AMERICA AND PEACE.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1920, Page 5

AMERICA AND PEACE.

LORD ROBERT CECIL'S VIEWS. By releeraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Jan. 3. In a speech at Leeds Lord Robert Cecil dealt with the attitude of America towards the Peace Treaty. He emphasised that Great Britain wanted the assent not of one party in America but of the whole of America. He would rather hare the assent subject to reservation by the whole important opinion of America than full and complete assent achieved by a deep division of American opinion. The objection to Dominion votes was based on an entire misunderstanding. In international matters it was numbers that counted, not weight. The object of the Dominions' votes was not to enable them to support on every occasion the British view, but rather to enable them to express any views of difference they might have with Great Britain and get the full weight to which they were entitled. The subject had been used to create bad blood between Great Britain and the United States by the enemies of both countries.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. and Reuter.

SPEEDY RATIFICATION WANTED.

Received Jan. 5, 9.45 p.m. New York, Jan. 4. The Washington correspondent of the Now York Times says that it is intimated that Mr. W. J. Brvan advocates ratification of the Treaty with reservations and does not object to the Article Ten reservation. It is understood that he will inform President Wilson that the Democratic Party's success at the Presidential election 'depends on the speedy ratification of the Treaty in some form. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. *