THE ALLIES' PURPOSE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 November 1939, Page 6

THE ALLIES' PURPOSE

STATED BY

LORD HALIFAX

Better World To Be Built

EVERY HOPE OF FULLER LIFE AND FUTURE

CONFIDENCE

CO-OPERATION OF ALL PEOPLES SOUGHT

(British Official Wireless.)

(Received This Day. 12.20 p.m.) RUGBY, November 7

In a broadcast address. Lord Halifax addressed himself .to two questions that are likely to present themselves with growing insistence to thoughtful minds. “The first ol these questions,” he said, “is what is the real purpose ol our struggle and the second is: May we in fact feel secure that through victory in this conflict of physical force we can achieve it.’ These questions, he said, accounted for the desire expressed in many quarters that the Allies should define with greater precision what were called their war aims. In general terms, the answer had been plainly given—they were fighting in defence of freedom and for peace. They were fighting, too, Lord Halifax declared, against the substitution of brute force for law as the arbiter between nations, against violation of the sanctity of treaties and disregard for the pledged word. Stating that only with supreme dishonour could Britain have averted war. and declaring that supreme dishonour now lay with Germany as the aggressor. Lord Halifax added: “Me and those fighting side by side with us are all united in will and. under Providence we have the power to prove also the supreme folly with which the German Government has movpd to its own destruction. But, after victory, what then?” Lord Halifax repeated Air Chamberlain’s statement that they sought no vindictive peace and had no territorial ambitions and added: “We shall use all our influence, when the time comes, in building a new. world in which nations will not permit insane armed rivalry to deny their hope of a fuller life and future confidence' will not be for ever overborne by the grim foreboding of disaster. The new world we seek will enlist the co-operation of all peoples on the basis of human equality, self-respect and mutual tolerance.” Lord Halifax said al] nations would have their contribution to make to the desired new order and great responsibility both in thought and action would rest upon our people. “When this war is over,” he said, “we shall have to se'e to it that wisdom and goodwill combine for the immense task that will await.”