SUPPLY AND DEMAND

As a prelude to every great movement come the uneasy rumblings of an awakening public. And now with the approach of the Christmas season and the turn of the year, the question arises if during the past months there has not again been felt some such restless stirrings.

The appearance of war books in greater numbers on the market, the enthusiastic reception of war plays, all point to an increasing interest in this subject on the part of the public. The first revulsion of feeling which followed the world war rapidly faded, and the victorious nations still maintain their armies and still build their navies. But in all this time there has been an ever increasing undercurrent of feeling. From the Hague Conference down through the League of Nations and the World Court, clearer has come the cry for peace; and the nations of the world, weary and sick under their load of armor, are beginning to hear the call.

Scarcely two months ago, with the diplomatic conference of President Hoover and Prime Minister MacDonald, there was forged the latest and strongest link in the chain. With this recent development, the outlook for the future is indeed brighter; public sentiment coupled with public recognition of a need is the first requisite of an extensive reform.