CuaprTeErR VII.
CAN WE DEVELOP ENOUGH
WILL-POWER?

vy OW that our unsolved problems have
piled up on us—now that so many of our
a industries have been beaten by foreign
competitors—now that our whole Parliamen-
tary system has fallen into decay, and is unable
to select competent men to govern us, the vital
question, both for Great Britain and for every
individual citizen, is—can we develop enough
will-power to enable us to master these difhi-
culties and weaknesses, and to restore pros-
perity and the wise management of our
national and imperial affairs ?
In 1929, a certain Londoner went to Canada,
and took his family. He is a very clever
travelling salesman. He is a man of ability and
ambition.
‘““ Why are you leaving the old Homeland,”
I asked him, © just at a time when every able
man is needed ? ”’
“I have had enough of this land of in-
119