TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19901, 2 June 1936, Page 6

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Nations in the Jungle. “ Nations that refuse to ctr-operate are compelled to live the life of the jungle. \vln'ru .~u|l’-prulnction pre-nrtoupics nine-tenths of life. As soon us they rcaliw that sovurity mm only be obtained by (‘O- - then it lwvnmvs ('lr‘ar that they must recognise $011135 sort of authority \\‘hit'h—liko trnlllc ('mttrnl-—vroates t‘i'm'dnm by re—strictiun, and must l‘t'tlllllk tllt‘ theory nlf natinnul suvoroigrnty in the light (if that l'zwt. And Slllt‘C nations like men do not always whey the authority tlu'y lllth‘ >t‘t tip—tln-ro linyo lirun gang'HlOJ's :1111l Pranks mining nntiuns in tln- past ainl tln'rc 2111‘ likely tn he snvli “guin—thm'cl'm‘o tho nnlhm-ity \\'lll|‘ll oxists tn scvnro tn the nations thoir t'romlom must hau- pmrvr tn vxorr'iso sunn- t'urt‘u. What kind of force that shnuld lw tinn' must tlt'tl‘l'nllllt‘. But it is obvious that until all nations find their pet-taut freedom in uhodinm‘u to international law, the authority of law must. have some force at its command, it' it is to Secure among: the nalinns of the world an equal distribution of the maximum deg-rOO nt‘ fror-donL The attempt to organise for the ' nations 3. system of t‘ttllt‘t'tlYe security is not the tyrannous bogey it seems to some, but simply an attmnpt tn omhudy in the sphere of international relations the principles and purposes at democracy.” rl’l'mcipal W. 11.. .Fyi'e. of Aberdeen L'uireraitx,