DECENCY CRUSADE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20111, 4 December 1939, Page 8

DECENCY CRUSADE

RELATIONS OF NATIONS

PREVENTION OF BULLYING REMOVING BAD FAITH (Klee. Tim. Copyright—United IV'-ss Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 9 a.m. RUGBY, Dec. 2. Speaking at Warwick to-night, the Dominions Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, said that nothing would be more foolish that to under-rate the magnitude of the task upon which the country was engaged. ■‘The German war machine is ruthless," said Mr. Eden. "For years it lias had the whole of the resources of a powerful State at its command. Germany's whole economy has been twisted for war purposes. "This is not a war in the sense of a clash of rival national ambitions. We have no such ambitions. We are not out to secure now rights for ourselves. Wo want neither territory nor privileges. but we do seek, not only for ourselves but for ail nations, small or great, the right to live our lives in freedom and at peace. This is not a war. It is a crusade for international decency.

“For some time past we have been in the presence of the progressive deterioration of international standards. To-day the pledged word between nations is openly broken, good faith

is cynically derided, and a smaller neighbour is bullied and invaded merely because he is a smaller neighbour. If that process had been allowed to continue it could only have ended in universal anarchy and misery.”