THE
ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD.
BY EVELYN WRENCH.
T'British political changes have been followed with the closest attention in the United States, and Mr. Baldwin's appointment to the Premiership has met with a very friendly reception. The Prime Minister's handling of the negotiations for the funding of the British loan at Washington last winter made a deep impression on American public opinion. Rightly or wrongly, the best informed American journalists believe that when the British Cabinet was making up its mind. as to the acceptance or rejection of the American offer, it was Mr. Baldwin's influence which brought the Cabinet round to his view, and which resulted in the settlement—a fact emphasized by Mr. Strachey in last week's Spectator. From the standpoint of Anglo- American relations it is a definite asset that. Mr. Baldwin should have been so recently in the United States and should be familiar with current conditions across the Atlantic. Quite apart from his skilful handling of the debt negotiations, Mr. Baldwin possesses those qualities of integrity, common sense and business acumen which are most admired in America. The other appointment which has created the greatest interest in America is that of Lord Robert Cecil. His admission to the Cabinet is taken as proof that the Government's handling of foreign affairs will be enlightened and free from Jingoism.
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