WORLD UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 15, 19 January 1931, Page 7

WORLD UNION.

Inclusion of Britain and U.S.A.

Essential.

PRENOH STATESMAN'S IDEA

(Received 10.30 a.m.)

PARIS, January 18.

"Europe is urtable to feed hei'self. Unemployment is rife, and.the world's niafkets are narrowing steadily. She has ceased to be the banker of the world," said M. Herribt, ex-Premier of France, in an interview. He added that Europe was dependent in many ■ways on the United States.

"The rejuvenation of Europe," he went on, "means a union including KuSsia and Turkey. ' Europe's position, configuration, resources and intelligence of the population are immense assets.

"London is etill the first port of the world. There can be no union without Britain. There cannot be peace and liberty in Europe without Britain's participation.

"Eventually perliaj j there will be a world union according to the. formula, the United State of America, plus the United States of Europe, plus the British Commonwealth."

EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Economic Prbmises Not

Fulfilled.

THE LEAGUE'S TASK. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 11.30 a.m.) RUGBY, January 18. Mr. Arthur Hendepon, speaking at Geneva at the Committee, for the Economic Union of Europe, referred to different League economic conferences and recalled that 29 Governments had accepted the principles laid down by the conference of 192". Despite promises to implement these resolutions,- however, they were still unfulfilled.

He aeked what was going to happen in Europe if tariff negotiations failed. Failure might lead to a general tariff war, the effect of which on the European situation would be most grave.

Hβ earnestly appended to Foreign Ministers to reconsider the matter.

Lord Parmoor, Lord President of the Council, also referred to the international economic policy in a epeech at North Paddington yesterday. He said: "We must look to Geneva to promote a spirit of peace in international economy and to support a world policy of exchange unimpaired by obstructions of Customs."