FURTHERING FRIENDSHIP

Northern Advocate, 2 December 1921, Page 5

FURTHERING FRIENDSHIP

ANGLO-AMERICAN SENTIMENT

ISOLATION DISADVANTAGES

NEW YORK, Nov. 30,

| Speaking at a farewell to Mr Mark Sheldon, Australian Trade Commission-, cr to America, Senator G. F. Pearcs said that within one day of Australia's shores there was an island with more coloured population than all Australia, five days away were lands with fifty million coloured people, and less than a fortnight away hundreds of millions. Australia was six weeks from Britain, but three weeks, however, fron the Great White Republic. ".You can see the angle at which we look at Arnerisa," he continued. "Our desire is to maintain America's good int?reot, which we believe we now have, not alone with Australia, but also with the British Empire. Americans, being of many nationalities, can realise the value of our common stock. Isolation has disadvantages, bjit also advantages. America attracted great venturesome elements to its population, but also some unattractive elements not making for greatness. Our people up to now are the cream of Europe, and' we hope to maintain it."

Mr Pearce added that he was glad that Mr Harding had called the Conference. No other nation could have done it. The statesmanshiplike opening, especially Mr Hughes' speech, was a new page in international diplomacy. No other nation could have made such a proposal. Mr Sheldon, in the course of his reply, said: "When I'ieft the conference hall after Mr Hughes' speech I found British sentiment unquestionably with Amerita. There was no doubt and rio hesitation. It was absolute unanimity. '' The English-apeaking union must further Anglo-American friendship; the British people alone could not do it. The United States must help the creation of this sentiment, which hau r.o ulterior motives, only the betterment of humanity. The Conference, if successful, of which there was no doubt, would abolish the obstacles to getting the world on its feet. This could not be done without the United States. The day was past when the United States could isolate itself. "You have developed commercially, but your manufactures cannot continue with the Test of the world locked up.'' —A. and N.Z.