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ship to Genévk, which was ac- corded genuine loyalty as well as lip-service. In Manchuria, Abys sinta, Spain, and China, however, collective security falled to find enforcement against aggression. In consequences, the nations turned from Geneva; the Great Powers towards rearmament and bilateral pacts, the smaller to- wards neutrality.

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was followed by the withdrawal of Japan, Germany, and Italy from Geneva, it became increas- ingly difficult, if not quite im- practicable, for the League originally conceived as a univer- sal body to perform the politi- cal functions accorded to it. The

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"Haves", used to restrain the "Have-nots." The consequent re- volt of the dissatisfed and dyna- mic nations disclosed, morever, that the League, in the first flush of peace time idealism, had

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In recent days of high tension, en conceived too ambitiously. when half of Europe was stand- The League has broken down, to ing at arms ready if the worst a large extent, simply because it came to the worst, the lack of was expected to do too much; and not until too late did its mem- interest in the activities of the bers fully grasp the meaning of League of Nations was a signi- their obligations, After their in- ficant measure of the extent to effectual application against Italy, compulsory sanctions; for exam- which the League has suffered ple, have become inacceptable to eclipse. The Council and Assem- most members of the League, and bly met in an atmosphere of the trend towards optional sane- tions or neutrality has been al- acute anxiety, but Europe was ready exemplified by the attitude looking for a solution of the both of Switzerland and the Scan- Czech crisis, not to Geneva, but dinavian group.

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Nuremberg and Prague. Reform of the League, even if Throughout the German-Czech it produces a more limited or- dispute the League machinery ganisation, is a clear necessity to day, for the conditions of Europe has been completely disregarded, reveal how sorely the League's and the fact conveys, only too ideals are wanted. Now surely is

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ideals, but to redouble efforts for importance. That their realisation The League, as assumption not without good Lord Curzon said at the Council's foundation; for at the moment first session, is the expression of there is little or no place in the a universal desire for a saner method of regulating the affairs European Donnybrook for the of mankind." If the League's League and

those principles of machinery has sometimes failed international co-operation, based in some directions, it also has on reason, law, and goodwill, of worked most successfully in others. It has, for example, a which it was the universal sym- long and inspiring record of valu- bol and the practical instrument. able work in non-political activi- M. Avenol may claim that the pre-ties, in improving the health, WHIRLASHDA MASAF social conditions, and co-operation sent League meeting was vital,

of the world's peoples. It has and it was highly interesting in settled political disputes which, view of the action taken on the if not so resolved, might ・ have Its Sino-Japanese issue, but the led to grave consequences.

principles still stand as an in- thrusting of the League into the destructible Inspiration for a bet- background is an inevitable xeter world order To their sup cognition of the grim fact that port British Governments have "Force rules th

World

Europe, after much diplomat beating about the bush now ad mits that it jễ governed by pov er politics alone, and that it

repeatedly - pledged themselves, and both Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Halifax have affirmed, ・ on several recent occasions, their faith in both those ideals and the ville of a reconstituted League. Many indications, including the

back in the disruptive conditions official representation for the first

of 1914. This

European politic

ingly rapid for

ago the matters

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the world looked for

the United States at the table, provide hope for that the League (and

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