U.S A. & America.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1922, Page 3

U.S A. & America.

• lIBTIIAUAN AND N.Z. CABLE ABBOOUTION. - WASHINGTON, October SI. i The Secretary of State Air Hughes, speaking at Boston said: We favour | an International Court of Justice for , the determination of international dis- ! putes, according to judicial standards. I believe that suitable arrangements can be made for the participation of the United States in the election of judges for an International Court and thus give formal support to that Court Meanwhile, no interest is jeopardised. There is no danger of America warring over any justifiable dispute. The fundamental problems of Europe are 1 political. Each nation is its own judge of matters of policy, therefore, we will 1 follow our own interests, except in ' cases of exigency. The main prcblems oF Enrone cannot !;C solved, except l»y ' f Europe herself, because self-determin-ed action is beyond external control. ' The chief trouble is that the Great ’ Powers are unable to agree on <|notions directly concerning them, due to I different conceptions of national policy. s Toils international co-operation does not 1 mean that we should embroil ourselves in controversies without our own interests. The reason the Washington Con- 1 leronee was successful in limiting nav- 11 a I armament was due to the fact that * it was a limited conference, with pie- 1 cine limited aims, and and a practical * programme. Britain, Japan and the ' United States, the three great naval { Powers, the principal competitors for 1 naval power, had ratified all the Washington Arms Treaties. This is of the 1 utmost significance and precludes all 1 thought of the ultimate failure of the !l work of the conference. I have no reason to believe Italy and France will fail to ratify. However serious are the difficulties that vex us at present the work of the Washington Conference gives an assurance of the sincerity of the desire for peace which" lights the pathway of hope for a world that is war-weary. Britain Japan and United ] States are performing their obligations under the Washington Treaties, and < are scrapping navies accordingly, and ' there is no indication of the desire of any other Power to enter into eon- \ stnietion contrary to the Treaty pend- < ing their ratification. i