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Officially, no comment was made and a reply to the British note will not be envisaged before the middle of next month. Unofficially, France fell back on her old security plea. Briefly her position is: She cannot pay debts unless she receives reparations from Germany; she cannot make any plans to pay debts over a long period unless she has adequate security against German aggression. The specific objection to the British suggestions for debt payment is that the less Germany pays, the more France must pay; hence France must be in a position to exert any necessary pressure upon Germany...
Although he finds the South Seas entertaining, Manhattan proved his most disquieting experience since the War. After seeing his Simon Called Peter as a play, he had little comment; but when he saw the film version of Recompense, he said that he saw no reason why he should not write a new novel based on the film. What Price Glory impressed him very much, although he found the slang difficult to understand, particularly that used by the Marines. The liberality of the Manhattan theatre he found impressive for he, perhaps naturally, has no sympathy with censorship. Ah well, no more...
...much pessimistic comment has been made of late by American observers of America that it is most encouraging to discover Englishmen with similar ideas on England. Apparently the despondency is mutual. No less a one than Dean Inge of St. Paul's whose passion for limericks was lately disclosed, thinks that in a few year's time his unfortunate country will be completely overrun by American clothes, American books, American thought--in short, that it will become intellectually subjugated...
...Norwegian, the Danish Ministers to the Royal Kingdom of Italy. The presence of the three ministers was not lost upon the Cardinals, for this was probably the first time since 1870 that diplomats accredited to the Kingdom of Italy have foregathered officially with Cardinals. Gratified, the Spanish Cardinal made comment. Here was the kind of circle History dotes upon...
President Emeritus Eliot compiled recently a list of the ten greatest educators: Aristotle, Galen, Da Vinci, Milton, Shakespeare, Locke, Kant, Bacon, Newton, and Emerson. Of course, his list, like any other, will reap a whirlwind of comment and criticism. Where, for example, is Goethe, Homer, Beethoven, Tolstoy, perhaps, and Rousseau...