WORLD PEACE

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20507, 25 May 1938, Page 7

WORLD PEACE

THE PART OF BRITAIN GREATEST NEED OF MANKIND CO-OPERATE TO FIGHT WAR (Official Wireless) (Received May 25, 11 a.m.) RUGBY. May 24 Mr Malcolm MacDonald, speaking at the Empire Press Union Conference, “ We are all, in the Dominions and in this country, becoming gradually conscious that wc are engaged in a political experiment of vast import-

ance to many other people besides ourselves. The greatest need of mankind to-day is for practical internationalising. If peace is ever to be established the free and equal nations of the world will have to. use methods which will enable them to co-operate to fight war and settle their inevitable differences by peaceful means. “ Inside the British Commonwealth is a miniature league of free, equal nations. If we could make our little league a success then it might be our proud destiny to show the peoples of the world what is the true path to peace.” Mr Winston-Churchill's Hope Mr Winston Churchill, speaking at Chingford, expressed a hope for a peaceful solution of the present international crisis. If the present crisis passes and war is averted, as he believed it will be, that will be due to a rudimentary and emergency form of collective security. He continued: “Unless we can gain other Powers to the side of peace disaster might occur. It would he far better to have firm arrangements with a large body of well-armed nations, all obliged to defend one another against an aggressor, than to drift from one crisis to another. This will he real, active security.” He denied that it was encirclement of Germany. It was, he said, encirclement only of ail aggressor. They asked no security for themselves that they were not prepared freely to extend to Germany. Even if Germany did not rejoin the League he saw no reason why assurances of a most decisive character should not be offered by France and Britain to help Germany in every possible way if she were the victim of an outrage.