THE PEACE PALACE

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10737, 30 August 1913, Page 8

THE PEACE PALACE

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received August 30, 1 p.m. London, August 29.

The Daily News, discussing the Palace of Peace, emphasised the contrast between statesmen's professions and their conduct. It enumerates wars since the Czar's < rescript in 1898, coupling therewith the horrors of Russian repressions." It says the list covers a period" of violence, bloodshed and perfidy unparalleled in the century-. With a few except tions statesmen all over the worid still believe in the force of the sword more than in treaties and in accomplished fact more than in justice. Perhaps the moral is that it is more difficult to change the mentality of Governments than that of the people since a propaganda of peace can b 9 more profitably addressed" to the latter.

Tne Standard, under the heading "The Great Hague Joke," refers to costly wars since the rescript started. and calls it a colossal sham It adds that Brazil in sending a warship in honour of the Hague ceremonies shows'a hae sense' of the fitness of things and had the others desired to" tell the truth instead of countenancing a polite pieoe of humbug they would have sent Dreadnoughts and flags inscribed "The Real Defenders of the World's Peaoe," for not the Hague Conference but the army corps and battleships prevent ries bursting into flame. We* must face the fact that while every nation is sincerely desirous to keep peace as long as possible all are convinced that there is no guarantee against aggression but their own ability to defend themselves.