We hrid not room last week to refer - to- a
letter in the "limes from Sir Rennell Redd appealing for -a -larger membership of the British-Italian League. We desire to associate ourselves with everything that 'Sir Rennell said. Cordial as the -relations between Great Britain --and Italy happily are, it is essential that differences of -temperament and method,should enjoy reciprocal explana- tion. Ignorance always makes it difficult. to understand motive. -The Brit:nib-Italian League was instituted to -promote -and -'maintain ketter understanding between the two peoples. In conjunction with a similar society in Scotland and with " The Friends of Italy " it has organized visits of civic and commercial delegations to and from both countries. It arranges for lectures, offers information to citizens of either country, and encourages the study of Italian here. The subscription is small, yet there are only abort 600 members of the parent league, which has branches at Manchester, Birmingham and Oxford. Such a membership does not, of course, Temotely -suggest the good will of the British people -towards Italy. But it does suggest that people have not been as quick as they might have been to appreciate the advantages offered by the League. Mrs. George Trevelyan, -the Hon. Secretary, whose offices are at 74 Grosvenor Street, W. 1, will be glad to give further information.
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