British people went into the war with the firm resolve
that when it was over there should be no more sowing of dragons' teeth. If the dragons' teeth are sown now there will be moil plentiful crops of armed men. Take only ono example. Then is a powerful militarist group in France who are reputed to have got rid of M. Clemenceau because he was not advanced enough for them and who want to occupy the Ruhr district permanently in order to drive a wedge between Prussia and the Roman-Catholic Southern part of Germany. Such a policy would simply be making Germany a present of grievances. We know that many Frenchmen, among them some of the best and most capable in the land, do not believe in this policy, but those who do believe in it unquestionably have the powee to sway opinion because they include many great soldiers who are very properly regarded as the saviours of their country. It is the part of Great Britain now to play the moderator as she did after the Napoleonic Wars, when Wellington saved the French from the implacability of the Prussians.
