VIEWS CHANGE QUICKLY

Radio Record, Volume IX, Issue 14, 11 October 1935, Page 5

VIEWS CHANGE QUICKLY

ITH war raging furiously in Africa the ‘Causes of War" talks whic. have been broadcast from the national stations in the last month or two take on a new’ meaning, and it would be well, when more are broad‘cast, that the exact circumstances and'time of the recording be explained to the listener. For instance Lord Beaverbrook’ talk, actually delivered in England about 12 months ago, appears hopelessly out-of-date in view _of the present crisis. He is one of the few great English newspaper owners who is against the League of Nations, having. preached a doctrine of isolation in his journals, But the events of the past few weeks have ° : caused him to modify his views and his latest pronouncement is that, whatever our personal opinions, we must all stand behind the British Government in whatever 1t decides to do. His recorded talk, broadcast from the New Zealand stations, gives no hint of this new and more reasonable attitude, ; ;