One of these days the world, having newly discovered its sense of humour, will venture to distinguish between the lawful occasions of the citizen and the filibustering activities of nations. The front pages of hapless newspapers compelled to record the events as dictated by statesmanship's omissions or commissions are cluttered with portentous developments. Threats issued by one government to another government, action taken here to enforce the will of the strong over the weak, desperate proposals for round-table conferences—although the name is so discredited that a euphemism is usually attempted—and jeremiads over the impending doom of humanity all make their respective contribution to the news record. Yet somehow or other mankind seems to manage to pursue its own personal activities. Financial deals are made, stocks rise' and fall, money is found to launch some beneficent-scheme on a moderately hospitable community, babies are born, engagements, which may eventually lead to the same are announced, critics discover new film impresarios tear their hair over the temperaments of those already on the astral plane. It is difficult in such a medley to know what is and what is not important or to use the vague precision of the political essayist, significant. It does seem a little disturbing to think that engagement in the constructive work of choosing test cricketers, of luring amateur tennis players into professional ranks, of: improving polo handicaps and of turning the golfing rabbit into a coleurable imitation of a tiger should be menaced by the arbitrary divagations of politicians and statesmen with their attendant or dominant frankensteins in shining armour. Perhaps the answer is that the land is an unsafe place for the residence of the peace~ {ul citizen. If the population of cities could be accommodated aboard round-the world cruisers the armament pundits could have their occasional tournaments without doing harm to any sane denizen of this planet. For the world would be perpetually at sea and in that state it would be spared the necessity to reform itself by suicide at the cannon's mouth,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.