FRIENDS ONCE MORE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11326, 2 October 1930, Page 3

FRIENDS ONCE MORE

BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

AMBASSADOR LEAVES LONDON FOR DifißLiiN. TEN YEARS' MISSION ’. ’ SUCCESSFUL. ' ,

• FOREIGN SECRETARY’S TRIBUTE TO DR, STEAMER.

, , (British Official vVlrelefis.V RUGBr, Sept, off/ The Secretary t>f Foreign Affairs and. Mrs. Arthur -Henderson gave a farewell luncheon, .(.yesterday to the German Ambassador, .Dr. Sthamer, and'.Madame Sthamer, who are leaving London this week. The r'nme Minister and other members of Cabinet and ladies were present, anti other guests included Lord D.'Abernon; and Lady D’A.bernon, Sir Austen and Lady -Chamberlain, arid hii Horace- and Lady Rumbold. Mr. Henderson said they were n.uding farewell to an. Ambassador who, in. the course of his tenure of no less than 10 years Of his post, had succeeded, in establishing many firm and lasting friendships. He recalled the difficult circumstances in which Dr. Sthamer liad first assumed Ins duties, and said ho and Madame Sthamer .would carry with them in. tlieir retirement the good wishes of all who-had come into contact with them during their official mission to . -London. • . .., . ■ Dr Sthamer, replying, said whilst fie regretted that the pleasant personal and official relations established in London were coming to an end, he was fulty conscious of the fact that his mission to London had attained the object for wmcli it was undertaken. His Government hau entrusted to him tho work of trying to tide over the atmosphere the war had oreateu, and he was very glad to be able to say to-day that his efforts in this respect hud not been unsuccessful. A friendly atmosphere had been created, and lie was loosing hopefully into the future. To his mind the best way, and the most effective means for securing lasting peace, had been the policy 0! patience and conciliation which would for ever bo, connected with tho name ,of Dr. Streseinann, tha policy which had led to The Hague Conference and to the first step in the pacification of the world by freeing Germany from forego occupation and control. He added that Great Britain might be assured that this policy would be continued unaltered by the German Government, and would contribute to bringing about step by step tbe pacification of Europe, and would help at the -same time still further to improve the relations between the two nations. .