INTERNATIONAL PEACE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 6 April 1911, Page 5

INTERNATIONAL PEACE.

BARON DE CONSTANT ADVOCATING THE CAUSE. BY CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. (Received April 6, 10.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 5. Baron Destournelles de Constant, one of the French representatives at the Hague International Peace Tribunal, is visiting San Francisco and advocating the cause of international peace. He ridiculed the possibility of a life I and death struggle between Japan and the United States for the leadership of the Pacific. Not only would it be a crime but a folly. It would be resultless, too, except that it would work revolution and ruin. Japan would antagonise Europe if victorious, and the United States, if she won, would be unable to make her leadership effective. LORD CURZON ON "BLUE FUNK." (Received April 6, 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, April 5. Lord Curzon, speaking in the House of Lords, said he believed compulsory training was unavoidable. Lord Haldane, he continued, had spoken of "blue funk." He would rather be in a blue funk in Lord Roberts' company than in a blind asylum with Lord Haldane. He stated that arbitation treaties would stand a better chance with an adequate force behind them. Other speeches disclosed striking unanimity that compulsory training was essential to Home defence.