In June 1913 it described the recent entente cordiale between Britain and France as “the expression of tendencies which are slowly but surely making war between the civilised communities of the world an impossibility.”
1913年6月,把英法两国最近签署的《英法协约》描述成了“对种虽然缓慢但不可阻挡的趋势的表达——世界文明国度之间的战争不可能爆发的。”