Timely Topics

Northern Advocate, 22 March 1937, Page 4

Timely Topics

THE COLONIAL QUESTION. The right way to face the colonial question with Germany—and faced it must be, not avoided —is the way indicated by Sir .Archibald Sinclair, the leader of the Liberals (says the London “News Chronicle”) The British Government must declare squarely to Berlin its readiness to discuss colonies, but as part, and only as part," of a general political and economic settlement. This settlement must include a substantial measure) of arms limitation and Germany’s return to the League as a guarantee of her European good falti. The League, indeed, is the only good and proper instrument for revSsing the colonial situation. The one complete and permanent solution of the problem is to place all existing colonial possessions and mandates, by whomsoever held, outside and above national sovereignties. In a word, to interaSidrialide all colonies, under the aegis of the League. That may seem a remote objective, but it is the one which any Government of practi-cal-minded men should keep steadily in view. The principle, after all, was tentatively acknowledged leighteen years ago when the Mandate system was established. There can be no going back from that to the old smash-and-grab Imperialism. The only logical step forward is in the direction of placing all colonies above purely national control.

Words Of Wisdom He who never retracts loves himself better than truth. —Joubert.

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