IN CASE OF WAR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21708, 25 January 1934, Page 11

IN CASE OF WAR

AMERICA'S POSITION QUESTION OF NEUTRALITY LONDON, Jan. M The first requisite for America, Britain and the Dominions in the event of a new European war is that the British Commonwealth of Nations shall arrive at a joint policy, says Mr. H. Wickham Steed, a former editor of the Times.

Writing in the Sunday Times, Mr. Stood, who is lecturer on Central European History at King's College, Strand, directs attention to a book by an American writer, Mr. Frank Syinonds, who declares that Herr Hitler's rise marks the transition from a "post-war" to a "pre-war" era. This makes it necessary that America shall i'aee the question whether she will be involved in a European war again. Mr. Steed quotes Walter Lippman, American publicist, and author of "A Preface to Morals," who, in an article 011 the book, emphasises that a war in which Britain was engaged while America sought to enforce neutral rights would be potentially disastrous. Consequently he urges that America, Britain and the Dominions should frame a joint policy in the event oli u European war. America could hardly contemplate separate discussions with Britain and the Dominions, says Mr. Steed.