The Revolt Against Baldwinism .sx IT is now clear that the election in St. George's , Westminster , will be one of the great decisive battles in British politics .sx Sir Ernest Petter stands as a loyal Conservative who holds that for the good of the party and the country Mr. Baldwin should go .sx Colonel Moore-Brahazon refuses to stand as the official candidate because as a loyal Conservative he cannot fight for Mr. Baldwin and for what Mr. Baldwin's leadership implies .sx Sir Ernest Petter stands up from the same motive which makes Colonel Moore-Brabazan stand down .sx The only issue is - Must Baldwinism go on ?sx The Conservative Party cannot play its part in the rebuilding of the country until this issue is settled .sx No party can do effective work unless a strong majority stands solidly , behind its leader .sx A party that has lost faith in its leader is to all intents and purposes a leaderless party .sx Mr. Baldwin is faced with the plain choice " My country or me .sx " The end cannot be far distant .sx Our City Lights .sx THERE is an audacity in genius that compels admiration .sx Take the case of the inimitable Charlie .sx He comes to London - after ten years " behind the veil " in Hollywood to put over a picture that is technically at least thirty years out of date .sx And does he manage it ?sx Rather .sx But not with any of the ordinary money-spending publicity tricks .sx All he does is to collect all the well-known notoriety seekers who have been pestering him - as they pester every celebrity - from the moment he reached London .sx By dumping them all together in the theatre he achieves the double effect of making them purr like a show of proud pussy-cats and give his film a glamorous - and not too costly - send-off .sx The notoriety seekers had a great laugh - but the biggest laugh was Charlie's .sx He will relish that joke for years .sx Give Them A Chance .sx IT has been decided in Poland that motorists shall be judged for motoring offences by competent motorists .sx There is a great deal to say for this plan .sx Motoring offences are entirely different from the ordinary civil or criminal wrong-doing .sx It would do no harm if some of our magistrates whose comments show that they have not the slightest sympathy with the motor-driver's difficulties were compelled to produce a driving licence before they sat in judgement .sx Mopings .sx " I EXPECT I shall mope my head off .sx " That is what Sir William Soulsby says when he retires at the age of eighty , after half a century of office as secretary of successive Lord Mayors of London .sx Retirement is not a goal at which men or women should aim .sx A great many people spend their busy years looking forward to retirement , and when the time comes they find that with the loss of the interests and responsibilities that sometimes seemed irksome most of their life has gone , too .sx The best antidote to moping is work .sx People would live longer they worked harder and never thought of retiring .sx A Day Of Thrills .sx Yesterdays Cup-tie results will be remembered for years as a freak score sheet .sx Three draws out of four games make a phenomenon that must break the heart of the coupon-filler .sx Southport's loss to Everton by eight goals enhances the admiration for the stand which Exeter , the other little giant-killer , made against Sunderland .sx London , of course , would have liked to see Chelsea win , although there was a sneaking sympathy for the Birmingham team after their fight with influenza .sx Yet Chelsea were nearly beaten .sx A defeat would have been a terrible blow to London pride .sx " Fit For Heroes .sx " FOREIGNERS sometimes say that Englishmen are growing soft .sx London in the space of five minutes yesterday experienced rain , sleet , snow , thunder , lightning , and warm sunshine .sx Foreigners need not worry .sx Nothing can stop a nation that can endure weather like that .sx The Intruders .sx PEOPLE like Mr. Duff Cooper in his St. George's campaign make the pretence of resenting the intrusion of business people into politics , as if politics were a sort of exclusive school like Eton or Harrow .sx Why should politics be regarded as a close preserve for the politicians ?sx The bread and butter of every man in the country to-day depend on sound political policies strenuously pursued by the best men that can be found for the task .sx Sir Ernest Petter , who is a great manufacturer , is the sort of man who has earned the right to shape the politics of the country .sx While the politicians have been doing little more than create unemployment , Sir Ernest Petter has been helping the country to keep on its feet by creating work and building up the large manufacturing plant associated with his name .sx Mr. Duff Cooper enjoys the most vigorous and violent support of a large number of newspapers .sx He welcomes it .sx When he is faced with opposition from a much smaller number of newspapers he squeals .sx Apparently he regards Lord Beaverbrook as an intruder in politics .sx But in fact Lord Beaverbrook stood for the House of Commons , won a seat from the enemy - and it was not a safe seat - sat for many years in the House of Commons , became parliamentary private secretary to Bonar Law as leader of the Conservative Party , Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster , Minister of Information , and member of the Imperial War Cabinet .sx Mr. Duff Cooper , by contrast , remains the politician , with precious little experience outside politics .sx That is not the type of man that is going to lead the country into better paths to-morrow than it finds itself in to-day .sx Spain Beats Us .sx Spain now enjoys a magnificent telephone service .sx How has it been done ?sx Simply by anticipating demand .sx The cables are laid , the connections are offered , and at once the public respond by using the service .sx Here we have a bad telephone