GENERAL DAWES

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1929, Page 5

GENERAL DAWES

A GOOD RECEPTION

(United Press Association—By Electric Teleg. ..ph—Copyright).

((Received this day at noon.)

LONDON, June 18

Genera! Dawes had a great reception at the Pilgrims’ Dinner. Lord Desborough presiding.

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, June 18,

Mr A. Henderson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, proposed the toast to Geijeral Dawes, the new American Ambassador, at the Pilgrims Dinner this evening and, extending to General Dawes a very sincere and cordial welcome. He recalled that jbotli in the stressful days' of the war and in the anxious times that followed General Dawes played a distinguished personal part. “It is no exaggeration to suggest that your name, linked so closely as it is with one of the major pieces of post war constructive effort in Europe, is « familiar and highly respected one both in this country and on the Continent. To-day you come into our midst as the Ambassador of a great friendly neighbour. Your nation has played an important part in the struggle for freedom, and it is destined, I believe, to play a vital part in the cause of peace by leading the nations to have reliance not on force, but upon moral right and international law. The democracies, which you and we represent, have marched side Inside in companionship and understanding through a long period.

“ There subsists between them a mutual trust of well-founded respect and community of aim that are essential ingredients of real friendship and helpful co-operation. They are animated by common ideals of peace and 'ininan well-being. They are at one in •heir desire to eliminate war from international relationship and to translate a powerful popular sentiment on ponce into practical measures for peace. Whatever mischiefmnkers and busybodies may say to the contrary, ,1 assert without hesitation or qualification the British people look to the United states and to all other nations only ■for peace.

“We desire that peace shall endure, not merely as a condition representing the absence of war, but as a system of human relationships repreented by active. co-operation between nations. I hope and believe our respective countries are inspired by true comradeship of peace and that both are anxious to join with other nations in a new and concerted effort, and a successful effort, to reach the goal of a definite disarmament. The world needs disarmament, and the peoples yearn for it. The Governments would welcome it. There is now a new hope and a new strength in the hearts of the people of the world. They believe the time for action is here. They wait anxiously for results. They look to their Governments resolutely to grapple with the difficulties anjj to carry them onwards and upwards to the tableland of friendship and cooperation, towards which they have been struggling through long generations.”

Jn conclusion; Mr Henderson expressed the hope that General Hawes stay in England would be profitable to the supreme cause of Anglo-American understanding and international peace co-operation.