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The article looks at the left-leaning British weekly magazine of politics and the arts "New Statesman," on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1913. It recounts the publication's history, noting editors including Clifford Sharp, Kingsley Martin, and Anthony Howard. The author critiques its coverage of the Soviet Union and of the Spanish Civil War during the 1930s. He discusses the magazine's section on books and the arts, noting it has been one of its strengths. Other topics include its relationship with the history of socialism in the 20th century and a letter to the editor from economist John Maynard Keynes concerning Great Britain's entry into World War II, which appeared in the magazine in October 1939.

The author reflects on the importance of the British White Paper, a statement of government policy. The White Paper is intended to depend the adherence of the government to the Optional Clause of the World Court statute and is considered relevant to the upcoming Naval Conference. He asserts that it is a form of reply to the British subjects who oppose Great Britain's refusal to the compulsory jurisdiction of the court.

Focuses on several socio-political issues around the world. Decision of France and Great Britain to publish a "blue book" and a "white paper" giving the correspondence and other pertinent documents regarding terms of the Anglo-French naval agreement; Acceptance of the French view that trained reservists are not to be counted as part of official military strength of any nation, by England in exchange for the naval agreement; Intentions of the Nanking government to proceed vigorously toward the abolition of extraterritoriality.

Reports on the publication of the Anglo-American Report on Palestine that was followed by statements from U.S. President Harry S. Truman and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee. Differences in the way Truman and Attlee want the report to be implemented; Facts deduced by Attlee that are in contradiction of the findings of the committee that formulated the report; Possibility of an Anglo-Jewish war if Attlee's policy of disbanding illegal armies as a precondition to the entry of 100,000 immigrants is accepted; Reason why it is unreasonable to suggest that the movement of so many Jews from Germany and Austria must be carried only when these terrorist organizations and armies are disbanded; Palestinian organizations deemed illegal by Attlee; Historical background of Haganah or the Jewish Home Guard; Impact of the 1939 White Paper on Arabs and Jews in Palestine and on Haganah; Expectations of Jews from the Labor government that was appointed in Great Britain following the end of World War II; Need to annul the illegalities of the White Paper in diffusing the present explosive situation.

Presents several political and socio-economic issues affecting the U.S. Coronation of the Duke of Windsor, accession of Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of Great Britain replacing the outgoing Stanley Baldwin, Imperial conference regarding the Ottawa trade agreements, continuance of hostilities in Spain, demotion of the head of the Soviet army Kliment Voroshilov and the arrests of suspected Troskyist coup plotters, suppression of Muslim peasant uprising in Albania; Resignation of Supreme Court Justice Van Devanter; Formation of the Oregon Commonwealth Federation in a drive for progressive political action; Visit of German novelist Thomas Mann suggest the attention of the valuable work now carried on by the American Guild for German Cultural Freedom; Details of the United Air Lines plane crash in California; Formation of a branch of the Teachers' Union in Montana; Assertion of the author that liberalism fared badly in Milwaukee after the rout of the Socialists in the municipal elections where Mayor Daniel W. Hoan and five aldermen survived; Teaching of geography in English schools with the adoption of the national merchant marine as an example; Proposals for the establishment of international scholarships for American students to debtor countries; Introduction of the machine that can score examination papers.

The article provides world news briefs for the week ending May 19, 1941. Germany's third top Nazi, Rudolph Hess, is reported to have flown alone in a Messerschmitt fighter and landed in Scotland with identification papers and heart medicine. Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover stated the U.S. shouldn't enter the war because the country is disunited and instead should supply England with tools of war. Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke has come to the U.S. for diplomatic talks.

Focuses on a conference that was held in London, England, which dealt with the working conditions of laborers in a munition plant in Great Britain, necessary aid to Soviet Union and opening of a second front in Western Europe. Information on the bureaucrats of the national trade unions, who are always workers rivals and incline to radicalism; Suggestion regarding the opening of a second front in Western Europe and for the admission of more women into, the munitions factories; Statement that the North French coast has been fortified by the Germans, while the Royal Air Force has battered the ports which British shipping would have to use; View of the Labor Party on giving aid to the Soviet Union; Fact that the chief objection raised against an expedition is that the prime duty of the army is to ward off, invasion; Report that the British army would collapse in a month sprang rather from prejudice than from ignorance.

