WORLD PEACE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 85, 20 January 1938, Page 5

WORLD PEACE.

THE INFLUENCE OF BRITAIN.

ARCHBISHOP LANG’S HOPES,

(United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, January 19.

Presiding at the opening session of the Convocation of Canterbury, the Archbishop of Canterbury (the Most Rev. Dr. Cosmo GbidOn Lang) said they could not contemplate the present world situation without grave anxiety and dismay. The war in China was giving a sinister warning of what any war on a wider scale would mean to civilisation. ’ln the midst of the confusion ip the world .they could only hope that the British, Commonwealth of Nations would prove an influence for peace and remain -on terms ..of friend-; ship with all natibns. There was obviously two lines of policy which ought to be followed. The first was to maintain and strengthen! co-operation with the United States,, and the second to do their utmost while; continuing' established friendship with France, to reach, a'.friendly understanding with Germany. The Archbishop said he wanted to see fuller and more gehdrous recognition of the words of Herr Hitler aboilt his desire to do all possible to maintain the peace of Europe bnt at the same time he would reiterate his question to Germany,- why she alienated the -sympathies of the people 7 -iiE.Britatn.-.'Wid other .countries, who, ,\vef e to be on .friendly terms •withJiFr, 1$ continued acts'of interference'''with the Catholic - ; '£tnd’ Protestant’ _ Churches there.—-British Cffieial lYireiess. ~