BRITAIN AND AMERICA

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 108, 28 July 1927, Page 15

BRITAIN AND AMERICA

CONTINUED UNDERSTANDING BIRKENHEAD’S APPEAL (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Wednesday.** Lord Birkenhead, at a dinner last night to the American editors visiting England, took advantage of what he described as the friendly and frank atmosphere of the Pilgrims’ Club, where the dinner was held, to urge those present to make some contribution to securing continued accommodation and understanding between Britain and America. They would, he said, do well to realise the difficulties, financial and industrial, under which Britain had conducted her affairs since the armistice set the seal on the greatest militarj% naval and economic effort any nation had ever made. Proceeding, he said this country had only sufficient food for seven weeks. No other country had ever been in such a position. He dared not think that would happen to these Islands if we could not protect our great sea routes. “I care not for those fighting vessels. I am talking only of that class of cruiser which attends to the vital arteries of the nation. That is what concerns me and my colleagues. That is the case deeply felt by those who are trusted of the British people.”— A. and N.Z.