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The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II

CHAPTER XXV
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There is even, here and there, condemnation of the idea.

The (London) _Morning Post_, for example, goes out of its way once in a while to show the wickedness of the idea because, so it argues, it will involve the sacrifice, more or less, of nationality.

But the _Morning Post_ is impervious to new ideas and is above all things critical in its activities and very seldom constructive.

The typical Tory mind in general sees no good in the idea.

The typical Tory mind is the insular mind.
On the other hand, the League idea is understood as a necessity and heartily approved by two powerful sections of public opinion--( 1) the group of public men who have given attention to it, such as Bryce, Lord Robert Cecil, and the like, and (2) some of the best and strongest leaders of Labour.


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