At the moment there is plenty of talk in America
on all sorts of problems connected with the visits of Mr. Stanley Baldwin and of Colonel Harvey, and the resolu- tion which Senator Borah has introduced into the Senate. On such matters, however, at any rate at their present stage of development, the less said the less likelihood of harm and misunderstanding, for public opinion in America is bewildered and suspicious. It is to be hoped, then, that our leaders of public opinion, and chief 1011 among them the newspapers, will do nothing still further to complicate the issue. What we shall do if we arc wise is to trust to the instinctive good sense of the American people as a whole. If we do that, we shall not be disappointed. If—no matter how good our intentions—we overwhelm America with confused advice as to her duties, we may prevent the true voice of America ever being heard. The British Government have done the right thing, and with that we can be content.
