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Show Not Fighting- To Entertain Reminding critics that the Allies are fighting "not for entertainment en-tertainment of other people but for their own lives," Oliver Stanley Stan-ley British Secretary of State for War, suggests that neutrals let them fight it their own way. " -ferring to criticism in the ed States because the Allies ed to cjerce Norway and j '" ;jrmit troops to go to the aid of Finland the British cabinet official found it hard to understand why his country should be criticized for observing che rights of smaller neutral powers. pow-ers. So long as the people of the United Slates take the attitude that the European war is a contest con-test between conflicting ambitions lor world hegemony they should not be interested in wether the Ailics aid other nations or not. If we take the view that the safety of small nations is at slake and there is an obligation upon other nations to protect the smaller neutrals then, unless we are willing will-ing to assume part of the burden, we shauld let those who carry the load pick their own way. |