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INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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that mas TO De CONSIDERED anu pun
dered thoroughly and for quite
while-and there are indications that
Germany may not even care to attend
since the Berlin government takes the
view that Adolf Hitler, national chief
executive, already has made his for
eign policy adequately known. He is
said to feel that there is nothing to
add, and also that any attempt to re-
make the LOcarno treaties will con-
Stitute simply new Vancouver
against German interests. But, offici-
ally, nothing has yet been said about
Germany's willingness to take part in
new Locarno discussions.
Cooperation.
Unfortunately, international news
and comments usually have to concern
themselves mostly with past, present
and future wars; by the very nature
of things, questions of peace must as
a rule be relegated to the background
because war problems occupy such
conspicuous position on the stage of
world events.
national unrest one does see, once
in while. bright picture of peace
full pursuits, and just now one such is
much in evidence. 1t may be recalled
by many readers that a few weeks ago
President Roosevelt sent to Europe a
special commission empowered and
qualified to study economic co-opera-
kha
commission has now completed its in
vestigations, and last Monday it pro-
ceeded to Denmark where co-opera-
tion has scored some of its greatest
triumphs. .o.1
There has never been a threat of
and the Scandinavian countries-one
is too large, the others too small, any
how-and it is inconceivable that COM
plications could ever arise. Friend
ship has always existed between the
United States and the Northern coun-
tries, and it is certain to increase as
the result of closer economic bonds.
Very interesting is the fact that the
mighty United States considers it de-
sirable to learn from Sweden and Den
mark, and one may be quite certain
to hear soon of some of the results of
the Roosevelt commissions observa-
tions being applied to economic life
in this country.
81. Wider Horizon.
And while the commission is so
journing in Scandinavia, it might take
look at the methods by which the
northern countries manage to stave
off militarism; it may even come to
the conclusion that cooperation in the
economic field within the borders of
one specific country may pave the way
for corresponding economic co-opera-
tiOn in the larger international field.
Not impossible is the thought that,
perhaps, some day such economic CO.
operation for the continued preserva-
ton of peace, for. usually, economic
penetrations are followed by political
ones; so far, the political consequences
of economic movements have been
wars or preparation for wars.
1t may be that instead of war, Sc
cure peace will some day be the en-
during result of economic cooperation.
One cannot right now be too opti-
mistic about that, but is pleasant to
speculate upon such possibility, and,
in view of the fact that popular edu-
cation in the field of economics and
politics is constantly advancing, one
may venture the surmise that cooper
alton within one country may be fol-
lowed by cooperation within group
of countries. And there you have the
very foundation of the peace structure
of the future!