Profiles Mohandas Kramchand Gandhi, who the author considers a remarkable man in the sense that he differs in policy and public life from other leaders. Reason behind Gandhi's overwhelming influence in India; Instances that showed Gandhi's allegiance to a principle of action and chivalry to an opponent; Indications of Gandhi's simple life style; Remarks on non-cooperation to the British government in his paper "Young India".

Comments on political, as well as social, developments around the world. Need to avoid discord between Great Britain and France over any question of European policy; Factors that have lead to resentment in Great Britain; Role of the U.S. in case Great Britain and France break on the question of substituting new balance of power in Europe for the present dictatorship; Refusal of U.S. President Warren Harding administration to exhibit the slightest official interest in the Silesian question; Inadequacy of the removal of obstacles to Russian trade; Discussion on the trade agreement between the Soviet Union and England; Information on accounts in British papers which have made it possible to unravel in large part the mystery of the sudden collapse of the Triple Alliance strike called to help miners.

Focuses on prevalent scenario in Great Britain amidst growing political presence of Germany in various countries of Europe. Questions asked by U.S. visitors to Great Britain on the censorship of films and on editing of foreign publications like "Time"; Comment on diplomatic pressure from Germany on the press of various European countries to desist from printing anti-Nazi material with speculations on possible impact on Great Britain; Structure of commercial press in Great Britain; Potency of British laws against libel; Constituents of Incitement to Disaffection Bill.

Focuses on the French approach to its debts from the U.S. and Great Britain. Report that Great Britain has laid down the principle that she wants from the collectivity of continental debtors only sufficient payments to enable her to effect her own payments to the United States; Argument of the French that they should only be asked to pay a proper proportion of this reduced sum; Report that the French take the reduction to be absolute when in fact it is only conditional, and then urge that they are only liable, if the Soviet Union is excluded for half the amount required by Great Britain; Report that the Dawes Report is actually given an American name; View that in adopting the principle of the capacity of payment France does not adopt the principle of an impartial investigation into her finances; Information on the figures of French finances as they have been laid down by official persons for the guidance of the American Debt Funding Commission; View that France does recognize her debts and is only desirous of discussing ways and means; Report that while the currency is in a state of flux no valuation of wealth is possible and even were it possible it would be a poor guide to France's capacity, since much of the national wealth is altogether unconvertible; Report that while France protests that she could only pay something over 2,000,000,000 paper francs a year to both U.S. and Great Britain, the demands on her amount to about 4,000,000,000 which is the cost of the upkeep of her military forces; Report that Great Britain, though not protectionist in the same sense, is alarmed at commercial competition and the continued existence of unemployment and cannot favor and facilitate the transference either of German or of French wealth.

The article discusses the impact of Lieutenant-General Sir John Cowley's lecture to the Royal United Service Institution, which rejected the core of Great Britain's official defense policy as defined in 1958 Defense White Paper. He supported the deployment of tactical atomic weapons in Central Europe as a deterrent against mass conventional attack but thought that in limited war overseas Britain should never be the first to use nuclear weapons, on grounds both of morality and expediency and because of the difficulty of limiting their use. London was still buzzing with argument about this lecture when it was reported that the government was taking the prospect of a ban on nuclear weapons.

Reports that Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey, has proposed a tax on wealth in Great Britain. Objective of the wealth tax; Declaration made in Healey's green paper; Estate duties in Great Britain; Views of Healey that the burden of personal taxation should be distributed as fairly as possible in accordance with the ability to pay; Trend of greater equality in the distribution of taxes.

The article focuses on nation's capacity to prepare for any sort of war against any sort of enemy. Today, the cost and destructiveness of the new weapons compel even the most powerful nations to choose between types of defense. The White Paper admits that what keeps Soviet Union military ambitions in check is mainly the American Strategic Air Command, and that Great Britain could not hope to defend herself if that deterrent failed. Unless Great Britain has an independent element of thermonuclear strength, she will lose whatever independence of action she still has.

This article discusses the new plan of British Colonial Office for changing the political make-up of another sizable part of the British colonies. Following the pattern which has changed colonies into dominions, the new White Paper will outline plans for uniting three of the large, land-locked British "protectorates" in South-Central Africa into a larger federated union which will be expected eventually to assume an autonomous role. The African natives, however, see the plan mainly as a method by which the White settlers in this part of Africa could freeze White supremacy into the culture of all three territories. The natives prefer their territories to remain wards of Great Britain's Colonial Office in their present status as British protectorates.

