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TOWARDS

APPEASEMENT

peoples, less happy, may reason- ably make. Peace is possible by no other path. That it may not be possible by this path must not deter the wealthier Powers from the attempt. As the chief guar- dians of Western civilisation, their duty is clear.

arma-

The problem becomes increas ingly urgent because of the ap- palling rise in expenditure upon armaments. In every industrial- ised country today the ment industry is the chief means of combatting unemployment. If Britain cannot maintain the cur rent armament race, then no na- tion can,

and, with all its re- sources, even the British Empire could not arm indefinitely at the present pace. Never before, ex- have the na-

Taking the broadest possible cept in war-time. view of the negotiations for an tions 80 concentrated their of Anglo-American trade agreement energies upon manufacture

-the need for which is no longer weapons and munitions for war. in dispute on either side of the For the moment, the effect on- Atlantic-we may say that just ables the leaders of a dozen Ad- the United States cannot ministrations to justify crippling upon their peoples. maintain the purpose of the taxation Hawley-Smoot tariff, so also Bri- Armament building, both soothes tish Empire countries must be-popular fears of unpreparedness vise the Ottawa agreements.against attack, and absorba, The condition of the world as it directly and indirectly, vast num- has developed in the interval bers of working men and women diminished activities since 1980-32, both within the whom the two great English-speaking com- of peaceful trading could not monwealths and outside them, is employ. A sudden cessation of every warning sufficient that, if Britain armament production în and the United States mean to country might, of itself, produce But since assert their undoubted influences revolution and war.

armament building for peace and reconciliation, the the fever RET more selfish aspects of these must stop at some time policies must be changed. That before or after a war of unspeak- international peace must hence-lable savagery-how is a gradual forth be sought actively, through change-over to other activity to material contribution even be brought about without a sacrifice by those Powers whose breaking-down of international This is the duty is still to add example to trade barriers? precept and exhortation, is now urgent problem driving respon- the sible statesmen förward in nego- past argument. Behind

freedom in scenes in London and Washing-tiations for a new ton there has been much patient economic intercourse. From the preparation, ever since the failure reception accorded them will be of the World Economic Confer- judged the sincerity of those ex- ence, for the negotiations now so pressions, familiar on all political to the soon to open. Nor are they a platforms, of devotion solitary evidence of the incentive cause of world peace. behind them. We have seen the efforts to broaden out

"sterling group” · of

either

the Il Duce On Democracy countries.

the sterling-dollar-frane arrange-Premier Mussolini has found a That is, he ment for support of basic cur-flaw in democracy. rencies, the movement among has discovered a specific flaw as the "Oslo Conference" States for distinguished from that general

trade a regional freeing of

flaw which in Il Duce's opinion is shackles, and the valiant work of democracy itself. Reports say M. van Zeeland, former Premier that this flaw has become obvious of Belgium, to reconstruct from to the Italian dictator through new foundations the stage on the objection of the American which the last World Economic Administration to the Ludlow Conference broke down.

proposal. The Ludlow - proposal

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Those who regard Anglo-was that the United States Con- American trade negotiations as stitution should be amended to aiming at merely an Anglo-provide for a popular referendum American stand for defence of a before declaration of war, except political status quo, must be held in case of invasion.

to view them too narrowly. Premier Mussolini appears to While it is true that self-interest believe that unless the people is, and must be a common incen- themselves are allowed to express such a tive in each party, it is also true their opinions through

the that the agreement is directed by referendum, democracy in

effort to abolish United States is faulty. a more. liberal the division of the world into Americans can be found, of "have-nots.' To course, who believe the Barne "haves" and " freiterate the essential truth, Bri-thing. But not in the same way. tain, the United States, and They would point out to the France are privileged Powers, Italian dictator that in the United and theirs is consequently the States people who disagree with prime obligation to offer to tag the Government are allowed to grieved nations a fair economic say so, and are permitted-have opportunity. With that must go the constitutional right— to use the obligation to instruct their all the persuasion they can own peoples in the need for res-muster to make their views pre- ponse from them, too. If the vail against those of the Admin- democracies are to present them-istration.

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selves as worthy, in their prin- Americans are under no faulty ciples or in their possessions be impression that Il Duce favours fore the nations now: ranging such methods as a Ludlow pro- themselves against them, they posal would inaugurate. They must show that what they insist are quite certain that such a in Italy upon as essential to life, liberty, proposal would never and the pursuit of happiness for have been allowed to acquire the their own

citizens is not to be stature of a bill to be seriously denied as a demand which other discussed by lawmakera.