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12 THE NEW ERA Second Prize Drawing, by Ted Spierc PROSE CONTEST FIRST PRIZE ANTHONY EDEN Annie Zaretsky Just a few months ago we read of the resigna ion of Anthony Eden, the British foreign m ' nister. The news was a great shock to us as we greatly admired and trusted Mr. Eden. There never had been a doubt in our minds but that he was putting into his work the best of his ability. Yet, he quit his office at a time when the whole world seemed in an uncertain position. Was he wise in doing so? That is the question circulating every¬ where in the British Empire rigid now. In due time we will know the answer, but, at present, we can only take a side for or against him. However, before we do so, let us review what we know about An¬ thony Eden. He became foreign minister two years ago, succeeding Sir Samuel Hoare. Since then Eden has chang¬ ed a great deal. Somewhere within the past two years he has lost his youth. This has come as a result of his absorption in his work. Few people realize what a difficult position that of foreign minister is. Eden was aware of its difficul¬ ties. He was also aw ' are that his position could not be a complete success, and yet he chose to work in a position which he knew would be a failure—how great, depended on himself. Why, then, did this young man choose this position when he knew its difficulties? It certainly was not for pecuniary r easons as he knew that the salary he would receive would not compensate him for what he had to put into the ser¬ vice. Neither was it because such
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THE NEW ERA 13 a position promised him a life of ease, for he had to sacrifice his happy home life to his hard work which occupied him all day, and often Ion into the night. Even at mealtimes he was pre-occupied with documents that needed im¬ mediate attention. If it was not for these reasons, then, why did Eden accept thus position? The reason for his choice was this: he had a desire to serve his country to the best of his ability. The lure of pub¬ lic life is like the lure of war, which every citizen obeys though hard work and dangerous risks are demanded by it. The majority of people would not give up every¬ thing for such a service as was Eden’s. For this reason they mis¬ understood, and often misrepre¬ sent him. After learning the reason for Mr. Eden’s acceptance of his posi¬ tion, we wonder why he resigned. Mr. Eden had, and still has, cer¬ tain ideas concerning the welfare of his country. These ideas, how¬ ever, differ from those of Prime Minister Chamberlain. Eden’s pol¬ icy was “to co-operate with every nation, but to take dictation from none”. He realized that a close alliance, such as Chamberlain de¬ sired with Mussolini, would mean the discarding of this policy. Mr. Chamberlain wanted an Italian al¬ liance, and he was willing to sub¬ mit to any Italian terms in order to secure peace for Britain; Eden would have made Italy an ally, hut only after the latter had with¬ drawn her forces from Spain. Neither would he have recognized Italy’s sovereignty over Ethiopia, as Mr. Chamberlain is planning to do. These are the main differences of opinion between Britain’s for¬ eign minister and her Prime Min¬ ister, but they are not the only ones. For a long time each has been conscious of a different out¬ look on matters concerning inter¬ national problems and the meth¬ ods by which these problems should he solved. The situation be¬ came so tense that Mr. Eden could endure it no longer. He felt he could not recommend to Parlia¬ ment measures with which he was not in agreement. Neither did he think it fair to the country to have two men, directing her affairs, working in “uneasy partnership”. This is how Mr. Eden felt at the time. His country’s welfare was his chief concern, yet he was al¬ lowing another man to work out her destiny by a method of which he did not approve. He might have chosen to fight his opponent in order t hat he might carry out his method, and indeed, there are many who think he should have done,so. They are afraid that Eden has forsaken his country, and has let it fall into the hands of a man who is willing to secure peace for his country at any terms. If Cham¬ berlain proves to he such a man, then the British people have rea¬ son to mourn Eden’s resignation. In such a case, the year 1938 may go down in British history as the turning point for Britain, and Feb¬ ruary 20 as the day which marked the beginning of Britain’s decline. But, no one has thought over the matter more carefully than Mr. Eden himself. He must have fore¬ seen no real danger for Britain in allowing Chamberlain to go ahead. It was very hard for Mr. Eden to give up his position, hut he did it, and in doing so chose a better, though a harder way, a way which makes him despised by many and trusted by few. Those who still admire him have confidence in his belief that Britain is not in im¬ mediate danger, and they have hopes that he may, someday, again hold a high position in the British Parliament.
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