Welsh Journals

(Continued from previous page). question which, more than any other, is keeping back the recovery and progress of Europe. It suggests the line which the Government should take now that in response to Lord Curzon's appeal Germany has made a definite offer, which, though worded in a clumsy and provocative style, does, in the opinion of the Round Table," contain a basis for negotiation, of which the French ought to make use. Assuming that the figure mentioned by the German Government is too low, the proposal to refer the whole question to such an expert body, as the American Secretary Hughes some months ago suggested, is a practical and probably the only way of arriving at a settlement of reparations. The third article, Kenya," brings up in a direct form one of the most contentious problems in the world. It is generally known as the colour question, and in this instance it involves not only a conflict between white and brown, but the question of the effect upon the develop- ment of African native races of Asiatic immigration into Africa. The writer sets out to find the basic principle which is to govern the treatment of Kenya, whether, for instance, its future is to be that of an ordinary self- governing colony, or as a black man's country. The arguments of each of the contending parties are set out in detail, and the fundamental psychological differences which underlie the formal pleas explained. Lastly, it is pointed out that small as are the numbers of the white settlers and Indians in the colony, a world question is involved, as nothing can be settled about one part of tropical Africa without affecting the other parts, and several Powers besides the British Empire possess territory in Africa, and are vitally concerned, apart from Asia's deep interest (through India) in the dispute. The usual article from America follows, entitled Problems and Politics in the United States." It criticises and reviews the action of the present adminis- tration, more particularly in foreign affairs, and shows the extent to which party politics are bound up with such matters as participation in the League of Nations, or in the International Court of Justice at the Hague. Is British Agriculture worth while" is the title of the fifth article. The difficulties and problems which are impeding the progress of British farming are made clear, and the writer indicates his own views of the remedies which should be taken. It is, however, made clear that the problem is not to meet a permanent condition, but the interval which must elapse before the great food producing countries of the world require their products for their own consumption, when British agriculture will again have to become the main source of the nation's food supply. The Problem of East-Central Europe gives a valuable account of the conditions in a part of Europe of which too little is known in this country, though it is a quarter in which seeds of general wars have in the past more readily taken root than anywhere else. The account of the progress of Czechoslovakia is particularly interest- ing. Alone of continental countries which were involved in the war, she has balanced her budget and improved her exchanges. The chapter on Jugo-Slavia shows what brilliant prospects should lie before the new Southern Slav kingdom, if only the difficulty of political dissen- sions and jealousy can be surmounted. The usual local articles describing events in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand follow. It is interesting to observe that all the Governments which will shortly meet in the Imperial Conference, are, either because of the smallness of their majority or for other reasons, comparatively weak. The halibut treaty is dealt with in the Canadian article, and the South African contribution shows that distant parts of the Empire, though remote from Europe, have their own difficulties arising from local international relations. 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