THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
' LONDON, March 30. . Bishop Creighton, who headed Mr Stead's peace deputation, urged Britain's unanimity with the Czar's peace proposals. ~ , . Mr Balfour, in reply, expressed his '.', heartiest sympathy with the Conference. He said the necessity of spending so much on armaments proved , his reluctance to war, and the great contrast of the public peace sentiments of the nations as compared with a century ago. The AngloAmerican arbitrators had only deferred action until after the Czars Conference, when they would be found >c fi rs t example to all the nations in regard to one family with common interest. Whatever the result was it would prove a step nearer to the great ■ J The Czar makes arbitration the chief question at the Peace i Conference. Britain will energeticallj support the proposal.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 76, 1 April 1899, Page 5
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