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 But the Soviet does not seem to desire to do this. It seems, we believe, not to have the power to decide alone a question which has an international bearing. And we can only appreciate these scruples.

The second is that which the organizers of the Stockholm Conference have already adopted; to obtain an exchange of different views between the convening authorities and the different international sections of their bodies. All would thus be able to state their views and their intentions. Many misunderstandings arising from the rarity of personal contact since the War between the militants of different countries would disappear, and perhaps it would end by certain general opinions standing out which might thus serve as a basis for the convocation of a General Conference of anti-Imperialist Socialists.

We add that in our mind this exchange of views can only be of service if care be taken to remove from it all character of secret diplomacy. There must be no