INTERNATIONAL: In Principle

In the very bright lexicon of diplomacy, few phrases are more useful than "in principle." Last week after a fortnight of preliminary bickering, seven nations— Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Norway, Japan—accepted "in principle" the tariff truce proposed by President Roosevelt, and signed an agreement to that effect. Its second sentence:'

"The said Governments, being further convinced that immediate action is of great importance, themselves agree, and strongly urge all other Governments participating in the [World Economic] Conference to agree that they will not, before the 12th of June nor...