BRITISH DELEGATES TO WASHINGTON TALKS

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25903, 8 September 1949, Page 5

BRITISH DELEGATES TO WASHINGTON TALKS

“Struggle For One World Economically” MR BEVIN DENIES REQUEST FOR MORE U.S. FUNDS (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) See. 11 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 6. The winning of the struggle for one world of free, demo* jatic peoples was the aim Of the British mission to the Washton economic conference, said the Foreign Secretary (Mr -nest Bevin), after arriving in New York to-night. He was ectnpanied by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Stafford rfpps). Mr Bevin continued: “We shall not get peace in the world j(j] we have achieved that end. It has never been assumed ,us that this can be achieved in five days.” Mr Bevin declared that the British mission was not in w erica “to apologise to the rest of the world, including the jited States.” What Britain had done was a matter of pride. Mr Bevin added: “We have done some things rjth the United States’ help; we have done a lot with Amerijn participation; we have done it all with American encourgtment. ’ Mr Bevin said he wanted to dispel an erroneous belief jat the British mission had come to ask for further grants t an aid basis. “I feel the solution must be on other lines,” ( continued. “Steps will have to be taken by mutual adjustment. We cannot achieve one democratic world politically fit is to be based on two worlds economically. We are conjured that an economic division will rend the political struc3re we have been endeavouring to build up. “Sir Stafford Cripps and I have come to join in friendship 5 win the struggle for one world economically. This means aching equilibrium between the dollar area and the sterling rea and the rest of the world.”