A SPECTATOR'S NOTEBOOK
IT is fortunate that the Dominion representatiVes in London at this critical moment are most of them men with personal experience of Geneva. Mr. Bruce, the Australian High Commissioner, sat in the Assembly as far back as 1921 and represents his country on the Council today. Mr. Te Water, the High Commissioner for South Africa, was President of the Assembly in 1033 ; Sir James Parr, of New Zealand, has sat in five Assemblies ; Col. Vanier, the Acting High Commissioner for Canada, was for years Canadian representative on various disar- mament committees at Geneva. High Commissioners do not, of course, determine policy, but the Dominion Cabinets can count on being particularly well advised from London on any .contingency that may arise. I understand, by the way, that if war does break out in Abyssinia the Emperor will have at his disposal sur- prisingly well-equipped Red Cross units raised in this country. Lord Lugard, who as chairman of a committee in charge of the work is adding one more to his innumer- able services to Africa, has, I believe, received numbers of offers of personal service. But funds will, of course, be needed. There is little doubt that they will be forthcoming too.
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