Mr. E. L. WOODWARD : ' France'-I
THE outlook of France, for better or worse, profoundly influences world affairs. A clear understanding of the French outlook is particularly vital to people in this country. In his first talk Mr. Woodward attempts to get past the political facade to capture and define the real attitude of the French people to the question of security. France has been invaded twice within the last fifty years, and many times before that: she is still fundamentally agricultural, and land, not credit reflected in trade, is her conception of prosperity. Every post-war attempt at international harmony and co-operation has so far failed to reassure this passionate desire of the French for security, which remains the most unyielding factor in international politics.