IDENTITY OF OUTLOOK

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 33, 7 August 1925, Page 7

IDENTITY OF OUTLOOK

NEW YORK PRESS VIEWS

PRAISE OF THE NAVAL CRUISE.

(UNITIS PRESS ASSOCIATION—COMBIOHT.)

(AUBIRAUAN-HJW ZEALAND CABLI A6SOCUIIOX.) NEW YORK, 6th August.

The visit of the American Fleet to Australia, coincident with the flotation of th» Australian loan here, has aroused a great deal of friendly interest and curiosity regarding the affairs of the Antipodes* and Press items are eagerlyread, and generally commented upon in the spirit of President Coolidge's message to Lord Forater. The "Sun," in a leader, says : "From the news dispatcheß describing the reception given, officially and popularly, by Australia to the United States Fleet and its personnel, it is plain that the visit of the ships to the South Pacific continent was well-timed and wisely planned. There was a wholesomeness and cordiality about the greetings exchanged which put formalities into the background, and bespoke a general understanding by the hosts of the dispositions of their guests. Australia has faced, and is facing, many problems the United Spates has faced and is lacing. Its people, like ours, have subdued the wilderness, tapped the resources of a country whose riches now are only guessed", faced the problems of immigration,- and sought to control for the common ' webl the development of its lands and public utilities. The circumstances Of its civilisation have. produced a rac6 like ours, of marked individuality and self-reliance, impatient of conventions that merely restrict, but fully conscious of -the advantages derived from clinging fast to what was_ good in the old order, Because of this the Australians feel they know the Americans. That they do we believe is a fact. That we should know them unquestionably is a lact. In the development of the Pacific both lands are vitally concerned, and the friendship between their peoples means much for peace and progress above and below the Equator."

A HARMONIOUS THREE j The New York "Herald-Tribune," dwelling upon the peaceful friendliness of the English-speaking States, _ says :— > "Our fleet's visit to Australia is an incident of the annual high seas training cruise, but it is also a gesture which emphasises the very friendly relations existing between the United States and the two British Australasian Commonwealths. As Pacific Powers, their interests run parallel, and their outlook on Far Eastern problems is almost identical. Canada falls into the same group, and Canada, Australia, and the United States find themselves in harmony on most of the issues which arise, not only in Pacific politics, but also in general world politics. This is an entente not embodied in any formal political association, but resting on the secure foundation of common policieß and int°rests. What they all desire is the maintenance of the status quo in the Pacific, and the elimination of the causes of war in that region. For these " three people co-operation has become almost a matter of course, and the expression of feeling behind such co-operation, is equally natural:"

: VANISHED MISGIVINGS The "Evening Post," remarking on the royal welcome to the floet, says : "Since the jingoes on both sides of the Pacific have quietened down, there is nothing to mar the visit of the American Fleet ships to the .Antipodes. On this side of the Pacific no efiort will make it seem anything other than an incident in' a practice cruise. On the other side of those j . waters the Japanese have refused to become excited about it. Such irritation and misgivings as existed a few months ago, when the cruise began, have vanished under the emollient of commonsense, mixed with good-will on both sides."