An interesting and curious episode in the House of Commons yesterday week, was the subject of considerable comment, the “Jewish Chronicle” reports. There were few members in the House and an unimportant debate on a supplementary Coal Mines Department estimate developed into something of a wrangle on the discovery that the Chairman of the Coal Re-organisation Commission was to get a salary of £7,000 per annum. This, however, was not the reason why members looked in and remarked upon what was evidently an unusual exhibition. For they noticed that Parliament was being led by Jews. All the three parties were under Jewish leadership Mr. Shinwell, Mines Minister, was in charge on the Treasury Bench; Sir Herbert Samuel was leading the Liberals, and Mr. A. M. Samuel was temporarily doing the same for the Conservatives. Such I believe is an unique incident. Colonel Howard-Bury was not present, or he might have asked a question about it.
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