Nothing final yet seems to have been decided with regard
to the representation of the City of London. We very- greatly hope that it may be possible for the Unionist Party to decide on a non-Party candidate and to. send to Parliament what it needs most—a sound business and financial adviser. If they do take such a decision, they could not find a man more suitable than Mr. McKenna. The very fact that he is a Liberal in his political views will be a signal proof of how seriously our fmancial position is taken in the City, and how necessary it is for us all to forget sectional issues where financial problems are in question. The other candidates proposed—Mr. E. C. Grenfell and Sir. T. Vansittart Bowater—would be excellent City members, for they are men of knowledge and experience ; but at the moment we want not the best Party selection, but a selection which will awaken the country by its nature and will provide us also with a man who not only knows the City, but knows the ways of Parliament and of the Government officials.
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