March.
'Technically and lly Europe at peace, if the international affray on Spanish soil be disregard ed. Yet, to all intents and purposes, the nations of Europe have, put themselves on a war footing. 'Ther is a mobilization of man' power, accompanied by feverish activity in regimenting the industrial activities of the population so as to produce conditions which will enable the transformation of peaceful _commercial enterprise into a thoroughly responsive ware machine effected as if by the pressing of a button. Propagandist services are working overtime under the rigid control of state information bureaus and the inspiration of a one way press. National fervour is stimulate ed by carefully prepared pictures, of an hostile world outside the Stocks of material of all kinds are stored for the deliberate purpose of ensuring national "self-suflicieney." In short war is raging except for the absence of actual hostilities, the consequent
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