19 MARCH 1937, Page 3

The reforms announced by Mr. Duff Cooper in the condi-

tions of the Army, though welcomed in all parts of the House, failed to satisfy the supporters of the Government. There was an insistent demand, led by such responsible Parlia- mentary spokesmen as Lord Winterton and Mr. Amery for an immediate increase in Army pay and for the scrapping of the Cardwell- system, the separation of Home and Foreign service, and the establishment for Empire purposes of an imperial gendarmerie. Later, in a speech of considerable Parliamentary skill, Mr. Lees Smith, from the Labour Front Bench, summarised the points that had been made and demanded that an answer should be given to them. * * * *