PACIFIC COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1921, Page 5

PACIFIC COUNCIL.

DANGER OF FRICTION. ANGLO-AMERICAN VIEWS. PLEA FOR BETTER SPIRIT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.-— Copyright Received August 14, 5.5 p.m. London, August 12. The Paris correspondent of the Daily Express says that even Silesia has not diverted the thoughts of British and American delegates at the Supreme Council from Pacific problems. Recent exchanges of opinion between the Imperial Conference, and Washington were colored by the Entente’s Paris relations. The British and American diplomatic machinery has not been working smoothly, and unless a better method is devised the Washington Conference, on which the whole future of the human race during the next century depends, will not be under the best auspices. After referring to America’s rejection of the British proposal to hold a preliminary Pacific conference in London, enabling the Dominions’ representatives to attend, the correspondent emphasises that Britain would not have laid herself open to a second rebuff by proposing a preliminary conference in Canada if diplomatic exchanges had not misled her into the belief th A a conference in Canada would be acceptable to America. The correspondent concludes that both the British Foreign Office and the American diplomatists must improve their liasson - system or the whole peace of the world may still be wrecked on punctilio, lack of sympathy and moral courage.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LEADER OF AMERICAN. DELEGATION. Received August 13, 5.5 p.m. Washington, August 12. The Secretary’ of State (Mr. Hughes) will lead the American delegation at the armament conference.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. JAPANESE DELEGATE. Received August 13, 5.5 p.m. Tokio, August 12. Admiral Kato, commandant of the Naval Staff College, and leader of the Naval Mission to America and Eurpoe recently, has been chosen as the naval delegate to the Washington Conference.—Reuter Service.