EFFORTS FOR PEACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 863, 6 January 1930, Page 9

EFFORTS FOR PEACE

HOOVER’S HOPES FOR FRUITFUL YEAR REDUCED NAVAL ARMS WASHINGTON, Saturday. The President of the United States, Mr. Hoover, has replied to King George’s New Year greeting as follows: — “I was happy to receive your Majesty’s message and New Year wishes. The resolve to advance the peace of the world by mutual goodwill and by a limitation of naval armaments is the earnest purpose of the people of America and Britain and of their Governments. “It is my hope, as it will be the endeavour of the American Government to see this great object attained in the year which has just commenced. Also I desire to reciprocate your Majesty’s good wishes.” MUST FIGHT ON SMUTS IS CONFIDENT PEACE CAUSE WILL WIN NEW YORK, Saturday. General Smuts, Leader of the Opposition in South Africa, has arrived in New York. He delivered two addresses today. The visitor expressed the hope that the United States will become a member of the World Court in 1930. The signing of the Root protocol was one of the most hopeful steps taken In recent years. The cause of world peace was discussed by General Smuts in a speech to the combined organisations celebrating the 10th anniversary of the League of Nations. He said that as surely as they sat there the time would come when all their efforts and the cause they stood for would be triumphant all over the world.

“X know we cannot fail,” said the speaker. “If we did fail the foundations of the world would shake. We must win and we should go on fighting.”