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It was interesting to notice recently in the House of Com- mons that politicians with accord dropped all differences of opinion when they turned to the congénial topic of holidays. They warmed to the theme as if the [summer sun were already there; and pictured the delights not While the Archbishop of Can-only of holidays for themselves terbury, in the House of Lords, but for millions of Britons, was denying the necessity

young and old, released by bene- assuaging his conscience inficent legislation for at least one voicing guarded approval of the week in every year. Anglo-Italian Agreement, Signor

They were debating the report Mussolini, in Rome, was imple- of the committee which has been menting the fears engendered by investigating the question of his Genoa speech and breaking holidays with pay. There was off negotiations with France. one snag which they particularly What real value remains in the wished to clear out of the way. Anglo-Italian Agreement, in the Already there are about 3,000,000 event Lord Perth cannot win workers who have holidays with round Italy to a more accommo-pay. When another 11,000,000 dating frame of mind, perhaps are added to these, what is to be Mr. Chamberlain will be able to done during the favoured month explain when he has fully recov- of August to provide transport, ered from his attack of gout. Sig- to prevent dense overcrowding nor Mussolini has put a construc- at the seaside resorts, and to tion upon the phrase, "a settle- check the high prices for lodgings ment of the Spanish situation," which must yield a year's profits which can only be interpreted to in a few weeks?

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mean the completion of the vic- Obviously there should be a tory for General Franco. If "spread-over.” June, July and France desires an agreement with August are all good months. May Il Duce, she must accept the has the incomparable charm of "Hands Off Spain" warning im-young green and bloom; and plied in Count Ciano's refusal to September, too, has its austere, resume his talks with M. Blondel, translucent beauty. There is Suspicions of the critics of Mr. needed organisation so that the Chamberlain's policy have been holidays of workers may be dis- confirmed. Whatever Lord Perth tributed over five months; but may have intended, under instruc- the outstanding difficulty is that tions from London, Mussolini of school holidays the parents plainly sees. the Anglo-Italian cannot go till the children Agreement as recognition of one released from school. So conquest and the countenancing plicated is the problem the noth- of another.

ing less than revolutionary chan- There was, of course, more to ges in the whole educational sys- it than that. It is impossible to tem, beginning at the universit- believe that Mr. Chamberlainies, will solve it. would have been prepared to go But the House of Commons, as far as he did without the con-elated by unwonted unanimity of viction that it would lead to one opinion, had no doubt that or- of two things, the formulation of ganisation, speedily undertaken a Four-Power Pact, bringing before the workers were sent sea- France and Germany within its wards, would solve th preoblm of scope, or the restoration of the the universities, the schools, the Stresa Front, to the exclusion of employers, the railway Germany. The Genoa speech of ies, the seaside lodging houses the Italian Dictator seems to and the minstrels. Mr. Ernest have disposed finally of hope of Brown, Minister of Labour, any such an achievement. The little perturbed by the new duty meeting of Herr Hitler and Sig thrust upon him by agreement of nor Mussolini served to restore the House, promised to give his the trend of Italian policy. The urgent consideration to the prob- fetes in Rome reminded Italians lem, and took the precaution of that Germany and Italy together associating with himself the can command a sort of atten-chiefs of the Board of Trade, the tion from Britain and France Board of Education, the Ministry which neither could command of Health, the Ministry of Trans- without the axis. Despite the port and other departments political and economic strains spreadover of ministerial labour thrust upon Italy by the inclu- to provide a spreadover of holi- sion of Austria within the Great- days.

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