The decision of Great Britain to take part in the international. force for the maintenance of order in the Saar in connection with the forthcoming plebiscite, is but another Instance of the lengths to whicn that country will go in its determination te contribute to the utmost to anything calculated to preserve the peace of Europe. This is conditional France and Germany agreeing a decision, and judging from the action already taken by France It Is to be hoped that neither of the two countries most nearly concerned in the result of the polling next month will seek to participate in the such things?? measures designed for obtaining 3 earefid decision. France has already announced her willingness abstain, and though Germany has not yet done the same thing to be expected that the Reic' will follow suit. It is probabl; ly counsel of wisdom that Great Brit tain has determined not to accept isolated responsibility in the matter, and that the assistance of other nations is being sought. These probably no issue looming at present Me which the question of the neutral. ity of individual nations is so closely, involved oF might be so easily Jeopardized, and the result seems be that the collective responsibil of as many members of the Lea can participate is the best means of securing that degree of fairplay, without which any decision by. the population can have no real merit and, what is more, cannot be pected to be permanent. The sp! rit Underlying the original arrangem ent desired that ultimate choice by the People of the Saar should be com-|; pletely unfettered, and though late there have been serious chan of unwarrantable influence having] been brought to bear upon the voters, some of the damage mi ight conceivably be undone by this minute attempt to see that a proper uninfluenced choice is made. It fat present uncertain how long the international force will be required, but, in view of the fact that in some quarters serious trouble is expected after rather than during the plebiscite, it would seem that its activities' will extend over some period of time until the effect of the poll as been complotly implemented.
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