The Archive · 1928

Making War Difficult

Xo League of Nations, no Treaty of Locarno, no Pact of Peace, will Vmake war impossible, but of these makes war! more perilous for the aggressor. Each one of these helps him to realize that, if commits an act of aggression, will be brought before the World Tribunal of Nations, and that them he will be judged, and that, whatever one nation may do to justice fy its disturbance of the peace, the moral judgment of the world' will be against it. And the moral judy ment of the world is something that nation, however great, can afford to affront.

I have been closely concerned with the conduct of foreign affairs uml relationships for the past few years, Iam sure, and my for~ ign colleagues and associates would confirm what I say, if they were here, that in these years we have done something to assure the world against a light disturbance of the peace in the future, We have done something to recreate the society of nations and to make all the world feel that it has common interests and common obligations. I hope that vernment, reached was welcomed with a warmth that has followed him on his journey east wauls across the continent. Although he has kept as quiet as possible, and has consistently refused to discuss political affairs with his interview. ers, Sir Austen has not hesitated to kay how much he feels at home Canada. In Toronto, a special! convocation of the University. of Toronto was held for the purpose of Conferring honorary derees on two distinguished visitors—the on Sir Austen Chamberlai telegraphed Nanking appealing to the Government to include in the treaties provisions for the good treatment of Chinese citizens and for the protection of Chinese interest:

'THe Government hired transport Neavalia sailed from Southampton ad Claudel, the United States, The ceremony was carried out with all the pomp and dignity of such an academic ocfon November 13, carrying troops, far Expt, Palestine, India, Ceylon, Mongkeng, Shanghai and Her complement included ut officers, and addition toa. those of the and he replied briefly as follows:

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