FRANCE AND AMERICA : SOME EXPERIENCES IN CO-OPERATION. By Andre
Tardieu. (G. Allen and Unwin. 12s.)—M. Tardieu, one of the ablest of French statesmen, represented his country for a time at Washington as High Commissioner and knows America well. For this reason his frank and eloquent exposition of the causes of misunderstanding between the two countries is deserving of serious attention. He gives a really brilliant sketch of the history of Picardy—incessantly ravaged by war through the agesto illustrate his contention that Americans, whose problems have been mainly economic, and who have always enjoYed liberty, do not comprehend the Frenchman's resolve to defend the land and the political rights for which many generations of Frenchmen have had to fight hard. He admits that Frenchmen do not understand America any more than Americans understand France, but he pleads for a common effort to remove the ignorance and indifference that lead to international difficulties. He expresses gratitude to the many kindly Americans who have helped France, but he indulges in some plain speaking about the attitude of Ainerica as a nation in recent years towards France and Europe. M. Tardieu's plea for a more sympathetic attitude on the part of one country towards another has its moral for us, too.
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