Taste for vegetarians

Baldwin at Himley Hall, and the broadcast plus the statement which he gave later the same evening, makes it perfectly clear that there is every intention to secure continuity of policy under the reconstructed Government. This is not surprising, but at the same time it is most reassuring.

“There is no desire in the country to see a change of policy at the present time. The Government has the confidence of the electors and will continue to hold it in the future. The new

Premier showed that he is fully aware of the difficulties ahead.

“He realises, as those who are at the nerve centre of the country’s administration cannot fail to realise, the gravity of the unemployment problem. The decreases in the number of workless have been most creditable, but Mr Baldwin has rightly vowed that this problem shall be tackled with renewed efforts and renewed intention.

“Since 1931, a remarkable change has been wrought in England, and there is the danger that in the comparative security of 1935, people may be prone to forget the dismal outlook which faced them four years ago.

“If the same policy is pursued during the remainder of this Parliament’s lifetime, and afterwards, there should be no return to the state in which the country found itself in that critical year.

“During the last four years the Government has piloted a safe course

through uncharted seas. It would have been suicidal to have had a change of pilot now. Mr Baldwin and his colleagues have the confidence of the country and no administration formed on mere party principles would enjoy that privilege this time.

“It is not known if Mr Baldwin or his wife or any of those gathering at Himley Hall partook of the ox roast, or if Mr Baldwin responded to the letter sent by the London Vegetarian Society.”