PACIFIC RELATIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19413, 23 August 1926, Page 10

PACIFIC RELATIONS.

MAINTENANCE, OF PEACE, INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH* ■ [BV TELEGRAPH; —*P&ES j3 ASSOCIATION, j . CHRISTCHURCH. Sunday. ' ; The organising'secretary of the. Institute of Pacific Relations, Mr. J. ; Merle Davis, has arrived in : Christchurch. v • : . In an' interview, Mr» Davis said .the institute was founded'to carry on research into the-underlying.-causes of racial friction- in thd. Pacific,, :to :disseminate the. findings of its research and to conduct conferences for the exchange of opinion and points of view on the problems of mutual concern. It was solely concerned with the gathering of accurate, provable facts on tho great Pacific issues, and with bringing these facts to the attention of <jhe.. peoples. of . the countries, concerned. vThe, institute hoped in light on vexing international -problems and :-^^ncr^^., <( and frieridjy relations peoples of- the Pacific;. Thus it 'was~hoped nfo. settle.-ariy 'frictipn:;annirably,vrather than -by ithe; ultimate crash of arihs/ J -. " •' ; The' heads; under' which it;,is proposed to .investigate <are the population, or immigration, food; supply in. telation." to . piJpdlation, the. effect .of Eastern -Western •..civilisations >and effeat .of.- these ..on each 'other. .'. A'brancb, of the ; institute has' been formed in Isfew Zealand with Professor' Goridiliffe,' CHrist-_church,-as sefiretaiy.'' ' 'iv.: Mr. leaves in ,a jfew (days ior Wellington arid Auckland.. •. He, will then return .to the* headquarters' of the 1 institute 'at Honolulu,'.'after completing 'a 1 sixmonths' circtiit, in whiiJh -he'has visited' Japan, .China,,the Philippine,lslands arid Java, in addition to Australiap, arid Zealand, .i-.