To the Editor of the "Nonmu-Cuixa Dany News"
'Sim—Differing from the pessimism of Mr. E, Little, a ray of hope shines' through the overcast political skies in M, Blum's proposal of a United States of Europe, Undoubledly' the obstacles are tremendous, yet Feeent moves seem to give fresh hope for peace and ce-operation as opposed, to war and tyranny.
The following can be regarded as Points for peace:
The Franco-Soviet mutual assistance] pact. [ale wilory of The Popular Front lifting of sanctions, paving the ce way for Uallan ce-operation. jbemocratization of Soviet constti-
"Anglo-Russian naval treaty.
and Russia in the Dardanelles, Turkish ration with Britain British rearmament.
The victory of the Popular Front seems especially important, as showing, that the idea of -Dictatorships has reached its zenith "and is not likely to involve any more countries.
'Danger to peace is therefore limited to the three Dictatorships or military aulocracies, Lo, Germany, Japan, and Now Mussolini has declared for Htaly, that his country now joins the "satisfied" group, and, as speedy British rearmament will' probably. make any fulure Talian "expansion" much less attractive, Italy can be regarded as "safe" for peace.
'As for safeguarding peace, one of two things must happen: ' Either Germany "will remain under preventive encirclement and isolation from the rest of Europe, or her Government will show real' statesmanship. and grasp the hand of France, pulling towards the ideal of all lovers of peace, the United States of Europe.
And on that alternative, in the final analysis, depends the peace of the Far East, For with Europe pulling together, one way or another, the third danger spot, Japan, will probably begin do see things in a more peaceful" perspective, and will then Incline to follow the rest of the world fu secking the ways of ce-operation, rather than violence, in promoting the welfare of their people, 38.6. Shanghai June 29,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.