WORLD PEACE WANTED.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3106, 27 December 1921, Page 5

WORLD PEACE WANTED.

FOUR-POWER PACT. AGREEMENT FOR .DISCUSSION. Bv Electric Telegraph-Copyright. Received December 2/, 8 a.m. WASHINGTON, Dec. [>'.\. . President Harding, in response to numerous questions, will oiler no continent regarding the disputes attempting to magnify flu: different constructions of the four-power treaty. To him these are unimportant. The big things aimed at are understandings for peace and agreement to meet and discuss the preservation of peace, whenever it is threatened, without alliances or entanglements. The president said that the charge that the United States'delegates were withholding information was unjustified. He had full confidence in them, otherwise he would not have chosen I hem, and lie had lull confidence now, and was more than gratified at their efforts, because they were working oiri the greatest contribution In peace avid goodwill which ever marked Christmas time in all the Christian era. It. was one thing, to talk' about ideals of peace, but it wns a bigger thine 1„ seek the actuality Unit this conlereiicc was doing in harmony.—A. and N.Z. cable. MR SMILLIE'S REMEDY. Received December 27. 10.30 a.m. LONDON, Dee. 26. Mr Robert Smillie, speaking ai Glasgow, said thai international peace would solve all 'be social problems, but the Governments would not bring it about because ii was not in the interests of organised capital. Instead of blaming the Government for war. the people should join in electing a Government pledged, not merely to disarmament, but to submit all national quarrels to a conference for settlement,- A. and N.Z. cable.