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The article presents information on several socio-political developments from around the world. Neutrality for Argentina in the next war, 800,000 tons of naval armament as a minimum for France, a protest by Earl Beatty in the House of Lords against any reduction in the strength of the British fleet: these and similar reports and outgivings of the past few days, taken in connection with the discussion of neutrality to which one referred last week, raise the question whether the Kellogg pact is coming to be looked upon by the signatory Powers as only an expression of a pious hope, or whether its doctrine possesses something that can be recognized as reality. U.S. President Herbert Hoover is responsible for a great increase in the amount of current information available with reference to social conditions in the United States. The report of his committee on recent economic changes published last spring was an extremely valuable study of contemporary economic movements, and he has now appointed a research council on social trends which shall direct corresponding studies in broader social fields.