Commonwealth (British Commonwealth of Nations)
"A government," observed the great Burke, "is founded upon compromise and barter." Last week it became evident that Premier Stanley Baldwin also believed in compromise as the basis of government. For several weeks William C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, had vainly attempted to mediate between mine owners and miners in an effort to reach an agreement on wages and avert a threatening general strike (TIME, July 20 et seq.). Mr. Baldwin at length was convinced that it was high time to send his colleague back...
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