I-was cornered this week by two Continental women—clever and well informed. They picked on me to air their views on what they considered the supine policy of the world's Great Powers. One said: "I like my international friends immensely, but really, what are the ministers of your Great Powers doing? They make me furious, All you great nations take insults and suffer outrage and do nothing about it. Look at that imposing row of warships in harbour: they might just as well be toy boats for all the good they do. Pardon me, but you should be ashamed Well, my dear, I am not in the confidence of President Roosevelt, nor of Anthony Eden nor any of the big noises, so what could I reply? I did mildly point out to the lady that her own country was seething with unrest; that there was neither liberty of thought nor of action there, while in her neighbours' states folk had to harness their spoken opinions to the Government or Dictatorial coach, watch their steps, mind where they got off, bottle themselves up. look before they leaped and perform all sorts of strange social gymnastics. I seem to remember having read that in some countries, (not our own), women had to dress in accordance with the ideas of men in high command whose sartorial education had been entirely neglected. They had to forgo perms., lipstick and powder, and in short, put up with worse than battle, murder and sudden death.
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