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FRIDAY, AUG. 3, 1934.

THE EUROPEAN OUTLOOK

. However sober an outlook is taken of the position in Europe, the conclusion is difficult to resist that, unless serious efforts are made to resist present ten- dencies, developments may easily occur leading to a major catas- trophe.. It is not so much a case of nations desiring war for war's sake ns. pf the lickition of the will to peace. Suspicion, dis- trust and fear are widely preval- ent, and the danger is that, with so many circumstances capable of flaring up into real trouble. affairs may be permitted to drift towards a situation from which there can be no alternative but wer. At no time within the past twenty years has there

·been greater need for real states- manship to save mankind from the folly of another Armageddon.

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY AUGUST

1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY A NEW LEAGUE The Very Idea!

WAR RUMOURS.

COVENANT

By JAMES T. SHOTWELL

World aneasiness being as acuto as it is, cries of alarm and consu tional predictions are an inevitable outflow. A widespread feeling of crisla Is manifest everywhere- which the declarations of respon- sible statesmen do nothing to allay. In these circumstances, TOW many times we have beon | goes without saying: Germany's reader writes, complaining of the told during the last ten years return to the League, depends on emphasis placed upon "morbid

would regard as equal terms. nowa," adding: "From much more that Europe was about to burnt whether I can return on what it relied upon sources than into flames, that there was no Soviet Rusain, too, Is Boriously to be those from which your sensational other possible alternative but war considering joining the League, rumours are derived, I understand to settle the issues between Gor but apparently, like Germany and that war is most unlikely as all

the Powers (that count) desire many and Poland, or those which the United States, it would make of the this act contingent upon Covenant revision. Even in Japan the same Peace. In any case why scare the kept alive the unmities

Balkan countrical kind of discussion la going on. Better for Danubian or Hongkong

cheerful for a So convincingly have these pro-It is time to take stock

of the

It

publisk during the phecies been advanced that it is movemont na a whole.

PEACE MACHINERY

WHAT WEALTHI CAN DO By the Earl of Eddie Kelly. MR. Kelly was Instructed to.

write something about the weather for 10-day's "Very Idea." He proteala, however, that there In no humour In this kind of weather.

But Mr. Kelly is not feeling humorous this week. Last month, a rich Uncle, in whom Mr. Kelly hnd placed great faith, died and cut him off with the proverbial shilling. What is annoying Mr. Kelly in the fact that bo added a sixpence to the shiling, to convert it into a dollar, and' has now discovered that the dol. lar is a dud.

Now read on.

W

and

name

Wo

TE were reading in the. change,

paper this morning that present Inclement weather."

The most outspoken have been the biggest slices of London's only be necessary to only after a long stretch of yeara should atress that it is the business of a that their fallacies become appar- the Italian Fascists. Their sug- newspaper, to feature the high-potent, and by that time so many other gestions for Covenant revision most valuable property are news that

comes to hand, whether things have happened that one have been obviously directed to divided between dukes, earls, it be depressing or otherwise; it tends to forget how much one has ward securing for the great powers lords, and Lord knows what

a larger place in the determination can hardly bo expected to convey. been deluded.

Most of them received their of Lengua policy. The reaction Impressions of a falso accurity, or

heritages At the present time the enemies against this on the part of the property.. 08 manufacture brightness even for the sake of publishing "something of the Longue of Nations are pro- smaller powers was definitely set legacies.

Strangely enough, our cheerful during a period of incle-phesying its elimination from in-forth by the Government of the ment weather.

ternational affairs, basing their Netherlands in a memorandum to wasn't mentioned in the paper, but forecast on the withdrawal of the Lengue seeking to forestall it's so long ago now since

thle wore in England that United Pross discussion tending in Japan and Germany and the ab sonce of tho United States and direction. This balancing of and Reuter, have probably for- It would give us infinitely more Russia. This leaves 1t, in their great and small powers is one of gotten us,

Most of our legacies have pleasure to announce that all opinion, as an empty shell which the most difficult of questions in nations had subscribed whole-most in the not distant future bo International organisation. It de brought nothing but bother to us, heartedly to the principle of col-discarded by all practical-minded layed for many years the creation and of the large number we have lective responsiblity for peace-sintesmen. Recent events, how of the World Court. The com- received, we think the one from which method, finally, offers the ever, show that this conclualon is promise worked out in the League our grandfather, the old Earl, was eole guarantee of an established based upon a superficial view of between Council and Assembly the most trying..

