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a return to pre-League diplomacy, and also as a move toward conci- liation with Germany. The old diplomacy was based primarily on keeping power balanced on the Continent. Conciliation therefore..
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policy for Germany, he maintain- ed, is expansion in Europe.
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This, if successfully carried out, would give to Germany dominating influence on the Con- tinent. For centuries Britain has opposed any nation attaining, or long maintaining at ease, such an influence.
Her method of doing this has been to see that, as far as possi- ble, the principal nations on the Continent have remained roughly equal in power. Whenever any. European nation has looked like obtaining dominance on the Con- tinent Britain has invariably en- tered into war against it. She
Hong Kong, Monday, April 18, 1938. fought Spain for this reason in
the sixteenth century, France in the seventeenth and eighteenth, and again in the nineteenth, and Germany in the twentieth.
BRITAIN, ITALY
When France soared into au- AND GERMANY
thority after the war, Britain's The published text of the friendship even for her war ally distinctly cooled. The next step, Anglo-Italian Agreement con- tains nothing that had not long therefore, would appear to be a ago been "intelligently anticipat- British approach to Germany, to ed" and the most interesting de-find a solution of the Continental velopment in connection with problem which will avoid German Saturday's signature was the co- pursuance of the policies of "Mein ordinated declamation in the Ita-Kampf," and the "necessity for Britain to go into the opposing lian press that nothing in Anglo- Italian understanding was to be camp against her. Perhaps, the "Daily Mail" prediction of a new interpreted as impinging in any way upon the strength of the Western Four-Power Pact will The British prove to be not far astray. Now Berlin-Rome axis.
Britain appears, willy-nily, com- Government will take this insis-mitted to the Chamberlain policy, tence with complete calmness, that would appear to offer the partly because there is nothing
else to do and partly because Mr. best guarantee of peace. Chamberlain must be credited
with pursuing a long range policy,
whether it is agreeable in all its
immediate implications or not. Seats Of The Mighty
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Close observers cannot see any
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warrant for Mr. Chamberlain's Mr. C. B. Cochran's retirement tactics unless this does represent as manager of the Albert Hall a true construction of the situa- has brought a full crop of anec- tion, and, for that reason, they dotes, especially in connection naturally see the conclusion of with the hall's hereditary-seat- the Anglo-Italian Pact with its holders. When the "Hall of Arts exceedingly wide coverage as and Sciences" was designed in the throwing a revealing light upon late sixties, public subscriptions the possible course of policies in were invited towards the estimat- Europe. Hitherto, Great Britain ed cost of £200,000. Subscribers has rested herself upon three who put down £1,000 were given main points: naval supremacy in a ten-seat box on the grand tier European waters, protection of for a lease of 999 years, while the Empire, and the balance of those who invested £500 received power. It seems clear that, while a five-seat box on the second tier, ready to take all steps necessary and subscribers of £100 a stall in to preserve the true integrity of the arena for the same period. the Commonwealth, Britain Since the hall was opened a prepared to view imperial ques- good many of these hereditary tions with a very liberal gaze seats have been sold outright to Her anxiety about naval sprem-syndicates. Others have realised acy, too, is less than it used to be. big prices when auctioned after To-day, the Anglo-German naval the death of their previous own treaty indicates that the stronger. But there are still about 400 est continental power does not in-people who retain the seating pri- tend to rival Britain on the sea. vilege, which has been handed What, then, is the contempor-down through their families. Be- ary British attitude toward the tween them they own 1,341 seats third item in the traditional Eng-out of the hall's seating accom- lish policy? Will England loosen modation for 10,000. They are up also on the question of the entitled to use their seats free of balance of power? Mr. Chamber-charge at any event which may lain's new policy has been read as be staged there.
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