Evening star., 1927-12-18
PRESS HELD AID
TO WORLD PEACE
Kellogg Speaks at First Din
ner of Foreign Core
SpondentS Here.

In foreign affairs responsibility of
the press is greater than in domestic
affairs. in the opinion of Secretary OF
State Kellogg, who was the guest OF
honor at the inaugural dinner ot the
Foreign Press Association OF W ASH
ington at the Mayflower Hotel wed
nesday Secretary Kellogg, addressing
the correspondents of foreign news.
papers in this city. said the peace oil
the world depends upon proper nn
derstanding between nations, Whlch III
turn depends largely upon accurate IN
terpretations by newspaper writers.
The association was organized Tor
mally, and its first set of officers eject
ed last week Robert Remy, CORE
spondent of the HaVas News Agency,
was chosen president; DR.. Max Jordan,
correspondent of the Berliner rage
blatt. vice president, and Willmott II.
Lewis, correspondent Of the London
Times, secretary treasurer. IhlreN,
eight guests attended the inaugural
dinner
Weigh All Arguments.
'I do not want TO minimize the ire
mendous influence of the press III our
domestic politics or in our INTERNAL
affairs" said Secretary Kellogg Bnt
in domestic affairs, perhaps the press
has not as great responsibility as II
has when it deals with foreign aflaIrS
In political matters here at nome lueIe
are newspapers to discuss all sides OF
the question. and the people become
very we'll acquainted with the issues.
They are able TO weigh the arguments
presented in the press on every issue
that may he debated.
But in foreign affairs l think there
is a greater responsibility upon the
press. People of different races do
not understand each others speech
Perhaps they do not understand the
motives of other governments as well
as they do their own. They may mis-
understand what they see in foreign
dispatches / do not mean that press
REPRESENTATIVES send out other than
what they believe to be true. but they
NAV not have reached accurate con
clusions 1t is therefore necessary
that we have qualified representatives
of the foreign press to see for tnem-
selves and interpret our public acLlohs'
Such reports are of great beneilt TO
this country, and l hope TO all coun-
tries"
Another War Seen.
While the United States is at peace
with all the world, Secretary Kellogg
said it is mot possible that there VIII
never be another war" Clashes be-
tween nations and peoples. he said, are
the result of friction, and the best in
surance against war is thorough un-
derstanding of each other.
When disagreements come between
peoples" said Secretary kellogg, IAN
understanding in each country of the
aspirations and hopes of the other,
coupled with spirit of liberation by
public officials, is the surest guaranty
of peace in the world.
Il believe that since the World War
the people of the world. slowly but Ger.
tainly, are coming to the conclusion
that there are better means of settling
international disputes than by the arbi-
trament of war. l mean arbitration.
II we viii distinguish between matters
involving international rights and
those matters which are purely within
the rights of states, ! am satisfied that
the nations viii broaden the sphere of
arbitra ton. because it is, after all. the
greatest human instrument of peace.