ORGANISATION FOR PEACE

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24625, 23 July 1945, Page 5

ORGANISATION FOR PEACE

GENERAL SMUTS BACK IN PRETORIA

(Rec. 9 p.m.) RUGBY, July 21. “The nations must »rganise for peace with the same deadly earnestness with which they organised for war.’’ said General Smuts, replying to a great welcome-home demonstration for him at Pretoria to-day. “Even the terrible air bomber of today. and the V-bombs and rockets, General Smuts said, “are but clumsy anticipations of the far more deadly weapons now being planned, though not yet figuring in munition programmes. This new form of universal suicide has to be drastically dealt with, and without loss of time.” General Smuts said he regarded the San Francisco Conference as a major, if not the most important battle of the war that had to be won if the other Victories wore not to come to naught.

STALIN’S PROMISE TO RED NAVY

“NEW FIGHTING SHIPS, NEW BASES” (Rec. 9 p.rn.) MOSCOW. July 22. “Our people will create new righting Ships and new bases for the navy, said Generalissimo Stalin in an order Of the clay paving tribute to the Red Navy’s a als in the war. “The Navy effectivciv protected our flanks which rested cm tin- sea. and assured the uninterrupu d funi tinning of our comnninicai a o-," = aid the order.

Soviet Honour Conferred. —The Dean of Canterbury (Dr. Hewlett) h->s been decorated whh the Order of the Reel Banner of i.obnur at the Kremlin.— Moscow, July 21