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[British Empire. It is a great, an unparalleled experiment, pre- senting to the outsider insoluble anomalies, and incapable of logi- cal defence against the criticism of the constitutional theorists. But it has, the supreme virtue of being a living organism, a natural growth. It lives and breathes and has its being, as much 20 the giraffe of which the man who saw it for the first time said, “I don't believe it." It survives as a vigorous entity more by virtue of the spontaneous, instinctive ties of race and tradition than by material influences and its strength is founded in its infinite capacity for adaptation to time and circumstance. The comment has already come from Mr. Sav- age, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, "I think Britain will find, when it comes to the pinch, that MIRROR OF OPINION no one will be missing as far as the Dominions are concerned." A belief still too widely held is That dictum surely leaves noth- that only one party to a bargaining more to be said. “Daily Télé- can be the gainer: if one, profits, graph."
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state of relative unpreparedness International trade is not so revealed both in Britain and Magdaleine Leauffer, simple as barter between in- France at the eleventh hour of a A. Kitáindividuals. Questions of labour supreme crisis was wholly deplor- standards, national defence, sub able. As a weakness in the vital sidies and many other practices safeguards for peace with con based on legitimate self-interest tinued security, just influence and must complicate any comprehen- common respect, that exposure of sive discussion of the subject. deficiencies, particularly in res- Friedman. Yet these questions are difficult pect of air-power and air defence, Kitain. of solution in many cases. not was a discredit to the Govern- simply because nations disagreements of the democracies, and to Ania Dorfmann about them-indeed nations are their party-systems. These things more likely to agree "in princi-are a standing danger to the in- ple" on all the answers--but be-terests and position of their peo cause of the suspicion that if the ples. Mr. J. L. Garvin, in "The other fellow is willing to enter a Observer." bargain with us he must be able The announcement by Mr. L. J. to see an advantage which we do Cadbury, managing director of not see, and that; therefore the Cadbury Bros., that that well- bargain will be at our expense. known firm had decided to in- Nations trade for the same rea-augurate a scheme of children's son that individuals do: each bar- allowances, comes at a time when gain consummated to encourage interest is focused on the sub- proper trade relations benefits all ject from many angles. Public concerned. It is on a recognition concern with nutrition, particu of this fundamental that Paul larly of children, has been great- Van Zeeland, former Premier of ly increased as the realisation Belgium and author of the fam-has grown that) a part" at least ous "Van Zeeland report," bases of the nation's bill of £300,000,000 his plea for concerted efforts to for ill-health would be saved: if reopen trade channels wherever all parents could afford to pro-
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ordinary wages every employee: Economic solutions in general, with more than two children will and this is as true in private receive a uniform allowance of business as in general economic five shillings a week for each ad- accord, are good only when good,ditional child under eighteen who not for one of the parties, but for has not yet left school. This will fall of the parties concerned. alleviate the strain on the work- This is a fact, which should be er's income at a time when many kept constantly before the eyes families find difficulty in making of the world. Dr. Van Zeeland's both ends meet.Spectator.":
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senting ́ ́ ́his hopes for“ appease- Contrary to what many be- ment through economic co-opera- lieve, I found opinion in the tion will leave in the United United States deeply interested in States a favourable impression world events and in particular in which will do much to keep alive Europe and the Far East. Ameri- a friendly attitude toward the cans are well informed on these cause for which he stands. matters and the comments of
Mr Malcolm MacDonald's con- their principal newspapers are sidered conclusion from these re forceful and shrewd. I cannot flections was, that I have been help feeling that it would be all amazed at the capacity, indeed at to the good if their judgments- the instinct, of the Dominions were more widely reproduced." and this country to get together It is surely most important in time of crisis and to work to that we should have the fullest gether t
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