"It ig but an extension of President Wilson's challenge for us to Propeve that, from new onwards War by governments shall be chang: fed to peace by the peoples contrel-Ting their governments," declared President Hoosevelt at a dinner ven by the Woodrow' Wilson Foundation this evening.
The President said that. 90 per cent. of the world's population were content with their territorial limits find were willing. to disarm if the Jothers did. The fear that the other ten per cent. may be swayed by that leadership. which was seeking ter= ritorial expansion lay behind the threat tothe peace of the world. If the ten per cent. could be persuaded by the other 90 per cent. to renounce that leadership, permanent world peace would be possible If the majority of nations, added the, President, signed an agreement such ax the United States presented fo the world "providing for the abolition of offensive weapons and the sanctity of territorial borders the "agreement would be effective nly when signed by all uations—hen the minority of nation believing 1 aggression could be determined. acclated that the League of Nations, In conclusion, President Roosevelt
the machinery of which the United States was utilising more than ever, Thad become a prop in the structure world peace, but said that the United States. was. not contemplat= ing membership.—Reuter.
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