A commission of professors, doctors and others, all belonging to neutral countries, has established itself with the object of finding out the causes of the Great War, and has already held one sitting at Christiania. There seems to be a genuine desire on the part of the commission to keep itself as unbiassed as possible, for it is noteworthy that no Danish members are permitted, this on account of the fact that Denmark is liable to be prejudiced through having gain-Slesvig out of the war. So without the help of any Danish member the commission has set itself the task of getting all the information it can, and will issue a' pronouncement on the great subject. Even when the Commission has arrived at a finding one half of the world, at least, will not thank the members for it. Their must fetch a certain rent or prove! Jabour, likewise, will probably Be considered even more ihan ordinarily in vain, for, if we remember aright, Mr. H. G, Wells has told the world that Disraeli, when be got together with Bismarck at the Congress of Berlin, somehow started the war, and after Mr. Wells the Delage. While they are at it the members of the commission might also decide another interest. ing question which has embittered and embroiled people ever since November, 1918, for wa are not altogether convinced that various street fights in Hongkew on impotter have been really conclusive. It is also probably a simpler question, merely, Who won the war?
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