President Lebrun in London The visit of President Lebrun to
this country has come at a moment so appropriate as almost to seem providential ; for there was never a time when France and Great Britain were more utterly dependent on each other's friendship and assistance. The enthusiasm with which the London crowds have greeted their two guests has admirably expressed the genuine and unforced friendship which this country bears to France. When dictators visit each other, there is more material prodigality than popular enthusiasm in their recep- tion; the reverse is true of the visit of the French President. Indeed it is almost too true ; for certainly the decorations dis- played by London on this occasion bear no comparison, in beauty or splendour, with the preparations made by Paris for the visit of the King and Queen. But the warmth of London's reception left nothing to be wished ; and President Lebrun has the honour of being the first head of a foreign State to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. The Entente was never more cordial than at the present moment. The President's visit has the practical advantage of providing an opportunity for direct contact and discussion between the two Foreign Ministers, M. Georges Bonnet and Lord Halifax ; and no doubt should be left in M. Bonnet's mind of the course which the British public desires and expects to see the common policy of the two countries take.
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