12 NOVEMBER 1927, Page 2

At the Lord Mayor's Banquet on Wednesday the Prime Minister,

in accordance with custom, confined himself to foreign affairs. He professed himself optimistic. The improvement in Europe had been remarkable. The dark spot was Russia. Mr. Baldwin evidently has no thought of shutting the door on Russia but remains, even in this case, an " optimist because a realist." " Whenever Russia is prepared," he said, " to observe the ordinary decencies of international intercourse she will find us ready to meet her in a spirit of goodwill." - Then Mr. Baldwin made an earnest appeal to India, particularly to. the Indian, Press, to try to get rid of distrust and suspicion.

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