service .sx Why ?sx Because we wait until the demand comes .sx The Treasury will not sanction expenditure on the telephone service until there is absolute proof that the demand exists , whereas the demand is latent all the time and only waiting to be tapped .sx Now Is The Time .sx THE PRINCE OF WALES , in opening the Buenos Aires Exhibition , has led the way .sx Now is the time for British traders to push into South America as energetically as they can .sx The Prince cannot do everything .sx He can only be the spear-head of the movement .sx It is for the business man to press on after him now and quickly , before the impetus is lost .sx There is a great market in South America which we lost to the United States during the war .sx It can be recovered , and now is the time .sx Jilted Women .sx MR JUSTICE McCARDNE'S view is that the breach of promise case is an indignity to womanhood .sx Most people will agree with him .sx It is far better to scrap an engagement which looks like ending in a marriage disaster , and an impression of vindictiveness left behind if woman demands damages for being saved from such fate .sx You rarely hear of men bringing an action for breach of promise .sx The whole procedure is a relic of the times when women had nothing to look for in life except marriage and when a delay in marrying meant the ruin of their chances in life .sx That old idea is to-day quite absurd .sx Cranks .sx THE news that a quarter of a million tons of literature is printed ready to be distributed by the crank societies explains in large measure why we are ruled by the cranks .sx They are energetic and active , while those on whom they finally impose their restrictions are sunk in lethargy .sx All the restrictions which madden the country to-day have been carried not by the will of the majority but by the energy of that small minority which recognises only one business in life - that of minding other people's business .sx It is to be feared that the cranks will always win because the majority of people do not trouble to stop them in time .sx Foch .sx Lesson In Friendship .sx FOCH , in his newly published book of memoirs , is quite unfair to the British Army .sx Either he ignores the British services altogether or he picks out the British troops for mention at moments when French troops were coming to their aid .sx We could not expect anything else .sx Foch always felt that way about the British Army , and never concealed it .sx That was part of his strength with the French .sx His extreme nationalism carried him successfully along with his own people :sx We praised him .sx We loaded him with honours and decorations .sx Yet all the time part of his position depended on hostility to us .sx There is another reason why we should expect such treatment from Foch .sx It is the sort of treatment we always have received on the Continent .sx Gratitude there is none .sx As soon as the services are rendered they are forgotten .sx We remit enormous portions of our debts , and we are reviled for taking payment of the small fraction that we ask .sx The lesson ?sx It is simple .sx It should be the aim of our policy to turn our backs on Europe , and to avoid international commitments which bring us no credit however hard we work .sx We have strong friends in our own kith and kin across the seas .sx They understand us ; they are animated by the same ideals , and it is a far better policy to work with them in building the new era .sx Let us turn our faces from Europe to the Empire .sx The Old Firms 'Bust .sx ' The three old political parties are hard up for funds :sx Why ?sx Because their stock is low and they have nothing to sell .sx A party can only flourish so long as its supporters believe in its ideas , and are ready to pay to see them put in practice .sx The three parties are bankrupt in money because they are bankrupt in ideas .sx What Is Success ?sx A NUMBER of famous men tell us in adjoining columns how at the end of their life they would judge whether they had been successes or failures .sx While we live , fame , riches , and power seem too often the great things of life , but when the day comes and neither fame , riches , nor power can help us , what is the fundamental test of our worth ?sx It is .sx ( 1 ) Have we left our little world a little better than we found it ; and ( 2 ) Have we been loved so well by these who knew us that we shall be missed ?sx The Next Tests .sx AFTER last year's Test matches the " Sunday Exress " said that it was no use blaming the players .sx What was wrong was the committee .sx The same criticism is true of the South Africa Tests .sx To-morrow the rulers of cricket meet at Lord's to appoint three selectors who will choose the next Test teams .sx We must not have the same selectors again .sx Moreover , what is equally important , we must not have the same kind of selectors again .sx We want selectors who will give a rest to the men who are struggling along in their last years of first-class cricket and give a chance to the young Bradmans of England .sx We want to see the same thing happen to the M.C.C. as is happening to politics - " Safety First " put out at the back door and " Enterprise " let in at the front .sx Why " Old " ?sx Now is the time to buy Old Masters , it is said , because a number of forced sales of heirlooms are in progress .sx Why worry about that ?sx You will do more good to the world by buying a virile Young Master than merely adding to the fame of a dead Old Master .sx A Great Feat .sx R. M. TISDALL , by winning the four events for which he entered in the inter-'Varsity sports meeting yesterday , has set up a record which should stand for a very long time .sx He has definitely established himself as the best all-round athlete in the world .sx Cambridge , which has had to suffer a good deal of adverse criticism in recent weeks , can well be proud of such a fine son .sx