A TIME FOR TOLERANCE
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—We have seen, in the alternating fears and hopes of last week something which is both new and auspicious in the history of the world. We have seen among the peoples of all countries a desire, if not a resolution, to avoid at any price the hideous futility of modern international warfare. The absence of military enthusiasm, even in those countries where military ideas have been industriously cultivated, affords a very striking proof of this attitude. Surely it is now possible for men of good will to unite effectively, not only in opposition to war, but also in opposition to the wild intolerance of those who are so busy in setting the claims of party or nation above the essential fact of our common humanity. May we not appeal to speakers and writers to avoid those wanton and exacerbating allusions which, by insisting upon the differences of political or social theory, may now do incalculable harm to the cause of peace ?—Yours faithfully, C. E. VULLIAMY. 4 Chakot Crescent, N.W. r.
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