BOLD EXPERIMENT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 30 July 1927, Page 5

BOLD EXPERIMENT

PACIFIC CONFERENCE. WELL WORTH WHILE. BRITISH DELEGATES’ OPINION. BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION -GOPYR'.UHT Received 10.45 a.in. to-dav. HONOLULU, July 29. 'Hie Institute of Pacific Relations Las offioioilly closed its •sessions. Frederick White, .summarising tor Britain, said: “It Is because of oui experience iii'll disagreements and efforts for a peaceful .solution for ..suck disagreements, that our Commonwealth is committed to the League at Nations. Tlii.s conference us ;■ hold experiment, because to men and women who have laitk in tihe future its mam value is personal contact, If political economic and social discussion had not taken place, these contacts would sbw make the meeting worth while. Like all such meeting's around the table, tlie minimum of agreements, even on most controversial .subjects, has been larger than it wars believed possible. Discussion on many points has developed the need ifor more facts, for which reason the conference will lead up to definite projects for research.” The Pacific Council met to-day for the ipnrpQ.se of signing the constitution of the permanent institute and selecting the tentative place and time for the next meeting, which will probably be in the Orient. A.P.A. and “Sun.”