WHAT LORD CURZON SAYS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2492, 12 October 1922, Page 4

WHAT LORD CURZON SAYS.

‘- \ REASONABLE ARRANOEM ENT.” LONDON. On. 8. Lord (?tir/.oii, who has relm-iicd, si.\> lahopes he has arrived at a reasonable arrangement. '1 here is a good deal ot 1 ■ flnmmahle malerial lying about, not only in European countries, but more parluM larlv in the Near East. Whether y.e can reduce that to harmlcssnoss, it is pre mature to say, hid we <;-an only .—'He matters bv consolidated action la-tween me Allies. Lord Curzon says he went tr. Paris in face of a rather critical emergency to see how far and in what way matioiscould be directed to a common end. aim without expressing himself too opiums ticiillv he hoped the chances were favourable and that we may expect to escape from what at least a! the moment had been ji very considerable risk. ‘ I lniiu - e more to do with the forces on tne spot tin with what we can do here. I itrougnou't. our representatives* both diplomatic and military, especially Sir 11. Kuinbold am ■ Amend Ilarington, have conducted the mn;, -r with great discretion, reserve and col mon-sense.” —A. and N ./.. cable. 7'SE VOICE OF THE EM Pi RE. ALL PARTS FN ACCORD. MELBOURNE. Oct. 10. v, : - Hughes, speaking at the Lord Mr., r’s luncheon. referring to tie- Near Ea 1 said the great war had taught us ]io. lose and intimate our relatious with the Empire were, and it was our clear r i„||i to he called into the council.' and give-! a voice in moulding the Empires for. ign policy. 'The Empire could not sural.- ill half a dozen voices: it must = „-,k with one. By the way Australia i,.„i stood by the Empire recently, they b-,,1 been able to make the world realise dial the voice of Britain was not i'c haiist -d win n it reached lie- cm,fine.- of its own territory, but shouted with i reniendous volume across the seas speakji,(r for the united Empire. It was their cl,oir duly when the British ('.nveriim. tit had spoken on matters of foreign policy to range ourselves by its side. In domestic afl-airs they had complete control. Iml in regard to' the foreign policy they must act through Britain. We demand to he '•onsailed in matters of foreign policy he fore that policy is laid down, hut once it is laid down we are committed to it. Otherwise there Would he Mu unity i'l Inc !'inpire. and no safety for the - wealth.”—]’ re- s A ssociat ion.