ARBITRATION QUESTION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15098, 22 March 1911, Page 7

ARBITRATION QUESTION

BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

ENGLISH OPINIONS,

Pross Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 20.

Speaking at "Wahvorth, Mr G. N. Burnus (Leader of the Labour party) said ho hoped that Sir E. Grey would not overdo the Anglo-American aspect of the American alliance, '■ which might well bring them into new troubles. The G-erman bogey had to be buried. Preaching at Westbourne Park Church, Dr Clifford said that recent pronouncements hod introduced a new factor into the international situation. Hitherto the ideal had been never to fight unless there had been previous resort to arbitration;' now the ideal was to arbitrate and never fight at all.

In his addi-ess at Lyndhurst Boad Congregational Clrurch, Hampstead, Dr Horton's congregation rose to their feet to signify their assent to arbitration with America, and then sank to their knees whole prayer was offered for the success of Sir E. Grey's proposals. Speaking at Bath, Mr Gibson Bowles said lie feared that the world would regard the treaty as an offensive-defensive alliance of Anglo-Saxons in order to dominate the world, and thus lead not to peace but to war. A WARNING NOTE.

LONDON, March 20. In the course of an address tho Ven. .William Danks, vice-dean of Canterbury, said that it is well to have sane views of war; therefore, while welcoming a league of psace, they should not let it be a reason for encouraging unpreparedness, or lack of discipline and public spirit.

SIR WILFRID LAURIER'S VIEWS. OTTAWA, March 21. (Received March 21, at 11.25 p.m.) Sir Wilfrid Laurier warmly supports the Anglo-American arbitration proposals. He eulogised Sir E. Grey's and looks to the future for the realisation of a peace union between the English-speaking peoples.