Only Fundamental Question

James Henry ("Jim") Thomas, one-time errand boy and engine cleaner, last week became the Right Honorable James Henry Thomas, Lord Privy Seal of Great Britain. By his new title the onetime errand boy legally takes precedence over all the dukes of Britain.*

James Henry Thomas's real duties will be to act as a Minister of Employment. To him the Prime Minister gave the mighty task of settling Britain's unemployment, gravest problem in England today.

"If I had been looking for a sinecure or a popular office this...

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