PROPOSED NEW ORDER IN PACIFIC

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 13241, 17 January 1941, Page 8

PROPOSED NEW ORDER IN PACIFIC

MR CORDELL HULL’S VIEW Washington, Jan. 15. Mr Hull, in his evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee, asserted that the proposed so-called new order in the Pacific means domination by one country to the seclusion of the interests of other nations. He declared that such a programme for the subjugation and exploitation of so many people by one nation was of the greatest concern to Hie entire woild. He cited the United States’ efforts to persuade Japan that her best interests lie in the development of friendly relations with the United States and other countries, believing in orderly peaceful processes among the nations. We have at no time made any threats.” Mr Hull then outlined the basis of American foreign policy as peace and order and international co-operation and equality, but added that “Three nations one after another have made determination to repudiate and destroy the foundation of the civilised world. These nations have entered the path of armed conquest and subjugation of others by tyrannical rule over their victims.”