“THE PEACE CRUSADER”

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22286, 12 June 1934, Page 7

“THE PEACE CRUSADER”

DR NORWOOD OF CITY TEMPLE COMMENT ON WORLD AFFAIRS (PEB UNITED PSESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, June 10. Dr F. W. Norwood, of City Temple, London, arrived in Wellington to-day from Australia. Dr Norwood, who is an Australian, is making a world tour in company with his wife and family. He left Australia with the Commonwealth forces during the war period, and at the conclusion of hostilities assumed charge of City Temple. Dr Norwood has been described ns “The Peace Crusader,” and in the course of an interview made interesting comment on world affairs.

“I am satisfied,” he said, “that there has been a tremendous growth in Pacifism throughout the world. The growing generation has no longer any real faith in war, and does not expect any good to come out of war.” Discussing the possible attitude of the new generation in the event of war, Dr Norwood said they might be rushed off their feet, but he did not think they would have the morale to see them through a war like the last war. “We fought in the last war because we thought wc were going to make a better world and get ?rid of war,” he said. No country could endure what the countries endured in the last war unless it had more faith in the benefits that would accrue. The , inevitable outcome of modern war would be a revolution. England was the steadiest country in the world. Britain had every reason to pursue a peaceful policy. He thought the people of the world depended on Britain more than on any other nation. Dr Norwood said the position was dangerous to-day, and there was no use shutting one’s eyes. One had to hope for peace, and he had been working for it. The object of his tour was to try to understand the real difficulties' behind the war problem. Dr Norwood was tendered a civic reception to-day.