THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1744, 19 February 1920, Page 5

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

EARL CURZON TALKS OF AMERICA, By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association Deceived February 19, a.m. LONDON, Feb. 18. Addressing the Imperial Chapter and Ladies’ Grand Council of the Primrose League, the Earl of Cumin, _ referring to the League of Nations, said in Hu constitution of the League they had set ui) a machinery which could revise in one generation the mistakes made by the statesmen of the previous one. There was something in the new diplomacy not found in the old. In place ol the balance of power they had the rigfit of communities to bo recognised; m place of competition in armaments fluty wore endeavouring to establish reconciliation of interests; in place of the ambitions ol rulers, we had set up the aspirations ol peoples; in place of secret treaties diplomatic relations would he more open. Alluding to the American situation, Earl Cuizon contended it was not our business to intertere in America’s domestic difficulties, but America bad her difficulties. As a member of the great fraternity of nations let ns not say one word to aggravate them. Nothing could he more deplorable than tliat at the present moment America should withdraw her influence from the concert of nations. We wanted from America that detachment of public opinion that stimulates fresh ideas, that inspiration of liigli icloals which slio had been able to communicate to this continent. Earl Cur7,on hoped we might still continue to receive inspiration from those ideas, and nothing would happen to prevent America joining with ns in the overwhelming task of reconstruction and the peace and stability ol the world.