Speaking to the British section of the International Association of
Journalists, on Empire Day, Lord Birkenhead delivered a homily on peace .which was particularly welcome from him, and washy far- the most impressive•declaration of this sort he_lias made. "The duty of all," he said, "is not to keep alive but to bury in a deep and discredited grave all the passions and all the bitterness which the last unhappy struggle created." He mentioned that during his recent visit to Germany President Hindenburg had told him . that the.English ".fought like gentlemen." Lord Birkenhead added that though all good soldiers fought like that " they are not the people who caused the War." Most wars had been caused " by misunderstandings." " It iato journalists alone," he ended, "that we can look for the clarification of the minds of the people of different countries." • * *
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