(Incorporated in Hongkong) another the possibility of the whole matter being brought before a conference of the four Great European Powers was somewhat hesitatingly mentioned. The idea seems to have been dropped, possibly because at the time no one ever dreamed that such a conference would be held, and now at this eleventh hour, on the initiative of Herr Hitler, but probably upon indirect inspiration through Rome it has come into being. It would be foolish to build too greatly upon it. The dispute is at a sufficiently serious pass to justify the belief that the greatest qualities of statesmanship will be necessary to bring about such an improvement in the situation as would completely remove the threat of war. And yet it may be possible that Signor Mussolini, bringing to the council chamber a fresher mind than those who have been} painting the picture, and who cannot because of closeness of perspective, perceive its faults, may be able to find a way out of this present See how "Ladderix" binds loose weak fibres into strong solid threads to prevent ladders.
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