Presents information on deportation of Jews into Palestine without any legal permits. Cooperation of the government of Germany, Poland, Hungary and Rumania in deporting the Jews; Regulations on the number of Jews to be admitted in Great Britain; Role of organizations like the Irgun Zevai Leumi (IZL), or National Military Organization in Jewish immigration; Offices of IZL in Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Brussels, Bucharest and Paris; Cooperation of the German, Polish, Rumanian and Hungarian government to the IZL in providing immigration papers and approving arrangements for the shipment of Jewish refugees; Charge for each refugee taken into Palestine is $125; Collection of funds for those who are not in a position to pay the charges for getting into Palestine; Arrest of a number of IZL members by British authorities; Establishment of military offices of the IZL in Paris, Belgrade, Kovno, Warsaw and London; Fight for the creation of a sovereign Jewish state.

Presents quotes from various publications related to political and social events that took place around the world. Report from the newspaper "The Los Angeles Evening News" that Pasadena, California city directors turned down a proposed anti-picketing measure despite the personal appearance of Chief of Police Charles Kelley; Report from the personal column of the newspaper "The Chicago Sunday Tribune" that a Baptist couple is wanted to get married at the cherry harvest festival, July 22, 1939, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; Information on a letter in the newspaper "The London Daily Sketch" reprinted in the newspaper "The Baltimore Sun" that nature studies should be permitted; Statement of U.S. industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Sr., printed in the newspaper "The New York times" that he did not made any obligations which he could not meet and advice all young men to do the same; Dispatch from London, England in the newspaper "The New York World-Telegram" that if there were to be a war or immediate threat of war sporting members of the British Parliament would be glad to do their duty and return to Westminster; Cartoon caption in the newspaper "The Morning News" in Dallas, Texas that Spanish dictator Francisco Franco is an able soldier, no politician, ducks out of important cabinet meetings to help his daughter with her homework; Report from an editorial in the periodical "Liberty" that if the English-speaking race is to survive with the high ideals and humanitarian principles, one must acquire the intelligence necessary to train boys and girls on a par with dictators.

The article presents various world news briefs. The Soviet Union and the U.S. will meet to discusses neutrality in the Middle East. The annual report by the British government on its defense plans outlines a scheme of solidarity with U.S. led defense efforts and the development of a nuclear deterrence. Adlai Stevenson addressed a conference on foreign aid in Washington, D.C.

This article presents information on the attitude of the British press towards the United States. Although reporting must be designed to sell newspapers and appeal to large segments of the population, some of the material seems strangely selected. In the "American Column" that appears daily in the "Daily Express," the emphasis is on the odd pieces of news, insignificant happenings, human interest anecdotes. The pattern is similar, there is an initial case of misinformation or distortion of information, followed by reactions from outraged citizens and somewhere along the line, facts of the story are lost, misplaced or obscured.

Focuses on international views on issues related to Zionism. Report that the Arabs have delegates at the San Francisco, California conference and the Jews are un-represented; View that Zionists have been protesting the unfairness of representation from the first announcement of the conference; Information on the Arab proposal of opening gate for Jews into Palestine; doubts expressed over the genuineness of the Arab offer; View that this issue is a complicated mixture of British imperialism and American politics, of Arab nationalism and Zionist aspirations; Views of Great Britain on the situation; view that the position of the United states in these matters cannot be fully understood except in terms of the domestic political scene; Issues related to Jewish immigration in Palestine; View that faced with the unusual dilemma of a small state or a greatly restricted immigration, Zionists must formulate some general attitude.

Presents the author's comments on the kind of assistance Great Britain wants from the U.S. Details of Lend-Lease policy; Impact of the establishment of Lend-Lease on Great Britain; Highlights of mutual misunderstanding in the civil aviation sector; Establishment of a rule by the British government that nothing could be exported from Britain which was being received from the U.S. under Lend-Lease; Information on the trade between the two countries.

This article presents news including the freedom and restoration of government in the capitals of France and Belgium with Greece soon to follow, the unconscious conspiracy between the United States Army censors and the publication of newspapers in the U.S., and the conclusion of the robot bombs over England, which will soon correct the blackout policy in London, Great Britain.

