BRITAIN AND AMERICA

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17983, 31 March 1930, Page 7

BRITAIN AND AMERICA

CONFERENCE ON RELATIONS. SOME PLAIN SPEAKING. United Press Assn. —Elcc. Tel.—Copyright. NEW YORK, March 29. A conference at New Haven on the relations between the United States and Britain produced some plain talk on the part of British speakers. Tncy frankly warned America about the anomalous position -she was assuming in the affairs of the world. Lord Eustace Percy said the causes of friction between the two countries were largely imaginary. He gave an outline of American and British diplomacy, and argued that America’s relative inexperience in dealing with world affairs and the resultant nesi-t-ancy of her statemen, contrasted with the stability and clearness of Britain’s policy and the oldness and experience of her governing classes. Dr. C. R. Webster, -professor of international politics, University of Wales, said that throughout the world there was a real feeling of uncertainty as to the direction America intended to take. That feeling would easily turn into suspicion and dread. The efforts Britain was making to organise world peace did not constitute the least service she was rendering to the United States. Professor R. M. Gay, of Harvard University, said the sportsmanship of America and Britain would prevent any .serious danger of too much economic competition. He urged the utmost co-operation between the two countries in the Pacific.,