after a debate in which the many defects of the
scheme were exposed. The work of diverting water power from one Highland glen to another could not be undertaken in any case' till after the war, and no public advantage would have been served by a hasty decision in favour of the British Aluminium Company and against the Local Authorities. When peace returns, the question of utilizing to the full the " white coal "—as the French call it—of the Highlands will have to be faced, with due regard to the general interest and the local sentiment. It is quite possible, as Glasgow showed at Loch Katrine, to raise the level of lochs without defacing the scenery, but ambitious schemes of this kind need to be carried out under public control. A private company, whose directors have to think first of dividends, is not to be trusted.
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