Abstract

England Celebrates Peace

As years advance the celebration of Armistice Day is becoming, in England, more widespread and more imposing, it is clearly growing into a national institution, one which will perhaps obscure others with longer traditions behind them. The balls, dances, and jollities of the first Armistice Eve victory celebrations have almost without notice disappeared. On this last occasion it was still further reduced by the Labor Government. The event is definitely coming to be a civilian celebration, the very name Armistice Day is disappearing. Remembrance Day is used instead, and it is gradually be coming a great yearly demonstration for world peace. Unemployment and industrial depression in England are so obviously the consequence of the last war, and are so deeply felt by the man in the street, that they are bound to have an effect stronger than the most powerful propaganda.