When the Earl tho was a great advance on anything

was found peace-than to publish hints of international relations

in the past, but for a dynamic hanging from a nail in the ban- a threatened breach. Unhappily, world to-day and that it is not so the international picture to-day easy to return to the old, danger-statesman, like Mussolini it still queting hall, little did the sorrow- contains scarcely one really bright ous anarchy of the aineteenth leavor too many checks to action Ing villagers think that the new spot. Nations that at one time century state system as the reac- in the hands of those not im- master would be young Eddie, the

interested. It would well-known philanthropist, partially subscribed to the collectionary observer seems to think. mediately

not bon reform, however, to has done so much. to help the ignore the international demo-struggling Hongkong and Shang- more serious than Great Britain's midst of a great crisis; there can cracy represented by the smaller hul Hotels Ltd. in the past few decision to place added reliance be no doubt of that. It has failed powers, or invite the return of any-years. upon an enlarged air force. Yet in a major teat of Its ability to thing resembling a Holy Alliance. Britain's self-defence activities preserve international peace in As for American policy, while fully cannot fairly be criticised. They Manchuria-and in some lesser appreciating the need for efficiency, meun that events have compelled tests as well-in South America. It would be a singular denial of the abandonment of hope for dis- If it is to be thought of only as whole trend of our history to align armament and stability in Europe. the polleeman of nations, it is ourselves with the great powers The world's pence mechanism clear that, to put it mildly, there against the small, or to contribute seems to have run down. Hence are definite limite to its capacity, to a return of the old balance of Britain's determination to fashion Moreover, the universal growth in power

in

tive doctrine are withdrawing. The League of Nations is in the

No change in world balance is

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an independent machine. The armaments is a further sign of lis

The way out is not to take sides fact has significance for more than inability to function as an organ

but to come at the problem of the re-armament of any other that maintains peace by the threat in the issue which Mussolini raises, nation. Britain has for years of power Internationally organ- bech the outstanding faithful ised and internationally directed. world organisation by a recasting operator of

of the staluished pence If this kind of police action were of the machinery of the League Bo it that the Lengue was organised as to make more effective still the last. The last before what? to perform, it most likely would be rent contribution which it has discarded in the way in which its made to diplomacy through the PUBLIC OPINION.

critics have expected. Fortunate systematic practice of the confer ly, however, the League of Nations ence method.

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Efforts are being made in zome. conscientiously believes that war political debate in. Europe. In inational et But history shows

quarters to lay the major blame for the present conditions on Britain. It is declared that by permitting the impression to gain currency on the Continent that she intends taking refuge in a policy of isolation, rather than enter into any fresh guar- antees, Britain has encouraged. Germany to believe that she can go to the limit in re-armament, without any likelihood of inter- ference, and that, for the same reasons, France, more and more convinced that she may be left to face an aggressive neighbour alone, is bent on strengthening her own forces. and reinforcing a ring of alliances about Ger- many. Those who argue thus date Britain's isolationist policy from the time of the Manchurian crisis, and assert that if a firm stand had then been taken, the ́eventual outcome - would have been to head off another Euro- pean war. The charge is not too convincing and is somewhat lacking in logical basis. Sir John Simon has been especially singled out by the critics for lack of wise direction of Brit- ain's foreign policy, but, as Mr. Wickham Steed, former editor of the Times, has pointed out, the blame, if any, cannot be wholly laid at the door of the Foreign Secretary; the whole Cabinet is responsible for the conduct of foreign affairs. Without a doubt, the Govern ment rightly assesses the stato

who

People who live in Kowloon and other commoners cannot understand the difficulties, of

mannging big estate. We were changing the water in the mont one morning when one of the villagers apprnached and, pulling a piece out of his fetlock, Haid. "I be beggin' perdon, zur, but. inds of village do. be sayin' that empty bucket to lend, zur?" chapel be on fire. Have you get. "No, varlet," wo said sadly, have is full of we have no empty bucket. The

dirty water." only bucket we

That do be... too bad," be replied.

Just then the under-gardener's secretary came rushing up to us. "Sire!" he pouted, "about two hundred of your polo ponies have. broken out of the stablaa and have already smashed about three neren of greenhouses."

We just give you these two to show you what instances worries wealth can bring.

Under the conditions of the old

was

The answer to the question is is much more than this-go much International conference 1s In the lap of the gods, but it would more. indeed, that sober judgment device which has been much ridicul be foolish to blind ourselves to the calls for reform to strengthen ited in certain quartors in the facts and optimistically carry on instead of discarding it as an out-American press. Will Rogers does

not bellave in it! But as though all wore right with the worn instrument.

then he world. The strong pressure of

writes as though he did not be lieve in representative government public opinion towards peace may,

Just how this can be done will either. Thoughtless people, dis- of course, prove of primary im portance and stay the hands of be a subject of growing interest couraged by folly in high places, those who are prepared for the the coming months. Already sometimes talk as though the prin- Earl's will, we were compelled to "next conflict." There is a very the question of Covenant revision ciple of representation in govern-marry Lady Diann Montgomery

Cholmondeley influential school of thought which has become a live subject of ment should be discarded from both Pomery

(pro- and International nounced MiT).

