ISOLATION NOT: POSSIBLE, U.S. MINISTER SAYS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 October 1948, Page 7

ISOLATION NOT: POSSIBLE, U.S. MINISTER SAYS

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day.

There was a time in the United States when Ihe majority of people believed they could live to themselves alone and that it was to their advantage to do so, said the United States Minister, Mr R. M. Scotten, in an address today to the English-speaking Union in Wellington. The difficult ties now being faced, he declared, had proved that isolation was not possible. It was -doubtful whether any* people could hope to live apart or could afford to select a modified isolation with any likelihood of political security and economic growth. The Minister, who was speaking on Anglo-American co-operation, said the problem vitally affected every citizen, of the world. If the United States and British Commonwealth were to seek exclusive military and economic security, the immediate effect would be to invite the creation of opposition blocs with all its disastrous implications. “On the other hand, if the United* States and the British Commonwealth feel and accept their great responsi-' bilities to the cause of human freedom, and are determined to overcome their own difficulties in order _ that they may work with all like-minded Poyvers in the development of democracy, both within and outside their own borders, they may find a base for co-operation’ which will win the support of all people everywhere,” said the Minister.