To the Editor of the "Nonri-Ciuxa Dany News"
Sim—In listening to Lord Halifax's recent speech on an antiquated radio T thought T caught a reference to Which an organization called Federal Union" is now developing. These Ideas put shortly are that the future peace of the world can best assured by a union of nations bound by @ federal system in respect Jof common international problems.
was, however, disappointed to find that the summaries of the speech in the press next day did not actually refer to this organization though Lord Halifax was quoted as saying fe shall have to think out again many things that lie at the root, of international contacts" and "all nations will have their contributions to make" But on November 8 Mr. Attlee boldly said "Europe must federate or perish."
Tt would seem that the ideas of "federal Union," or at any rate doctrines similar to those it pro-palates, are spreading rapidly in the British' Empire and in America. (Phe founder of Federal Union is an American.) Although the history of the League of Nations may seem discouraging, it is a truism that only by trial and error can a better system of Government for mankind be evolved.
would be interesting to know whether any of your readers did in fact pick up any clear reference in Lord Halifax's speech to "Federal Union oF to a federation of nations, Shanghai, Nov. 10,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.