The "P.I.M." and International
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COMMENT from Marc. T. Greene, who, as the globe-trotting corres pondent of a group of American news papers, has a wide knowledge of inter national affairs:— “I read with interest your review of the European war and, though I am far from always agreeing with your con clusions, I think you have a remark able grasp of the whole position.
“Do not, however, I warn you, too hastily conclude that ‘the myth of Soviet strength is exploded’. Have you read anything of Vincent Sheean’s lately?
He is an excellent authority, quite liberal and unbiassed, and he puts the posi tion in that regard clearly.
“I noticed your comments on Rou mania, in which you are 100 per cent, correct. It is a country of vacillating, undependable people, of no very high ethical or moral standards, and the comic-opera king is the biggest scamp of them all. They will play with any side that promises them most, just as they did in the other war, and the ridiculous expansion of their country was one of the biggest iniquities of the whole damnable Versailles business.
“And I think you are at least 80 per cent, right in your arguments with the American, whose literary achievements you so much admire. Unfortunately, a good many Americans are so perfer vidly nationalistic that the rest of the world can go hang, for all they care.
That is a wretched attitude and one I have tried to combat for years. In this war, as I have repeatedly pointed out, there is no such thing as neutrality, neither isolation nor non-partisanship, and I should think that was clear enough by now.” The engagement is announced of Miss Matelita Farquhar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Farquhar, of Suva, Fiji, and Mr. Ivan Mitchell, of Dunedin, N.Z.
Mr. Stuart McConnell, of Rabaul, New Guinea, has departed from the Territory.
The law firm of Ollerenshaw and Mac- Gregor has now taken over the legal practice of Mr. Andrew Kelly, formerly conducted by Mr. McConnell.
Mr. J. K, Foldi, Assistant Resident Magistrate in Papua, is at present in Australia on furlough. Mr. Foldi’s usual position at Kikori is being temporarily filled by Mr. Ivan Champion.