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Unfortunately, Japan's experi- ence with world opinion organis- ed under the League has been of a sort to bolster an assump tion that all she needs to fulfil Britain's official welcome
her own sense of destiny is arms. President Roosevelt's Chicago tade in the world. This assump
in Asia and a high-handed atti- speech was enthusiastic to thel degree that it indicated a read- tion probably was strengthened iness to become more enthusias when her present incursion on tic when satisfied that complete the mainland brought no such immediate outery from other harmony in action was as as- sured as harmony in sentiment nations as did the opening of Mr.Neville Chamberlain, in the Manchurian campaign. But fother words, was cautious.
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any good is to come out of the ear near earth for the loud rum- ble of indignation that has de- American declaration, it wil come through common action for veloped from the comparatively a common purpose among the mild first response to her new nations chiefly interested in the aggression. Far East, and, more particularly, to hear the murmur once con- Certainly no nation will fail among the non-involved signa- sultation among the neutral Until it is known, as the result seven of the nine powers gets of the proposed conference, how under way. And if that meet- far the conferees are prepared tong should crystallise world opin- go into support of the policy out-ion in a demand for a peaceful lined so eloquently by Mr. Boose settlement fair to both China velt, it would be
and Japan-a new page' would worse than futile for the British Govern-be written not only in the his ment to talk as though all were tory of the Far East but in that settled. Some of the difficulties of the development of collective security the world over. This that may present themselves are already apparent. It is plain, is not a forlorn hope, but a pre-
sent possibility. for instance, that the division on the American peace front between the isolationists and the Shakespeare Plus Shaw
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one of ing. Philadelphia suggests that Shakespeare's plays. Coming they have a firm grip on the from Mr. Shaw, this may be com Congressmen who are likely to strued as a high tribute: not only be called together for a special does he think the revision of
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ment commits itself to Nine-but he is evidently of opinion Power Treaty decisions. And it that the other four acts are may need a straw vote of a dif-good enough to stand as they ferent type to convince those are.
Congressmen that they do not It is an undertaking that has represent the hearts of their never yet achieved success, and constituents. In the meantime, Mr. Shaw's example cannot be valuable time may be lost. emulated, one feels, with much
Britain, for her part, is ready, chance of distinction, or edifica we are sure, to go all the way tion. Naturally, he himself can with the United States. But do no more, even if he would, neither can budge a step with-than repair a few of the price out the completest confidence in less objects in the English trea- the support of the other, and, sury of literature. Let us hope: with that, the Manchester the remainder will be left undis- Guardian" is not far wrong in turbed.
declaring that the British Gov- It is an axiom that a great ernment will be judged upon the book is of its time. It may have alacrity with which is seeks to a message for all time, but the develop the American initiative. conception of it, and the stuff of For Britam can importantly help which it is fashioned, are, of President Roosevelt to imple-necessity, furnished. ment the promise of his speech, ditioned by the contemp Guarantees of British co-opera-outlook of its epoch. To tion will go a long way towards from a natural texpression guaranteeing Anglo-Americ la pastiche, to replace the bloom co-operation. President Roose of "period" by the fruit velt can much more readily comperience, and to give us a tour- asterpiece is to mand the support he needs to en-de-force for a able him to proceed on the road lose more than can ever be gain-
ed The desires to travel, it is cert