FRIENDSHIP, Peace Bridge Dedicated at Fort}
Erie: Speech by Mr. Dawes Fort Erie, Aug. 7.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied] by Prince George and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Baldwin, trod on United States soil to-day for the first time fon this North American visit, the occasion being the ceremony of dedicating the Peace Bridge between Fort Erie in Canada and Buffalo in the United States, commemorating a, century of peace between Great Britain and America, An immense concourse of people watched the formal opening of the structure, which was effected by] cutting a white ribbon stretched across the boundary line, the centre} of the bridge, The Prince of Wales and Vice-President Dawes had previously shaken hands across it, 'The Royal Party, with high Cana-inn officials, then crossed into 'United States territory and, together with Vice-President Dawes, the Secretary of State, Mr. Kellogg, Secretary of Labour and the Governor of New York State, drove to yakers' dais between lines of troops, where speeches 'The Prince of Wales in a brief] address expressed the hope that the Bridge would serve as a continual reminder to all that to seek peace fand ensure' it was the first and Highest duty of this and future generations, Vice-President Dawes declared that peace between the English speaking peoples was firmly based upon common instincts and ideals. The instinct of self-preservation ound them together and therein Tay the ultimate guarantee of the safety and progress of Western Bridge between Buffalo and Fort Erie have caused a stir. The State Department vigorously dissents from the Vice-President's view that inadequate preliminary preparations accounted for the Geneva breakdown. It points out that the United States delegates discussed the situa tion with the British representatives at the Preparatory Disarmament Conference of the League of Nations earlier in the year.
This view is echoed by the Administrations newspapers.
'The New York "Times" says that explanation of the speech may'
found in a pamphlet recently jeireulated by a friend of Viee-Pre-Jsident Dawes in furtherance of the movement to make him a candidate for the presidency. According to the pamphlet, the Vice-President's method is to. "smash with the Javelin of sincerity the smoke screens employed to conceal, con-cal, confuse and pervert American fundamentals."—Reuter.
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