NAVAL CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1929, Page 5

NAVAL CONFERENCE

MR MACDONALD’S TOUR. : (United Press Association-By Electric ' Telegraph .^-Copyright.) . OTTAWA, October 17. At the Government dinner in his honour, Mr Ramsay MacDonald brought his message of peace to Canada.., ' He said Great Britain and other nations of the British Commonwealth must, not i forget that their sacred honour is involved in the sacred ciusade for peace. They must' remember that 'fundamental thing that they, are signatories to a pact of peace. “ You sent your Prime Minister across the i ocean to, sigh the pact of peace. His name is attached to that‘document. Ija your name yoji' declared that war had bed'n* hahished from your national our signature to be a mere scrawl of ink unon a nerishable document? /The signatures of Canada, 'Australia, 5 New Zealand, and other Dominions now become part and parcel of "their national honour, “That was the position,'and lie felt that the Bri- ‘ tish Empire was prepared to perform sacrifices in order to ensure that its national honour remained unsullied to tbi fend:' " ■ j. .Mr /Maclidhald asserted that “the great problem we have, to face is the, probleip cf ‘“ili'e . Iransition time here. It"!# tiitf’Yairit: firms of the world who might falter and’ , might need help from their- stronger brothers.’ Wo have,, to lead the world' gently across its differences, and the crosiiing'mus’t be made'as happy and confident as pos*. sible, until we come smiling over to, where real , peace: and security may be enjoyed.?’ Speaking of his mission to the United States, he said he to establish goodwill. The kind of' agreement which was to keep the world at peace could be made only after common confidences ( were established. Agreements without confidence were only scraps of paper, but the;United States and. Gretit'Britain had come to anVngreemertfc—why—because the world was not the United States plus ourselves. What was accomplished in the United ; States was the creation of a situation so .near, an agreement that nps- the .two nations could unite in saying, “ Lefr us bring in the rest of thfi v 'world as our differences will not interfere with,a,world agreement.” ftef^rring. to the London .Naval Conference in January, ho declared, that he. hoped and . prayed an l agreement would be reached at ■ that [ Conference wiricji/ /Would; constituted;-one of the greatest steps forward in c the direction; sof : peace ever taken,* ir/Thehe Would be., no. more secrecy. Canada, Australia/. New. Zealand, which, are parts y Empire, would be kept informed of thejcpnferpnce -happenings -and any other. jp,atipn which desired informatiom v , “We have failed up the windows office. We have drawn up the blinds and opened the screens, Great’ 'yßritaiA Wanted other nations to know the truth, because in this case, knowledge is ' security.”

RRANOO-ITALIAN CONFERENCE,

) N _ LONDON, October 17. Reports both from Rqitfe'atid Paris su§;|eßt ’that France and Italy have virtually completed arrangements to confer, bpfore the London Conference, in‘the hope of reaching a comirion policy safeguarding their naval interests,partifitilarly submarines and , light cruisers;" ‘.■ • . ■ . .*, ■ ...