Reports on the resignations of Chaim Weizmann, president of the Zionist organization, Lord Melchett and Felix Warburg, of the Jewish Agency, in protest against the betrayal of the British government of its international trusteeship. Statements by British statesmen Arthur Chamberlain and Stanley Baldwin that the new governmental policy appears to conflict not only with the insistence of the Council of the League of Nations but with the whole spirit of the Balfour Declaration; Observation that so long as there are Arab workmen unemployed in Palestine, no Jews shall be allowed to enter the Arab region.

Examines the financial condition of British newspapers. Forecast of the Royal Commission about the state of the newspaper industry; Increasing competition among newspaper offices on Fleet Street in London, England; Contribution made by the newspaper "Observer" to journalism; Advantage to the printing unions due to the war between British newspapers; Reference to the fact that Britain's national newspapers have become the expensive toys of very rich men; Anticipation of the Royal Commission regarding the disappearance of more national newspapers and a further advance towards a monopoly press.

The article focuses the book "After All," by Norman Angell and achievements of the writer. Born into a Victorian Tory family, Angell studied in England, France and Geneva and was the editor of a biweekly English paper in Switzerland, later establishing the Paris edition of Lord Northcliffe's Daily Mail. After the war, he was member of Parliament for the Labor Party and received the Nobel Peace Prize. He has published forty two books, all of which focus on the theme, "A Plea for Rationalism in Politics." He believes that only a visibly growing unity of the West could preserve its peace and liberty.

Profiles British media magnate Robert Maxwell, owner of the "Daily Mirror." Personal background; Education; Training in mass media; Estimated value of personal wealth; Career highlights.

Presents information on several social and political developments around the world. Discussion on the present disposition of the U.S. electorate; Implications of the formation of the American Labor party in New York; Comments on the views of British Prime Minister Lloyd George over the British troops at Chanak; Discussion on the proposed French expenditure on its navy; Contention between France and Germany over the payment of reparations by Germany; Discussion on the demand of Bishop James Cannon of the Methodist Episcopal Church to send the U.S. army to the Near East; Discussion on the benefits of British payment of debt to the U.S.; Reply of Captain Paxton Hibben to the allegation that he supported the Soviet Government; Implication of the order of U.S. President Warren Harding to refer to the Tariff Commission all applications for relief under the provision of the tariff law; Discussion on the protests over a visa to permit Jean Longuet, Head of French Socialist Part, to visit the U.S.; Discussion on two incidences in the U.S. where judges refused to grant citizenship papers to aliens.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Free speech controversy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Response to an article on the fall of the Liberal Cabinet of Great Britain in the June 12, 1915 issue; Response of E. Alexander Powell to criticism of his book "Fighting in Flanders," in the April 17, 1915 issue; Response to comments by A. B. L. on Alan Seeger and his critics.

Focuses on political conditions in Great Britain, while discussing its foreign policy. Reason behind Britain's support of the Covenant; Comments on British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's election campaign pledges; Compromise expected from the British government in the Italian-Ethiopian war; Discussion of the British policy in Europe; Anxiety of the German government regarding British friendship.

Presents socio-political and economic news from the world. Report that the visit of French Premier Pierre Laval to Berlin, Germany, was important because it symbolized the desideratum of European recovery and stability--Franco-German rapprochement; Report that the Scandinavian countries which have followed Great Britain off the gold standard have done so primarily because they were in a similar situation; Report that the principal loss which Great Britain suffers as a result of the abandonment of the gold standard arises, not from the fall, but from the fluctuation in the exchange value of the pound; Efforts to bring peace and conciliation between Japan and China in the wake of the war in Manchuria, China; Cancellation of the biennial meeting of the Institute of Pacific Relations due to the Manchurian episode; Profiles U.S. educator and ichthyologist, David Starr Jordan; Speculation on Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Lancashire, England; Report that for many weeks, the civil authorities of Harlan, Kentucky, who are openly allied with the coals mine owners against the striking miners, have exercised a press censorship; Economic situation of Detroit, Michigan and its consequences on public; Criticism of Governor of California for putting the district attorney Charles M. Fickert, on the state pay roll; Criticism of the cutting of trees in the U.S. for constructions on land.

