THE PEACE PRIZE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 292, 10 December 1925, Page 6

THE PEACE PRIZE.

Sir Austen Chamberlain is not the first Englishman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Twenty-two-years ago it was awarded to Mr. W. R. Cremer, a Liberal member of Parliament who had been long connected with the Workmen's Peace. Association and International Arbitration, had edited and published its organ the "Arbitrator," had originated international parliamentary conferences, and had done special work to further arbitration between England and America. Mr. Cremer, however, was not one of the' rank and file. Not until the Locarno success led to next year's prize being awarded to Sir Austen Chamberlain and M. Briand jointly, was an English statesman deemed worthy of an honour which has gone thrice to America, and several times to France. Yet English Governments have worked genuinely and consistently for peace. The League of Nations, for example, though it i 3 always associated with Woodrow Wilson, was largely a British creation, and Viscount Cecil's work for it was recognised recently in America. Better late than never, and the honour given to the British Foreign Secretary is one that is shared by the Government and by the people.