SEEKING SOUND BASIS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20956, 8 November 1939, Page 7

SEEKING SOUND BASIS

AVOIDING WIDER WAR TERRORS QUEEN WILHELMINA AND KING LEOPOLD MESSAGE TO ENGLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANY (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Nov. 8, 11.40 a.m.) THE HAGUE, Nov. 7 It is officially announced that King Leopold of Belgium and Queen Wilhelmina of Holland have made a new peace move. Jointly they telegraphed England, France and Germany. The Hague correspondent of the British United Press states that the text of the telegram is: “In this hour of anxious tension in the entire world, before the war in Western Europe breaks out in its full terror, we are convinced that it is our duty once again to raise our voices in warning. The warring parties have already declared that they are not opposed to an investigation to find a reasonable and sound basis for peace. “It is more difficult in the present circumstances for both parties to establish contact in order to determine precisely their viewpoints and approach each other with a view to coming closer together. As heads of neutral States, having excellent relations with all our neighbours, we are ready to offer our good offices if this is agreeable to the parties. “We are ready to facilitate by all the means at our disposal proposals which they may suggest to us and do our utmost in a spirit of friendly understanding, to try to find a basis of agreement. “This appears to be what we have to fulfil for the wellbeing of our countries and in the interests of the entire world. We hope our offer will be acicpted and thus the first step taken on the road to the foundation of a lasting peace.”— (Signed) Wilhelmina and Leopold, The Hague, November 7, 1939.