Two Imperial travellers have returned to these Islands. Mr. Cosgrave
has paid a successful visit to the United States, where we believe that he has dispelled some old misconceptions of Anglo-Irish relations. If so, he has done good service. We deal elsewhere with the return of, the Secretary of State for the Colonies to Parliament and his office. If we were tempted to miscall his carefully planned journeys an Odyssey, Mr. Amery would realize that he was the tempter through a charming fantasy which appeared in the Times some weeks ago. His has been a purposeful tour, and every day's work or movement was fulfilled as designed. That it must have given him and others great pleasure is a minor matter, though one of which we are very glad. The modern growth of rapidity in communication is put to much better use in this way than if it is merely used to centralize control at the end of electric cables. Mr. Anner3r's tour cannot fail to have strengthened the true bonds of Empire, knowledge, sympathy, and sentiment. Both as Secretary of State and as an Imperial idealist he could do this better than anyone else. . • * *
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