HOW CAN PEACE AND PROSPERITY BE . RESTORED ?
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
Sin,—I am venturing to ask for the hospitality of your columns for the purpose of bringing before your readers the conditions of the award of £2,000 in 37 amounts (ranging from £1,000 to £10) for the best and most practicable answers to the question, " How can Peace and Prosperity be Restored in Great Britain and in Europe through International Co-operation ? " The Competition is open to British subjects resident in any part of the world, and closes on June 28th. The conditions governing the award of the prizes are simple, and can be obtained on application to myself at 13 John Street, Adelphi, London, W.C. 2. A stamped addressed envelope should be enclosed. It is safer for intending competitors to have a copy of these regulations because, although simple, they must be adhered to.
The aim of the Competition is, naturally, far more than the award of 37 prizes. It is, in fact, an attempt to induce think- ing British citizens to express quite freely their own ideas in regard to a problem which affects the future profoundly. The whole conception and method of the Competition har- monizes with a pure educational experiment. There is, and can be, no ulterior motive. The Committee is broad based and representative in every sense of the word. It is not intended to publish the names of the Judges until after the Competition has closed, but it may be taken for granted that theyare such as will command the respect of every.reasonable competitor. There is a danger that men who have given a good deal of time and thought to the question may think it rather unfair for them to submit their plans for competition. If they are hindered by such a thought then they will be doing the Competition much disservice. They may rest assured that every good and reasonable idea submitted in any of the plans will be brought into the final result. On the other hand, it is specially enjoined that literary merit shall not determine the award of the prizes. The whole competition is, in fact, a real channel for ideas. In the three weeks remaining, therefore, we hope that as many of your readers as possible will develop and submit plans.—1 am, Sir, &c., ALBERT MA NSI3RIDGE (Hon. Director, British Peace Award).
13 John Street, Adelphi, London, W.C. 2.
[We hope a good many of our readers will compete, and obtain a predominant share in the awards.—En. Spectator.]
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