Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-23
|ROWE[L URGES END
TO WARS IN WORLD
Canadian Pins Hope for
World Peace to League
of Nations.

Canadian residents here have re-
ceived portions of the address deiv-
cred by N. w. Rowell, the Dominion
delegate to the league OF nations at
Geneva. before the Canada. ,.un of
New York last Friday
II our civilization is To Ok saved.
we must avert another greet world
war, MIR. Rowe.l said He con, III TED
In part. as follows:
when we recall the awful was, s.
OF Ire and property in this wa. d Il
the crimes and horrors which charac
terize It, and still witness rs ,..lsc-
quences in the almost word W d. so
cal. economic and indus ,rlll ,n.,.-.'-
sahlzation, which even now thren., rs
large areas of the worlds srface, .ne
men VINO declare THERE is no substi-
tute Tor war as a means of setting
| International disputes and that there
is no better way than the one along
Whlch the nations have Travelled IN
the past, confesseS the utter bank
ruptcy or craftsmanship and the fail
ure OF our so-called Christian civil
cation.
Fins Hope to League.
7 do not believe craftsmanship is
bankrupt, or that civilization has
laIeo. Given an honest desire anon.
men and nations for better way,
.nat better way can and will be found
a .l nve weeks experience at &C.
nesd, nave returned convinced that
me league of nations is a most hop
iul and practical experiment, the
most hopeful our humanity has yet
tried for providing a substitute for
Mar' ana Tor saving civilization from
the collapse which tffreatenes IL nm
less a substitute can be found.
The entry into the league in good
1alth of all the great powers with
the determination to cooperate in
the interests Of peace. would, l be-
lieve, guarantee the success of the
experiment, but even if other great
powers DO not enter. the league has
already demonstrated it's great utll-
lty as a means of International Coop
Grafton, even in it's present form and
with its present membership. But
while they may be able to weather
the storm, no one nation alone can
save civilization. The situation de-
mands the cooperation Of all ma
tons able to help.
Calls for Friendship.
THE press has stated that the
Canadian delegates at Geneva pre-
scented not only the Canadian view,
but also that Of the United States, on
many of the questions that came up
for consideration. May l presume to
say tnat we understand your point OF
view better than does either Of our
mother countries, Great Britain or
France, and, on the other hand, by
reason Of our close association with
Great Britain in international af-
fairs we understand her point Of
view better than you.
May I, in conclusion, express what
I believe is a cardinal principle Of
our policy-that Canada associated
politically with Great Britain and
geographically with the United
States. the daughter Of one and the
sister of the other. and bound to
both by ties of race. of language
and Of common ideals. should as
sist in interpreting the one to the
other and in promoting that cordial
understanding and whole-hearted CO.
operation so urgently needed In view
of the present critical world situa-
ton, SO that the men Of our race. in
whatever land they may dwell and
under whichever flag they may :. Z,
may march together to further those
ideals Of peace, justice and ordered
liberty for the realization of which
the world so anxiously waits and
upon which the future OF our pres
ent civilization depends"