U.S. PLEASED WITH BRUCE'S SPEECH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17998, 8 November 1926, Page 1

U.S. PLEASED WITH BRUCE'S SPEECH.

AUSTRALIANS AND AMERICANS FEEL ALIKE ON MANY ISSUES. By Telegraph-—Press Assn.-— Copyright. A us. and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 8, 9.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 7. The “New York Times,” in an editorial, says: “The natural affinity of Australians for Americans, to which Mr Bruce gave picturesque expression by remarking that Australia would have sided with the American colonists in the Revolution, is a factor in world peace, which some of us are prone to overlook. Mr Bruce’s words arc said to have caused a surprise to some British Tories. It is unfashionable these days in Europe for anyone in authority to express sympathy for America's attitude. Air Bruce was killing two birds with one stone. He reminded the American audience before whom he spoke that on many questions his people and ours feel alike. lie was at the same time expressing to English people the strong sentiment of Australians that they were entitled to the fullest measure of autonomy within the frame of the Empire, and that Australia possesses independence in everything but the label of the Government. It has long been obvious that troublemongers occasionally have endeavoured to pretend that the natural relations between Australians and Americans might ultimately lead Australians to cleave to the United States rather than to England.”