We didn't mind this. The Lady“ is a curse to humanity. Were it France there is a widespread, orga

organisations. well organised we could breathe movement to recast the obligations that the alternative, which is Diana was the toast of the metro- more freely but there is of peace, enforcement so that trresponsible leadership, is only polls, probably because she

no justification for confidente yet; nations like the United States may good for crises. Most of the busi-better bred. But one day while End, what is more. the toning join the League without becoming neas of nations, both in domestic we were olling the drawbridge.

would Involved down of alarming news

in alrictly European and foreign affairs, le the quiet, she came bowling up to the castle opinion towards direct resistance division of opinion as to how far interests under normal, peace-time Hurling the bag, at our feet, she to war. On the contrary, only by Great Britain can take on duties conditions, which do not or need said: "Take back your diamonds!" We were so surprised that our keeping a war threat-when it under the Covenant which the not create crises at all. Most of exists-constantly before the pub Dominions might be unwilling to these things take care of them- coronet fell off and rolled down lic eye can the enemies of mill-share; but British opinion is selves, without the action of the drive.

"What's biting you?" we said. tarism marshal their full strength, practically unanimous in thinking government, and this should con-

that the Covenant should be cut tinue to be the case, both nation with old-fashioned cou

Waving the phaeton passionate- loose from the peace treatles in ally and internationally. Never- SELF-ASSERTIVE FACTS

order to make sure of Germany's theless, the chief. business. ofly at us, she replied: "I will not All return to the League. That Ger- government, apart from the main-be a bird in a gilded cage.

that I want is LOVE! Do you get many shares this point of view (Continued on Page 5),

that? Love, and big slabs of it."

We summoned a handful of inckeys who happened to be loafing around and said: "Tɔsa this woman of the premises.”

That was the last we saw of her, We were pretty good at riding at hounds, too, seldom was there a hunt when we didn't bag at least three hounds.

certainly not help to muster public Зивися. In England there is more or less obscure, pursuit of in her phaeton with a flour bag.

The facts of the world political situation aro self-assertive. A peacefully-minded world surely cannot be associated with a United States, claiming to be the most realistic peace-loving nation in the world, building scores of warships, hundreds of war planes, calling for thousands of new troops and sailors, and crying.

every week or so in the Patama Canal. Again, no living publicist is of higher repute than Mr. Wickham Steed. On the strengh of docu- menta obtained from Germanz, which he believes as gonuine as terrible, he has just iblished an article astounding in its content: concerning aceret Gjeman plans for aerial warfaro. Conditions in London and Paris art specifically examined "with a vies to chemical or bacteriological fection" in reports to the Germa; War Office," The genuineness of the documenta will, of course, be Jenied. But Mr. Wickham Steed forces civilisa- tion to look horror in the faco.

thing which will prefent.another of public feeling in setting its upheaval is a world fence orga fuce against fresh commitments isation so strong that the would- on the Continent, but it is pre- cisely on this point that its critics abroad necuse it of follow. ing a policy of drift, or a dis- position to take the line of least resistance. As against this charge, must be placed the zuntiring efforts of the Govern- ment to bring about a practical schema of disarmament, fallure to achieve which certainly can-. not be laid at Britain's door. When the facts are faced, it must be conceded that the only

be aggressor will beheld in check for the simple reasof that he will know that he cannit win. But no such organisation is possible whilst there are ledling nationa standing aloof. The tragedy of the situation is that whilst the means. to presory perice are apparent, the diferences opinion as between the nationa are so neute ns to frustrate, the alms of those who wish to sea harmony and conced the ostab- lished rule.

1

of

ertainly, I'm dressed better than any woman hora, but this.

crowd is so stupid they don't even kic

courtesy.

and

Well, anyhow after this our solicitors. Promly, Jackson, Meed. Promily, Jackson, Meed, Meed and Mead, wrote to us enying that the terms of the will were not being fulilled, and what about it?

We were trout fishing" nt the time, using a dry fly, one of those files you drink with when there's no one around. We said to the servant who was holding the rod for us, "Tell the man who is winding the line in to tell the man who is taking the trout off the hook that we have finished fishing,” The word was passed down the line, and we wended our way back: to the castle...

Wo had one last look at the portraits of those long-forgotten Kellys, cast a wistful glance over the castle, to, the great astonish ment of the butler, who was unaware that we won the inter-.. Varsity glance-casting champion- ship with a cast of 285 foot 11 Inchos, and loft, the scene, never to; returning Ma That, Jadies and

nd gentlemen, is oux, story,

sticking to

rotain our title as the

thirteenth Earl, but we'd profer:

that you just call us Eddio.

Or If you'ro waking, call Early.