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Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1929, Page 3

vi 11 not be entering any European eu.anglemeiits and alliances. . Nobody ought to suspect that it will decline to serve common interests to be re•oneiled, some historical inheritances .o be soothed, and legitimate rivalries i.o he confined to proper channels—chat is the glorious task which our •cmversations opened up. I pray that the whole nation will, share helpfully and confidently in our labours, enabling their successful conclusion.” KELLOGG PEACE TREATY. GENERAL DA WES’S.COMMENT. LONDON, June 18. General Dawes in a speech at the 'Pilgrims"Dinner said the Kellogg'Peace Treaty, which was an expression of world intention had elfected a pronounced change in international discussion on world peace. The importance of an early agreement on the naval reduction would seem the next step to be taken as to whether controverted questions 'etween nations or between Britain ■uid the United States. There a settlement would not he endangered by the cessation of the enormously expensive naval competition. Congress had already committed the United States to a naval programme involving two hundred and fifty million dollars, but giving the President power to suspend the building .in the event of an international agreement for the limitation of naval armament. .Moreover the Director of the United States Budget reported that it had been authorised and contemplated a naval programme, lor the construction of new ships amounted to 1,170,000.000 dollars, which the Navy Department recommended in case of a policy of naval reduction, which the President advocated was not adopted and this expenditure related only to one nation. If it proceeded other nations would be impelled to follow suit.