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MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION
THE EUROPEAN
SITUATION
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THE SHADOW OF WAR
This development is the product of two converging trends, the movement set going by the social reforms, of the All attempts to make the Nazi lead- Popular Front, and, after that, the ers realise that their own record of growing danger from without with the treachery and double-dealing has at corresponding preasure of rearmament last provoked a mighty "No" from on the French industrial system.-"The the peoples of Europe have been in
Economist." vain. The organisation of a system of alliances designed to block the way to further imperialist adventures has merely caused the Axis Powers to redouble their preparations to modi-
Things have gone so far that Russia fy their tactics but not their aims.
Hitler and his close advisers wait could no longer check their course by expectantly to hear that events in the a declaration that she will intervene in Far East may even more seriously support of Poland; though if war com- distract Britain's 'attention; wait for 5, her intervention may be decisive. Franco to lead the new Spain into the It seems likely that Stalin thinks ex- Axis fold. As they wait they can clusively of Russia's material interests. the United listen to the young Nazi leaders cla- He cannot forget how mouring for the fight to begin. Nine- States gained prodigious economic ad- vantage by keeping out of the Great teenth Century.”
War to the last,
What Stalin is concerned with is. BRITAIN AIMS AT PEACE the well-being of his country. M. Lit- It has now become a matter of Arst vinov may have been too much of a importance that the rest of the world good European to suit the policy and should know just how får Britain will the purposes of Stalin, who is an go to secure peace. Nothing else will Asiatic, and whose eyes are directed persuade the German people that always to the East."The Fortnight- there is an attractive alternative to ly." the anxious excitements of National Sociallism.
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Nothing else will convince Europe that Mr. Chamberlain will not "ap- pease" Poland or some other country
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BAD LANGUAGE
The fact that a Parliamentary ques-
as he and Lord Runciman "appeased" tion finds its way to the order paper Czecho-Slovakia a year ago. Nothing about the supposed use of bad langu- else will convince the isolationists in age by some non-commissioned officers America that we are not preparing to during instruction in militia units fight solely to keep our Empire intact. seems to suggest that the militiaman -"World Review."
RAILWAY COMPANIES
BID LOW
needs, some special protection from conditions, which hitherto have pro- voked in Parliament no complaints on behalf of Regulars or Territorials. It conduces neither to the contentment
The railway companies made a cheap nor to the self-respect of the militia- gesture in granting the railway work- man that he should be regarded as in ers a 2s. rise in the minimum rate of any different category from his Regu- pay-to. 45s. instead of the 50s. de- far or Territorial fellow. The "bully- manded by the N.U.R. According to bully sergeant" who was at one time the Union's cal- culations, only about 15,000 men out of the 120,000 who are getting less than 50s, will benefit by the ad- vance,
How little the companies have conceded in com- parison with the Union's demands can be seen from
FAIR, EQUITABLE
"The determination of an equit- able Polish frontier -- In Upper Silecia was left to the Council of the League of Nations.and though their award may in some respects be open to criticism, it cannot be denied that a sincere attempt was made to decide the question fair- ly."-G. M. Gathorne-Hardy.
PEACE TERMS
something of a by- word in the Army- has now almost disappeared from the barrack-square and been replaced. by a humaner and more intelligent type of N.C.O. Bar- racks, living condi- tions, the food and the whole tone of army life have all been immensely
the fact that, whereas the 2s. ad- improved and brought into conformity vance will cost about £100,000 a year, with modern standards. What is good the. 50s.. minimum for adults would enough for the Regular nowadays is cost over a million and the total claims good enough for any other class of put forward about seven millions serving soldier, and the militiaman is "Comment."
merely made to feel ridiculous: when the impression is conveyed that he is. a cofter sort of person who must bę napgled with especial care. All he We suggest that the preparations asks is that he shall be given a fair that are being made for the event of field to get on with his job and to war should be used for the defence of complete his training with a minimum. peace. As a first step the British of fuss.-"Daily Telegraph." Government, and; if the British Govi ernment will not, as many leaders of progressive British opinion as can be found; should Issue a manifesto, mak- ing clear why the methods of Nazi Germany are intolerable and what are the conditions of a stable peace Europe:
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SHOCKING
There is reason to believe that Sir
John Reith has already done good work in putting Imperial Airways in a sounder condition, but the fruit of his work will take time to ripen and To wait for catastrophe, relying only it is obvious that much more needs to on great armaments on the one hand be done. The hation is entitled to a and bribes on the other, is to show much fuller explanation of the asuses oneself morally and politically› bank- of the breakdown, and will certainly rupt. Even at this late hour a chal- require assurances that this deplor- lenging proposal, authoritatively made, able situation, is at last being efficient- would alter the atmosphere in Europe, ly dealt with "News Chronicle." -"New Statesman and Nation."
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FRANCE UNDER
DEFENCE
CONGRESS AS A BRAKE
By the beginning of January the spectre of a third Roosevelt term will loom even larger than it does at pre- France is being governed by decree, sent, but in these five months much and, to, an extent, surprising to the may occur both in the United States foreigner, is liking it. Does this and in the outside world. A pronounc- mean that a fundamental change is ed movement towards recovery might taking place in the structure of French. revive the President's popularity. A political life? The answer is both yes further shump might seem to justify him as against the critics who have Politically there is no change, the blocked his policy. A severe crišla tu. great majority of Frenchmen remain international affairs would rally Con- emotionally faithful to the Republic gress and the nation behind him as and its principles. The change is the accepted leader and spokesman of rather one of social environment. the United States.--"
"The Times.”
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