BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, 29 September 1919, Page 5

BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

HISTORIC STATEMENT BY

I VISCOUN GR-E-Y. i NEW YORK, Sept. 2: ' g Viscount Grey has arrived. In 3. 1 statement, he -said: "‘ I regret"the par-1 ,tial failure of my sight, which »makes. I all public work diflicult, renders it imlpossible for me to undertake duties as‘ l permanent Ainbassador, and makes my. g mission comparatively short. The British: , ,Empirc, in co‘liimon with othé? counl' tries,, feels that vs'ithou't7 the friendship ‘of America, international progress is linipossible, and inaternational security I doubtful. I have not come for the pur~ lpose of adVanc:ing proposals for new itreaties and alliances. 'A" common language tends {to_ bring /alflout ‘the friendship of Britain and the Unified States, ‘but some things tend to bring Jabout misunderstandings, arising partly from old hi-storica-1 memories and partly‘ from British political problems, which excite special interest in the United States. My hope and belief is that.’ time, a wise spnipathetic policy, and.‘ the fullest knowledge of facts and difii; culties will dissolve misunderstanding. One of the unexampled things of war was the sipantancous way in which the "United States, moved by one ideal, went to fight abroad. It was .a .splendi<l thing to see the whole nation re-a-li-so that national interest was «the common interest of "humanity. It will _ need time, growth of confidence, good faith, "rand good intentions, to wipe’ out the bitterness and hatred of our enemies in this war. The greatest secirrity , against future war lies in goodwill. It will be the object of my mission topnomote goodwill between Americans _ and British, hoping that this may be one of thegreat elements leading to ' greater international goodwill on the broadest possible basis.” ' GENERALIJY COMMENDED. g Received, 8.5 a.m. .-, ’ NEW YORK, ‘Sept. 23. Newspapers commend Sir E. Grey's statement. ~ The -New York Sun says,-it_ L; is the utterance of a level-headed, in~;_:,; -telligent man..... The _...sta«t.ement was . wholeisonie, broad, and in {excellenit taste.