As for the danger of a clash between the American
pact and the obligations of the League, or between it and the commitments of France to her various allies, Mr. Kellogg said that it was obvious that if all parties signed the pact there would merely be a double assurance of safety. If any signatory of the pact went to war the other signatories would be relieved of their pledge under the pact in relation to that nation, so that there could be no difficulty whatever might happen. This is precisdir what we pointed out last week. We hope that our own Government will not delay in giving a hearty welcome to the American proposal. We are convinced that most Englishmen see in it a great new hope and will be intensely disappointed, not to say indignant, if procrastination should chill the enthusiasm of Washington or if the Government should be forbiddingly critical in the opening, stages of discussion.
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