A WORLD ORDER.
In connection -with the proposal of President Roosevelt and others to brins about a new worH order when peace is j being negotiated it may be of interest to recall a statement made by a compatriot of his half a century a«n. Shortly before he visited Auckland, Mr. Henry George, the hundredth anniversary of whose birth wae recently cele- - brated. antedated the League of Nation* .-i plan in the following- remarkable statement: "Is it too soon to hope that it ma v ' be the misefon of this Republic (U.S.A.). I to unite all nations of English speech I whether they grow beneath the Northern Star or the Southern Cross in a league I which,, hy ensuring justice, promoting ; peace and liberating commerce, will bo U the forerunner of a world-wide federa- :"1 tkm that will make war the po*wJbilitr I of a past age and change to worke of ' usefulness the enormone force* bow dedicated to destruction." % G. M. FOWLDS.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 69, 21 March 1940, Page 6
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163A WORLD ORDER. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 69, 21 March 1940, Page 6
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