27 OCTOBER 1923, Page 3

This week Dr. Masaryk and pr. Benes, the President and

the Foreign Minister of Czecho-Slovakia, are the guests of the British Government. These are the two men who above all others have laboured for the recon- struction of Central Europe. Amidst the bitter and irreconcilable passions of new-minted nations they have stood stedtastly for the ideals of peace and co-operation. To their wise influence in the councils of the Little Entente much of the credit for the recovery of Austria is due. Dr. Masaryk knows England well. He has been here in times of difficulty and apparent frustration. It is with special pleasure that we do him honour now.