1 MAY 1926, Page 2

The irony of the situation would be complete if the

bookmakers and the moralists combined forces in a mass deputation to Mr. Churchill. If some of the - delegates complained that betting was being suppressed,_ and others that it was being encouraged, Mr. Churchill would have an easy if not a jovial time. Of course, that will not happen, nor do we suggest that it should. Politics must be seemly ; and Mr. Churchill, recognizing the sincerity of the moral protest, will, of course, refrain frOM the obvious tactic of inviting the various classes - of objectors to the betting ta-x to save him time and trouble by forming a single deputation.