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WILL THE PACT BRING PEACE?
essential.
The results? They were under- lined at the two great confer- ences of Co-operation and La- bour, where responsible British. public opinion affirmed its faith and its practical purpose. It is possible for Great Britain, France and Russia, with America and the other States which would rally to constructive leadership, to initiate a new era of prosper- ity for their peoples, and for all. peoples. There would be an end to the doubts and frustrations in Europe aggravated by the deli- berate attempts of reactionary statesmen to isolate Russia, now one of the most powerful econo- British public opinion drives a
mic units, as she is one of the reluctant Government into ac- strongest military units, in the ceptance of the Anglo-Soviet world. There would be removed Pact. Unless Mr. Chamberlain from the German people the age- old fear of encirclement; no "does à Munich" on his own people fear encirclement by na people, betrays their vital inter-tions whose first cares are peace ests, we can hope for the crea-and justice. There would be a tion of an all-powerful peace bloc new beginning to a noble adven- ture the expansion of freedom capable of relieving Europe, tem-and prosperity throughout the porarily, of the threat of aggres-world-for which failure would sion. And wise men are asking: be impossible.
Can the peace bloc, now a]
bastion of defence, become the
basis of permanent settle- Older and Badder ment?
เ
They recall that, in 1914, Great Progress, which is so often as- Britain, France and Russia were sociated with pristine vigour and the head and front of a Grand gative of centenarians. We are youth, is also, it seems, a prero- Alliance against Germany. They already familiar with centenar remember that the Grand Alians who have ridden pillion on liance won the war, but lost the stunt" aeroplanes, and in a hun- motor-cycles, enjoyed flights in
peace.
dred other ways shown that the Powerful parties to the Grand sap of life still springs green at Alliance of 1914-notably Italy a hundred, but it has remained for a Mexican Indian named Al- and Japan—are ranged now with bino Gutierrez to beat the lot by Germany against their former embarking on murder in his allies. The forms of govern-101st year. This belligerent cen- ment of the smaller countries verely at a Mexican battle as tenarian, who was wounded se- within the peace bloc itself have long ago as 1862, has just been been Germanised. Twenty years sentenced to eight years' impri- sonment for shooting a farmer after her defeat
war, Ger
aged forty. He claims that it many has gained almost every- was done in self-defence, but the thing for which she fought, And prosecution proved that this ex- victory has gone to the defeated traordinary old man shot down the farmer, who was unarmed, of 1914-1918 for reasons that are
deliberately. plain to all: the conquerors, ex- ploited victory, not to give Europe the peace of law and the blessing of justice, but to satisfy their greed for gain.
World-wide detestation. may prevent the new peace, from
repeating the errors c old Grand Alliance. The ship of the new Ru
foment
To have lived a blameless life for a hundred years and then to blot his copybook with nothing must surely be a record in world less than cold-blooded murder.
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