Eden can think himself lucky that the Foreign Office is not a spending department.
Roosevelt's To us in Europe it may: make Mental Gaze èl! the difference whether the President's mental gaze was turned eastwards or westwards, observes "Truth." Probably it was ranging searchingly over the whole world. On the other hand, the derivation of his thought was unmistakeable. He spoke the language of democratic Europe, ana it is accordingly there, in Britain, France and the free communities of the North, that his words have been most warmly echoed, Let us not be misled by the warmth of that echo, What matters is the nature of the response at home, On that depends the whole issue "whether the speech is to be followed by action, and on that no one in America, and still more no one in Europe, can yet pronounce. But all of us on this side, and specially those who believe that the best hope of {he world lies in Anglo-American ce-operation, would do well to remember three things. First, America is a vast country in which opinion is less coherent and uniform than in any Old World nation. It takes time to express itself, Even under the pressure of war it took nearly three years to consolidate. Next, the President's speech came as a sudden challenge to the habit of American thought, Part of the strength of the New Deal was that it had no foreign policy but called on Americans to give their whole energies to the creation of another and better social order at home, Now the American people who at the last election were almost unanimous in their answer to this appeal, are invited to make a sharp readjustment of their political values, Lastly, the initiative in translating the speech into action can only come from Washington, A move from Europe would defeat its own object. The legend that the crafty diplomatists of the Old World are always plotting to turn American simplicity to their own advantage dies hard, Beware of prolonging ita life!
Guessing A friend of mine, says Observer in Game "Horse and Hound," had an amusing experience recently. He was accosted outside London Bridge Station by a stranger. well-dressed and wearing a monocle, In his hand was a small leather attache case, "Excuse me, sir," said the stranger in a cultured voice, you seem a bit of a sport; would you like to have a little gamble with me? I assure you I'm not trying to sell you anything!" My friend was intrigued by the appearance of the fellow, and, enquired as to the nature of the proposed gamble, With this the stranger opened his case 4 and displayed a number of small cheap trinkets. "Now," said the man, "I'm prepared to tell you how many birthdays you've had, If I'm correct you give me fourpence; if I'm wrong you choose One of these for yourself," and he picked up some of the the small charms. Now most of us like to be thought younger than we really are, and my friend almost fell for it, Then he caught the cunning leer in the man's eye, and immediately "rumbled" him. "Oh, but you're betting on a certainty!" he said to the man, "You know as well as I do that I've only had one birthday," The man snapped his case to with a jerk. "You're too damn smart for me." he muttered, and slunk away, No doubt this is a case for the police, but from an ethical point of view I wonder if it is so bad. Many people would benefit by such an experience.
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