BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 84, 21 March 1911, Page 1

BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

THE VALUE OF THE PROPOSALS.

FRENCH ANXIETY.

PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.

London, Mar. 20.

The “Times’ ” Paris correspondent reports that the arbitration scheme has been coldly ' received, France considering that Great Britain, becoming closely identified with America, will be relieved of many anxieties which made her value the French-Russian friendship. A VIRILE EXAMPLE. London, Mar. 20. The newspapers, particularly the Liberal organs, give prominence to American arbitration proposals. The Archbishop of York, speaking at Sheffield, declared that Statesmen of both parties had issued a challenge to which Christians were bound to respond with new conviction and energy and concentrate upon a further effort in the cause of peace. The Rev. Bernard Vaughan said it was painful and shameful that such treaties were necessary after twenty centuries of Christ’s rule. He thanked God that England was setting a virile example, which other nations would be unable : to ignore. Dr. Campbell, of the City Temple, said that civilisation would be unable long to carry the burden which materialism and the mutual distrust of the nations had imposed. An international court of arbitration should be extended to adjudicate upon every cause of national difference. This would necessitate an international police to which each nation would contribute a quota.

MAY BRING NEW TROUBLES.

(Received 21, 8.0 a.m.) London, Mar. 20. Mr. G. N. Barnes, Labour member for Blackfriars division, Glasgow, said at Walworth, that he hoped Sir E. Grey would not overdo the Anglo-American arbitration agreement. The American alliance might well bring new troubles. The German bogey had got to be buried. NEW FACTOR INTRODUCED. Doctor Clifford, of Westbourne Park Chufch, said the pronouncements in Sir E. Grey’s proposals introduced a new factor in the international situation. Hitherto the ideal had been never to fight unless there had previously been arbitration ; now the ideal was to arbitrate and never fight. THE CHURCH’S ASSENT AND PRAYER. After Dr. Horton’s address at the Lyndhurst road Congregational Church, Hampstead, the congregation rose to their feet to signify their assent, and then sank on their knees while prayer was offered for the success of Sir Edward Grey’s proposals. GIBSON BOWLES’ FEARS. Mr. Gibson Bowles, speaking at Bath, said he feared the world would regard the treaty as an offensive and defensive alliance of Anglo-Saxons in order to dominate the world, and thus lead, not to peace, but to war.

WELCOME TO THE LEAGUE OF PEACE.

(Received 21, 9.30 a.m.) London, Mar. 20.

The Ven. W. Danks, Vive-dean of Canterbury, in a sermon said it was well to hold the same views of war, and while welcoming the league of peace, that should not be any reason for encouraging unpreparedness and lack of discipline or public spirit.