action to the throne of His Majesty. King December 1 was the second anniversary of ergo VI. Not a few will recall the anxious Svs which preceded that memorable event, and rill realize how that important change of Fulers effected without. damaging the prestige of Waly in the eyex of the British or the world Tone. His Majesty has since ins. accession bissing through particularly dificult times, that hevand his Consort have. done so. minner which redounds to. the credit of the sh crown will be generally accepted. -Dur-the second year of his reign the King and Neen'mnde that important vist to. Paris last numer which served. to emphasized the sell nity of Anglo-French relations and Was. the tion of & French demonstration not only lealty (othe bonds uniting the two countries, of their personal esteem for Their Majesties, rin th tied yen of his reign, the King and een wil pay a visit to Canada, this being rear occasion on which British crowned Sis have gone to that Dominion. Ta addition will vit the United States and be enter-ned by the President of the United, States, ther epoch making event, Which should serve {tment the excellent relations. between. the rear nations, which was recently" em phasized by the conclusion of the Anglo-Ameri~ can Trade Agreement. Standing in the fierce ight which beats upon the throne, His Majesty and his Consort have established themselves in the hearts of their people in a manner which is amply shown by the demonstrations with which they have been greeted on their various public appearances. Their devotion to the high duty which has been laid upon them is well known throughout all the world, and it is apparent that His Majesty is playing a very real part in the government of the Empire, and that in ways peculiar {o his high position he is ably second~ Ing the efforts of the Government to establish great a cordiality of relations with other Powers as the circumstances will permit. It is, possible that the new year upon which His Majesty's reign has entered will be as noted for grave events as the one which has just finished, but s0 long as the reigning house can display ' that "wonderful quality of confident fortitude, which it has shown during recent critical times, it may be taken for granted that the example given to the Empire at large will still be available to hearten a people which may even now have to face some very grave decisions. No loyal subject of the British Crown could allow such an opportunity to pass without rexistering appreciation of the great services Their Majesties are rendering their people, and also to express the wish that they may be spared many long years In which to continue the good The Lima Conference 'The Eighth Pan-American Conference, which opened at Lima yesterday, will be watched Wwithconsiderable' Interest' in. many quarters of the world. Developments in Europe, and the endeavours of the totalitarian states. 10 penetrate economically. into the American continent have undoubtedly created an atmosphere of some anxiety, and strengthened the desire of solidarity which it is hoped will be achieved this momentous meeting. Amongst the pro-Jposals which are to be considered is the form tion of an American League of Nations, the writing of an Inter-American Code of Peace, the establishment of an American Court International Justice, and a declaration refusing the recognition of conquered territory. To some it will appear that the European experiment with the League of Nations, is merely Being Fepeated in the western hemisphere, and while fo-a very great extent this Is true, it must be remembered that it is being considered in entirely different circumstances than was the establishment of the European League. The new proposals will not be considered in the post-war atmosphere which prevailed at Ver failles: there will be a greater community of deals than existed at the time in Europe, while if the conference proves successful it is of to be believed that the United States will Tater refuse to take part in whatever inslituthons are established. Totalitarian penetration, especially "into South America has been Wwatched with anxiety for some time past, and itis possible that an arrangement may be agreed upon whereby the future stability
may be protected aga fe influences an the northern and southern American continents Interference. That undoubtedly. is what-Presi= dent Roosevelt lis in his mind at the present moment, and the welding of the component libations into one ddealogical whole, determined Upon mutual. protection and" upholding many {deals held. in common. The experiment. will bbe watched with the greatest possible interes, for its success may have a further, inimical effect upon the League of Nations, in the com-Siete, withdrawal of American republics. Ob-Siously. if-a system of mutual protection can be devised in the Americas, further member Ship of the League of Nations will become re-Gundant, and while it might be argued that {his in turn may st some future date lead to {the establishment of a European League, it is Gahappy fact that at present the. Buro-poner are so far-apart that much time Patna to elapse before they can be brought Sulflciently close together to make such a deve-Topment possible.
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