SIGNING OF THE PACT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 227, 23 August 1928, Page 7

SIGNING OF THE PACT.

GOLD PEN FOR MR KELLOGG,

(Australian Press Association). LONDON, Aug. 31. When lie disembarked at Havre on Friday, Mr F. B. Kellogg, the United States Foreign Secretary, will be presented by the Mayor with a massive gold pen with which ho will sign the Anti-war Pact. The pen is engraved with olive leaves and the thirteen American stars, while the case bears tho device in Latin: “If von wish for peace, for peace prepare.” Mr Kellogg will travel to Paris by special train and proceed to the American Embassy. He lias arranged to leave Havro with Mr Cosgrave, President of the Irish Free State, on August 29 for Cork, and to leave Ireland at the end of tho week in the United States cruiser Detroit for England.

OCCASION FOR PRAYER

ARCHBISHOP’S AVERILL’S

APPEAL.

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND., Aug. 22. An appeal to all men of goodwill to mark by prayer and thanksgiving tho signing at Paris next week of the Kellogg Peace Pact is made by the Primate. Archbishop Averill. In the course of a lotter to the Press the Archbishop states: “I venture to appeal to all men of goodwill to offer thanksgiving and prayers to Almighty God on Sunday, August 26, Tuesday, August 28, and Sunday. September 2: “(1) For the measure of agreement which has been reached by the great nations of tho earth on this all-impor tant question of the outlawry of war. “(2) for Divine blessing upon the practical outcome of the treaty. “The spirit behind the League of Nations Covenant and the Locarno Treaty is focussed in this all-impor-tant step to bo taken at Paris on August 28, and it behoves all who realise the importance and force of spiritual, moral and humanitarian sanctions to express their sympathy with tlio splendid development in international relationships. . . From every point of view it seems to mo to be our boundon duty to do all we can to eliminate from tho minds of men tlio overhanging dread and baneful shadow of ail impending next war. May our hearts express themselves in thanksgiving and prayer for the happy consummation of this very real step toward universal peace.”