A LEAGUE OF NATIONS FLAG
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] Sm,—Mr. Maxwell Garnett, in the interesting letter which appeared in The Spectator of the 4th instant, supports pro- posals that have been made, from time to time, for the adoption and general recognition of a flag for the League of Nations. The matter appears to have made such progress that, in 1920, a design was provisionally accepted by the International Federation of League of Nations Societies, and is described as " a blue flag emblazoned in white with Malweide's map of the world bounded by an ellipse of stars.'• While an appropriate symbol or emblem may be desirable on a flag I am inclined to think that something clearer and more indicative of the fundamental bases of the League would- be an advantage. I venture to suggest, therefore, that when the time comes for the general acceptance of a World Authority its flag, in addition to any suitable emblem, should display, in vivid characters, the words Peace, Justice and Freedom.
Such an inscription would be a definite declaration of what the World Force would stand and fight for, and would appeal to the simplest mind. The motto would, of course, have to be in Latin, in the first place, and, later on, in the lingua franca which is bound to result from that closer association between all the nations of the earth which we are all hoping for.—
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