Focuses on some of the advertisements that are being published in the press of various nations. Emphasis given to sex appeal and achieving success in ads of Alfred D. McKelvy Co. that makes Seaforth Toiletries for Men; Examples from advertisements published in the Polish press that mainly highlight people who went missing during the Second World War or the poor conditions of people in the country; Excerpts of ads from the Hungarian press describing the products being sold in the market; Reason why in the Rumanian press all conditions and varieties of clothes are advertised for sale--by individuals; Type of ads for housing in Bucharest being published in the press; Ads about domestic servants and desserts published in Czechoslovakia; Types of ads that British Ministry of Agriculture gets published in the English newspapers; Matrimonial ads that are being published in India.

The article focuses on the economic policies of Great Britain as of March 12, 1945. The social security plan proposed by the government would provide public health insurance cover to all the citizens. Unemployment insurance coverage would be provided to those who are employed. All the citizens of the country will be provided with medical advice and treatment of every kind for free except for the cost of certain medical appliances.

This article discusses possible conflicts between British and American policies related to a compensatory economy. According to the author, Great Britain is apparently persuaded that controls to equalize the business cycle can be reconciled with political democracy and has taken the plunge. But in the U.S. the trend of opinion is away from any conscious economic management. It is stated that Great Britain is going to insulate itself from another American economic paroxysm. This will show itself at the monetary conference in Great Britain's reluctance to tie itself too closely to gold standard in the U.S. It is reported that this may cause sharp difficulties when individual American exporters run up against competition in which British or other foreign governments play a part.

The article focuses on the suppression of the newspaper "Communist Daily Worker" by the British Government on January 21, 1941. It states that the British government under Winston Churchill had up until now allowed the press tremendous latitude in criticism. It mentions that "The Worker" often touted an anti-war rhetoric and has repeatedly defended Adolf Hitler but not the British government. It comments on "The Worker's" tendency to misrepresent the truth in reporting on events.

Focuses on the efforts of British statesman Neville Chamberlain to mediate for the peaceful settlement between Germany and Czech Republic; Features of the policy of Chamberlain to avoid war; Shortage of raw materials in Germany; Probability of attack of Germany on Czech Republic; Efforts of Lord Runciman to maintain peace between the two countries; Impact of the attack on England; Assessment of the military power of Germany; Attitude of German dictator Adolf Hitler on British mediation; Assumption of Great Britain that a warning can veto a Central European war; Possible response of Hitler on the warning; Justification of Chamberlain's policy; Support of the British Left to Czech Republic both on its merits and as a bulwark against German expansion; Views of Tories on these considerations; Intentions of Chamberlain to make friendly relations with France, Italy and France

The article reports that Duncan Sandys, British Minister of Defense, is up against a nationwide clamor for some sober second thoughts about reliance on nuclear deterrence. The British Government denies any Cabinet split, but both the Foreign and Colonial Secretaries are calling for a new look at the White Paper as a whole--a demand echoed by leading Conservative newspapers. When the White Paper was published the Conservatives welcomed it almost unanimously. Its promise to slash defense costs and abolish conscription looked like a political winner. But now that its implications are becoming clearer the Government's own supporters are beginning to revolt against it.

The article presents information about the usage of nuclear power by Great Britain. After announcing its nuclear power program the government published its White Paper on Defense for 1955, in which the whole of Great Britain's defense policy is based on the use of the hydrogen bomb from the first moment of a major war. The argument is as follows. Given the Communist camp's immense superiority in military manpower, the West cannot withstand an attack in Europe without using the full weight of its nuclear power-it is assumed that the use of tactical atomic weapons must immediately involve the use of the hydrogen bomb. So long as potential aggressors realize that war in any crucial area will be thermonuclear war, the existence of the hydrogen bomb is by far the most effective deterrent.

Focuses on political conditions of Great Britain. Defeat of the Cabinet of the Labor Party by a combination of Liberals and Tories; Impropriety of the Labor government to in breaking off proceedings against the acting editor of a communist paper, who had published an article inciting, soldiers to mutiny; Views of Liberals against the Russian treaty, under which a loan was proposed to be given to the Soviet Union; Objection to the loan by the Liberals; Probability of the association of Liberals and Conservatives in these elections; Purpose of the alliance that the combined party would get majority of votes to form the government; Statement that the Conservatives win less than fifty seats, Liberals should give their support to a conservative minority.

