PACIFIC RELATIONS

Northern Advocate, 16 August 1933, Page 5

PACIFIC RELATIONS

FIFTH BIENNIAL CONGRESS WOELD WOEEIES DISCUSSED. REMEDIAL THEORIES. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—CopjTight.) (Received 1.30 p.m.) BANFF (Alberta), Aug. 14. “Canada is deeply concerned with the major external issues which seriously affect the United States and, conversely, any attack made upon the Dominion which, might, seem likely to result in giving any nonBritish people a foothold here would almost, certainly bring the United States into action on'Canada’s side,” declared Sir Robert Falconer, President of the fifth biennial conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations at the first meeting today, “War between the United States and Canada would be a moral atrocity,” he declared. “The world recently has had an unhappy experience of inter-governmen-tal conferences,” declared Mr Jerome D. Jerome, Professor of International Polities at the University College of Wales, replying to Sir Robert Falconer’s address of welcome. This experience justified the assertain int! where highly controversial issues were concerned, meetings of plenipotentaries committed to the alternative of a definite binding action, or failure, were almost foredoomed to failure.

“The process by which international differences can be settled,” he continued, ‘‘involves two factors: First, harmonising of views through new information and the renewal of misunderstandings; and, secondly, mutual sacrifices and concessions, whether actuated by expediency or a desire for peace and justice.” Dr. In azo Notobe, chairman of the Japanese delegation,- declared that “a clear understanding as to where the nations stand on the problems that harass the world today is what is needed. It is my privilege,” he went on, “to assure you in the name of the Japanese delegation that the Institute shall have our -earnest co-opera-tion.”

Dr, Hu Shih, Professor of Philosophy, declared that the members of the institute must rise above their national prejudices and seek to understand their own national problems in the light of those of other peoples with whom they lived and had commercial and other relations, “War Is Wrong.” .Sir Herbert .Samuel, chairman of the British group of the institute, speaking at the inaugural dinner this evening, said: “Slowly and painfully the world is learning that the 'philosophy of conflict, combat and war is wrong, and that each country prospers best, in a prosperous world. Civilisation is too materialistic, and the economic side of life tends to dominate Ihe whole. ” Pacific problems, Sir Herbert urged, should bo treated by themselves —the problems of population,, production, consumption and currencies especially. It should be recognised also that these problems must be linked with similar problems of the rest of the world. Why should the globe bo ever the scone of conflict 1 ?