NEWS OF THE WEEK
various Ministers. for Foreign Affairs who are assembled at Locarno display in almost equal parts a sincere desire to conclude a Pact and an appreciation of the manifold- difficulties in the way. We must not- set our hopes too high, but it is safe to say that the prospects were never better. In Germany the attempts of the extreme Nationalists to thwart the negotiations have gradually petered out because they were obviously doing more harm than good to Germany, and there is now some- thing like a united desire in the German nation to achieve the Pact. In France the change for the better is even more remarkable. The French Prime Minister does not hesitate to say that the future of Europe depends upon the reconciliation of France and Germany. It is a pleasure to record such a significant fact.
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