Discusses the economic conditions and economic policies in Great Britain. Acceptance of the government that one of its primary aims is the responsibility for the maintenance of a high and stable level of employment after the Second World War; Aim of the government to prevent the total expenditure for goods and services from falling when general unemployment appears; Intention of the government to plan the programs for capital expenditure five years ahead; Information on creation of consumer credits; Recognition by the government that many policies are fruitless unless wages and prices remain stable.

Presents news clippings published in several news papers of the U.S. Denial of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of published reports that he intended to cede British Somaliland to Italy; Support of British Parliamentarian Sir Thomas Moore for the retention of flogging and increasing its use during cattle slaughter; Information regarding the presence of detectives at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus to keep an eye on the Communistic activities; Information regarding the marital status of Indian freedom fighter Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi; Information regarding the book "Sex Satisfaction and Happy Marriage," by Paul Popenoe.

Presents Information about the British fleet sailing out of Portsmouth harbor, England to war, cheered on by their fellow countrymen and mine, waving Union Jacks and baying for blood from the ramparts of the ancient harbor castle; Live telecast of the event from the deck of the fleet's flagship, HMS Hermes; Condition of the British press which was passing through prolonged doldrums; Details of corruption in various periodicals.

Focuses on issues concerning the royal family of Great Britain. View that it is difficulty for a U.S. citizen to realize the strident piety that was applied to the royal family in Great Britain; Hindsight of the royal family; Discourse on the history of involvement of the British press in the affairs of the royal family.

Presents information on Greece's most popular newspaper "Ethnos," with reference to its law suit against the journal "Economist," in Great Britain. Claim by correspondent Paul Anastasi that the newspaper was established with financing and support from the Soviet KGB to spread disinformation; Newspaper's lawsuit against the journal "Economist," in Great Britain; Lawsuit filed by the journal against Anastasi.

This article presents information on the English ruling class. The task of the English ruling class is not to be respectable itself. It is to keep its public respectable. To do this, it must be prepared to make, and to offer up, sacrifices. If its great public became disillusioned, either with its history, or its Church, or its Royal Academy, or its Royal Family, or its apple dumplings, the game would have to be played in a different way. To keep the heart of the public sound, on the basis of the moral and Biblical superiority of the English people, is the absolute essence of the game.

Focuses on the tour of former French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau to the U.S. Attitude of the press towards Clemenceau's tour; Information on the political situation of France; Prospects of Clemenceau's returning to power; Necessity of maintaining whole-souled cooperation with Great Britain; Role of Clemenceau in European and world politics.

The article analyses U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's speech to the nation's newspaper editors. It explains that the President has maintained that he would work toward reducing the dollar gap between the United States and its allies, foster and encourage free competition and cut government spending. It further adds that by, rejecting Iow bid by a Great Britain's firm to supply four large generators and 10 transformers for, the Chief Joseph Dam near Brewster, Washington, Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson, with the full approval and concurrence of the President, has reduced all three principles to words; not deeds.

Comments on the sheet portrayed by the "Outlook" which signifies the disloyalty and misrepresentation of ideals of various countries including Great Britain and the U.S., which it terms "The New Republic." Account of the merit associated with the production of the sheet by the "Outlook"; Criticism of misunderstanding on the part of the "Outlook" towards the intentions of the "New Republic"; Specification for condemnation various ways of helping the enemy.

Presents information on political problems of Palestine and solutions for them. Information that British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin's statement was the immediate cause of a small-scale civil war; Statement that Great Britain made mutually incompatible promises to the Arabs and the Jews, none of which were subsequently carried out; Palestine mandate should be transferred to the United Nations, as an international responsibility and not one of Great Britain alone; Restrictions on the purchase of land by either Jews or Arabs in any part of Palestine should be abolished at once; Steps should be taken under the United Nations mandate to relieve the poverty of both the Jews and the Arabs.

Focuses on the new plans of social security in Great Britain. Reference to the initiation of children's allowances; Information on the three separate schemes of national social insurance; Comparison of the employee fringe benefits in the new plans and earlier government plans; Discussion of whether the plans will be successful.

Focuses on the discussion of some peace by U.S. Governor Thomas E. Dewey in his speech given before the American Newspaper Publishers' Association. Suggestion of Dewey for organizing a structure of peace backed by adequate force to prevent future wars, in cooperation with other nations; Analysis of the failure of World Peace I and of dangers to peace by Dewey; Differences in status of Great Britain, the Soviet Union and China in terms of peace, suggested by Dewey.