30 OCTOBER 1915, Page 2

What Lord Cromer had to say in regard to newspaper

criticism was thoroughly sound and sensible. As he pointed mkt, the way to avoid newspaper criticism is to take the trouble not to deserve it. Most useful, too, was his reminder that Governments should look ahead and not adopt a selfish opportunism. He well illustrated his point by noting the manner in which the Government had dealt with the whole subject of compulsory military service. Lord Cromer ended his speech with the following words, which we desire heartily to endorse :— "There may be some people outside this House who wish to upset tho Government. I wish to dissociate myself entirely from them, and I doubt whether there is a single individual member of this House who does not fool the same."