LORD BRYCE ON AMERICA.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11990, 29 January 1920, Page 5

LORD BRYCE ON AMERICA.

United Press Association—By“Elec-

tric Telegraph—Copyright. London, Jan 27.

Viscount Bryce contributes an article tc the American supplement to the Manchester Guardian, discussing the question whether America realises the condition of present day ’Europe. He makes allowances for the embarrasments which beset the Peace Conference, for the discordance of views, for the atmosphere of revengeful passion, for the incessant Press interference, and for the complexity of the problems, but he contends that whatever allowance must be made, the Conference failed to solve the problems presented to it. He considers there are no elements ■Of Stability in the settlement, indeed new causes of strife hava been superadded to existing ones. The indemnities for preparation are excessive, especially as regards Austria, He eloquently describes the appalling material condition of Europe, maintaining that its mental condition is no lers alarming. Britain is only beginning to realise how her own welfare is involved, while the American people have not yet awakeneed to the facts of the position. He adds; ' “The truth is, the world has now become tor good or ill one community, in which if any member suffers, all suffer.” He emphasised that the apparent aloofness of America is due to want of knowledge, not to want of sympathy. The picture of Europe as seen by Britain is veiled from Americans by the mists of the Atlantic. He points out that it took America many months to realise the causes of the war, and he is not surprised thatdhe postwar condition of Europe is not immediately realised, although American idealism and sympathj’ could not be doubted.