It was a continuous quarrel even in peace times.

But I can find no especial cause of fear now.

Many of the Unions have had such advances of wages that the Government has been severely criticized for giving in.

Just lately a large wing of the Labour Party put forth its war aims which--with relatively unimportant exceptions--coincide with the best declarations made by the Government's own spokesmen.
Of course, no prudent man would venture to make dogmatic predictions.

There have been times when for brief intervals any one would have been tempted to fear that these quarrels might cause an unsatisfactory conclusion of the war.