, serious-minded, cau tious,......
In A Few Words
Queen Empress HE Rome correspondent of the Catholic T Herald draws my attention to the fact that the Pope has now virtually recognised the annexation of Abyssinia by blessing......
Recent Remarks
Wise and Otherwise "Those two super Pharisees of Catholic journalism, the Universe and the Catholic lierald."----Spanish News (the organ of the Friends of the Spanish Republic.)......
A Labour Party Programme
The Labour Party's new " five-year plan" —the " five years" in this case has reference to the duration of a full term of office in a single Parliament—is substantially the same......
Sir Austen Chamberlain
The sudden death of this Elder Statesman who for some years now had acted somewhat in the capacity of a guardian (or admonishing) angel to politicians not so young themselves......
A Judge Amends Scripture
A woman applied at the Birmingham Assizes for a judicial separation instead of a divorce because " the tie cannot be severed ever." Here are some of the comments made by Mr.......
The German Note
All comments on the new German Note must to some extent he based on surmise but it seems reasonably safe to see it, in one aspect, as an attempt to build on the growing desire......
The Arms Behind The Arguments
To maintain, as some do still maintain, that European arrangements should still be brought " within the framework of the Covenant" in order to ensure that they are raised above......
A Dragging Struggle
Week by week the struggle for Madrid is prolonged, the fighting is on a larger scale, the foreign stiffening more conspicuous. It is difficult not to think that the bitterness......
The Baldwin Cult
This particular shock may be salutary for another reason also. The press and professional politicians of this country have lent themselves to an extraordinary degree in recent......
To Some Who Were Shocked
Some of our readers were shocked by our rather cavalier treatment of Mr. Baldwin in a Note last week. We will not deny that we were rather abrupt. At the same time we must say......
Things New And Old
Justice And Don Bosco From a Correspondent A fortnight ago 1 wrote an article on the juvenile courts. Last week a letter on the subject appeared from no less a psycholo gist......