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...chief excitement in the London political forum was an announcement that Premier Bonar Law will take a holiday. Statements concerning Mr. Bonar Law's health have lately been charged with optimism, and the news that he is about to take a month's sea voyage came as a surprise even in Parliamentary circles...
...temporary retirement of the Premier renewed rumors of his impending resignation. People in close touch with him state that he has no intention of permanently retiring from office. Others who, with justifiable scepticism, point out that official denials are almost valueless, say that Mr. Law himself never expected to hold the Premiership for long, and that his state of health renders his position precarious...
...Premier does resign, there seem three candidates for the vacant position: 1) Stanley Baldwin, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who, from the nature of his position, has been more in touch with Bonar Law than any other man in the Cabinet. He has also considerably increased his prestige by his handling of the budget. 2) Lord Derby, the Secretary of State for War. Lord Derby's knowledge of the continent and his known sympathetic understanding of the Ruhr problem would make him a popular candidate. He is also regarded as an excellent politician, having held many important Cabinet posts...
...denial was printed by Le Matin of the reported friction existing between President Millerand and Premier Poincare. M. Poincare, in his speech at Bar-le-Duc, spoke of men who had exchanged the Socialist red flag for the French tricolor. It was suggested that he referred to M. Millerand, who started his political career as an extreme Socialist and has gradually become a Republican...
Upton Sinclair, militant publicist: "I sued Dr. Max Hussarek, former Premier of Austria, for libel because in reviewing one of my books he characterized me as ' a knave.' The Vienna courts have awarded to me a decision of 500,000 crowns-which is equivalent to the usual ' six cents...