LIKES NEW ZEALAND—

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 136, 30 August 1927, Page 9

LIKES NEW ZEALAND—

SENATOR GOFF WILL RETURN “WONDERFUL LITTLE COUNTRY’ States Senator G. D. Goff, former Assistant Attor-ney-General. is so interested in New Zealand, that, together with Mrs. Goff, he proposed to pay us another visit. The Senator is a self-appointed American ambassador to the Engj lish-speaking nations. The cementing of a clear understanding between the British and American peoples is his mission, j Senator and Mrs. Golf departed j from Auckland to-day by the Aorangi for Vancouver. They are back is j this city after a stay at Rotorua, which ! says the Senator, even if a trifle cole ■ just now, was something entirely new ! to him. “We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay in your beautiful country. We have felt at home from the moment of our arrival. As far as I have been able to judge I do not think the New Zealanders have any faults. In any case it is not the place of a guest to criticise his hosts, and in this instance. \ do not think it is at all necessary.” TO LEARN SOME MORE! New Zealand, said the Senator, reminded him so much of England, where he spends a good deal of time. “In fact you people here have so interested us that we feel we must come right back and learn some more about you,” he added. It was wrong to accuse the United States of splendid isolation, and unfriendliness. As a matter of fact America was keenly interested in the world around her. America realised, too, said Senator Goff, that the peace ot the world depended upon the Englishspeaking peoples. “You might imagine that because we have so many diverse nationalities in our country that the AngloSaxons do not run the United States. Nothing of the kind. The Anglo-Saxons do run the country, and, take it from me, they always will!” Senator Goff declared how appreciative lie was of the courtesy extended him by the Prime Minister (Ml*. Coates) and other leading New Zealand men. At the invitation of the Speaker (Sir Charles Statham) the Senator and his wife saw the House in session, and partook of tea with Lady Statham subsequently in the Speaker’s rooms.