THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.
BKr.cir.iTs Etui on. “Wo have always held it to have boon a fundamental error on the part of the Belgian statesmen after the war to have tied their country to tho skirts of France. As the mere client of France they would necessarily he exposed to the first brunt of any future invasion, and the public opinion of tire world would not then necessarily i.o on their side, whereas had they chosen to remain a wholly neutral and unnggre'-sivo State it certainly would, and would probably have served, lookings to the result- of the previous attack. effectually to protect them. As it is, they have paid heavily for an extremely one-sided arrangement . It is not a profitable bargain, and the Belgian people, and their Government are beginning to recognise the fact.” —“Manchester Guardian.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1923, Page 2
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137THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES. Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1923, Page 2
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