BRITAIN'S POLICY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22985, 12 March 1938, Page 17

BRITAIN'S POLICY

Sir, —Archdeacon Mac Murray is to be commended for his commonsense article on the moribund League of Nations. The necessity for a proper realisation of the facts is emphasised by the arguments put forward by his opponents. If the opinions expressed by Professor Belshaw and Mr. Pickering were followed it would mean Britain declaring to all other nations that none of them would be allowed to expand territorially except in such directions and to such limits as we should dictate. Of course that would result in Britain having to fight the rest of the world, probably with the exception of the United States. I wonder if these gentlemen would be prepared to follow their arguments to that logical conclusion? Professor Belshaw apparently does not know how easy it is to arrange mass meetings of unthinking people by interested parties, using skilful propaganda to excite the masses. The opposition to Mr. Chamberlain seems to be a sort of unholy partnership between League idealists with their heads in the skies, Communists and the Labour Party, which latter hopes that the clamour will force Mr. Chamberlain to a general election in which it thinks there is some prospect of regaining office in the confused conditions existing. It is to bo sincerely hoped that Mr. Chamberlain will treat the agitation with the indifference it deserves. W.M.