To the Editor of the "Norta-Cama Datty News."
Sir,—Referring to your yesterday's leader headed '"The Revival of Russia" will you permit me as the writer of the article in yours Monday's issue to make a few observations.
When I left England six weeks ago, the chief concern. of everyone was the appalling prospect of unemployment and distress during the coming winter, not only in England itself but throughout Europe:
On my arrival here I find conditions of trade and the outlook generally no better.
The view take is that no one country is te blame more than another country for bringing about these conditions.
It does not require one to be much of a traveller or student of international policies to realize that the recent attempts at altruism, such ap the League of Nations, Washington Conference and World's Court mean'so little simply because there is no real unity of purpose to-day, as there never was, in the foreign policies of the Governments of the World.
England still desires commercial supremacy, France steadily pursues her policy against Germany, and Germany dreams of a future day of reckoning with. France; meantime America stands aloof, while the common people everywhere are wanting better crops, and fuller larders and more cheerful and friendly conditions in which to live.
the countries through which In sensing the atmospheres of pasced I found a growing desire for less interference by any one Government in the affairs of an-. other Government. A Yon say im your article that the_ description I sent you of my journey across Russia and. Sibe—~ ria awakens many speculations as to the policy of the-. Powers
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