WORLD UNITY.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20283, 27 August 1937, Page 9

WORLD UNITY.

MR HENDERSON’S PLEA RECOGNISING RULE OF LAW CONCERN OP ALL NATIONS (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. A civio reception was tendered today to Mr Arthur Henderson, a member of the British House of Commons. Besides the Mayor, Mr T. C. A. Hislop, the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, extended a welcome. Replying, Mr Henderson emphasised the necessity for nations to recognise the rule of law instead of the rule of force. Unless they did that there would be a very poor outlook for civilisation. The nations of the British Commonwealth were bound together by a common king. He could not conceive it would be possible for war to take place between Australia and New Zealand or between New Zealand and the United Kingdom. What a pity they could not have the same thing through the whole world. There were some people in New Zealand who took the view that they should not worry about what was taking place in Europe and much the same point of view was expressed in the United States of America. That, In his view, was a short-sighted attitude. Modern science had brought the world closer together and It was no use people deluding themselves into the belief that what took place in one pa n t of the world was no concern of theirs.

Mr Henderson paid a visit to the State housing at Miramar and was the guest of the Governor-GenettH, Lord Galway, at Government House.