TIMELY TOPICS

Northern Advocate, 30 November 1936, Page 4

TIMELY TOPICS

A TIME TO KEEP COOL. “A dispassionate surveyor of the alignment of forces forming behind the diplomatic smoke occasioned by the Spanish battlefields might reasonably feel optimistic if he could put the date of a general European war more than a few months away. To sit in the quiet seclusion of an English room and consider what that means is to face horror. What, then, is the reaction of those whose cities are actually in or near the certain centres of storm? If only a few of the most responsible statesmen keep their heads at this crisis, they may find reponse in unexpected quarters. Even pro-paganda-ridden Germany could not be 4 sold ’ the idea of an imminent Bolshecik invasion. Nor has its Fuhrer dared to hint that he is arming against Britain, There have been worse moments than the autumn of 1936—bad as it looks —for the word disarmament to be once again mentioned in •responsible quarters.”—‘‘Time and Tide.”

IS II GH 0 Words of Wisdom. The recognition of one’s own imperfection is very high perfection. — Diego de Estella. gr ® g . g Tale of this Day, “What made you guess I came fronv Aberdeen? It wasn’t my accent.” “Oh, no, sir. I twas the toothmarks on this threepenny bit you gave me.”