ALLIANCES IN ARMS

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 23, 21 October 1921, Page 5

ALLIANCES IN ARMS

UNITED STATES’ UNEQUIVOCAL OPPOSITION BREAK WITH BRITAIN UNTHINKABLE By T»l<urranh—Press Association-Copyright (Rec. October 20, 7.20 p.m.) New York, October 19. Speaking at the Yorktown celebration of the anniversary of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis in the revolutionary war, President Harding announced America’s unequivocal opposition to becoming a party to any alliance in arms or submerging its nationality Jo a world sovereignty. He declared: "One need not picture a world sovereignty, because it will never be. We believe there is urgent need for bringing the best thought of all the great peoples into -understanding in a, co-operative endeavour which will shun alliances in arms and strengthen concords of peace.” The President declared that liberal opinion throughout the world benefited' by the American revolution. Inevitably this brought Britain and America to a policy of accommodation and pacific adjustment for all differences until to-day finds the United States and Britain naturally arrayed together in a trusteeship preserving civilisation. A future breach of peaceful and friendly relations was unthinkable. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.