PRESIDENT WILSON

Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1919, Page 6

PRESIDENT WILSON

EUROPE AND AMERICA. A PARTNERSHIP FOR RIGHT -SOUGHT. ' ' London, Dec. 29. President Wilson, when receiving the, freedom of the City of Manchester, said America was not interested in European politics, but she was interested in the partnership for right between Europe and America. America was interested chiefly in a world peace. If the future had nothing in store but the keeping of peace by the balance of power the United States would take no interest in it. They would join no combination of Powers which was not a combination of them all. The feeling of cordial fraternity and friendship knitting the United States and Britain together in common devotion to the right was the only thing that could bind men together. ~ New York, Dec. 29. , A United Press message states that President Wilson, speaking at Manchester, said the United States would not join any alliance except the League of Natibns.' of interests haying broken'fiojjni; the voice of humanity was abroad' )#' tfle world, irrespective o? party or polities. Those who could not, teas,,it TO.re deaf indeed. If the world was' to r&taain composed of bodies of friends there must be continuous means of conference to deal with causes of friction" b'efofe they beeime big. i

' PEACE PROBLEMS. BRITAIN AND AMERICA IN ACCORD. London, Dec. 29. Mr Lloyd George received American correspondents at Downing street. He declared that Britain and America ■were in complete accord on peace problems. There w?ts no disagreement on any of the main issues. He believed equal harmony would 'be found to exist with the other. Allies, and this was likely to result in an earlier peace than was anticipated. The British delegates would go to Paris on January^.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assoc. .