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Show . He Doesn't Seem Venj Warlike 'About the" most hopeful world-peace news we've "seen for some, time is contained in the picture we print here. Somehow Some-how or other, we can't imagine this jovial-looking gentleman . Klm'tino n war: This is important, because the picture is of Tom Shaw. Mr. Shaw is a working man or - was, until he became minister of war-in Ramsav ; MacDonald's new British- cabinet.."1 - ' ; Way ministers , in .Europe generttll.v 'are' fierce looking .' chaps, with mustachios and carefully - draped s w o r d s.-Their s.-Their idea of a war depart-, rnent is to make war with it. Mr, Shaw, unless his face belies him, imagines a war department as a sort of nec- ; essary evil. Which is a very good state of mind, for a "war minister.. :'.' ; ..' '; V Very few wars'tire started by working people. They are forced on nations by heel-clicking, heel-clicking, sword-rattling peo-! peo-! pie who rarely do any of the ' ' real fighting! ' " ,i OS ? !?-. c f , u r 4 1 r L' , ' i ; ' 1 i "As a working nfim, Mr. Shaw believes that war is an unnecessary cruelty that never does the workaway world ' any' good. As a war minister he is in a position to impress that view, not only on the British empire, but. upon the . world. . And that, we hope you agree, is a fine thing. |