Eureka!

"It is strange," said Mr. Scotney, "that happiness has been the age-long quest of humanity. Every country and civilisation has discussed it, and now two American debaters claim to have found the formula why were there no headlines to proclaim the great fact?

"Mr. Byas disagrees with his own President who stated a while ago that isolationism could not stand in the face of world affairs to-day. There is only one way—that is to come out into the open and stand or fall by the preservation of world democracy.

"In their desire to get things done in a hurry the Americans have had two depressions to our one. These slumps, depressions, recessions, or 'slackness,' as the Americans prefer to say, have stunned most of the citizens. It is a queer frame of mind that calls a slump a formula for happiness."

If there was not a conscious effort on the part of politicians to promote happiness the goal would never be reached. American politicians got excited over trifles, talked much and said nothing—were generally up in the air—but how could they help it with no intellect and no background of society? They had no formula for happiness.

"Look at the Constitution," said Mr. Scotney; "It is not one of liberty. It is not an Instrument of government but a guarantee that America will never be governed, and an examination of the Constitution will reveal nothing but a protest against law and order." The American citizen had abolished all forms of government and lain himself open to petty dictatorships of racketeers. The Americans had set the pursuit of happiness aside for the pursuit of wealth. They were not promoting even general comfort by utilising to the full their natural resources.

Ever since his inauguration the President had done his best to wipe out misery, but was always thwarted by the Constitution, by vested Interests and private enterprise sanctioned by that Constitution.

"Until the Constitution is altered it can have no significance for the people of America or for us either; and only when that has been done will the people live in happiness and sufficiency instead of in poverty and fear." said Mr. Scotney in conclusion.

Mr. Gilton considered that the leader of the opposition's speech passed all understanding, and was quite convinced that if American University students were wasting their time on the study of non-skid lipstick, bed-bugs and dromedaries, well then they had found the formula for happiness. The Government was rather afraid to lend this formula—once America had lent much money to the nations. The safe thing might happen to the formula as happened to the money.