Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-12-30 | Page 5 | Briand Visions 1928 Moves for Peace in World

BRIAND VI mN S 1928 M MOVES Vf mR FOR f IN W WORLD By A. A L. L BRADFORD United Press Prec Staff Correspondent PARIS Dec 30 United Press Press Press- Foreign Minister Briand told the United Press in an exclusive exclusive exclusive sive interview today of the aspirations aspirations aspirations and hopes of France to Coster foster foster fos fos- ter world peace in 1928 The foreign minister voiced conviction conviction con eon that the coming year would be te marked by ratification of oC the Franco American pact to outlaw war between the two nations He believed there would be other Important important important im im- developments In the organization organIzation organization organ organ- of world peace during 1928 Briand received the United l Press ress in the French foreign office As the French foreign minister one of the outstanding leaders In Inthe Inthe Inthe the council of the league of nations sat quietly puffing he sketched the progress of peace in 1927 1327 and told of the French peoples people's hopes for the coming year PACT IMPORTANT Briand did not hide the Importance Importance importance tance he attached to the proposed Franco American antiwar pact He said if the pact succeeded it would be a pow powerful erful Instrument for world pace and eventually the Idea of oC antiwar antiwar antiwar anti anti- war pacts would spread to other nations na na- na- na The year now ending has seen the further destruction of distances which separate the different countries countries countries coun coun- tries and which separate Europe from the new world said Briand Brave aviators and friendly legionnaires le legionnaires legionnaires le- le have ha proved this to us usand and wo we faithfully will guard their memory Briand said the progress made to establish cordial relations was de dependent dependent dependent de- de pendent on nations' nations Ideas and sentiments sentiments senti senti- ments It It is with the most profound sat that we note the desire which daily dally is growing stronger inthe In Inthe inthe the United States as welt well as In France to outlaw war said the foreign minister People are coming coming coming com com- ing to regard as impossible the Idea that war can an ever enter between the relations of the two republics I 1 am convinced that before long the solemn act will proclaim t perpetual ual friendship between the two count counties es es Briand believed that the action would have an influence on on other nations PEACE SOLUTION SEEN This accord based on a a. century and a SL half of history and reciprocal cal sentiments and common aspirations aspirations aspirations between the two peoples people will wll lend a new force to the grow ever ing desire In the world to see peacefUl peaceful peaceful peace peace- ful means tak take the place of violence violence violence vio vio- lence In the solution of differences between nations he said Briand reflected for a moment as ashe ashe ashe he turned to the various problems which threatened the peace of 1927 The foreign minister outlined the three major threats as the Chinese situation the Polish Lithuanian dispute dispute dispute dis dis- and the Fran Italian Franco o situation situa situa- tion During the year grave problems which arose from ancient causes causes' come to the point where they de demanded demanded demanded de- de and still demand a remedy or a a. solution he said The foreign minister who himself himsel played a major role In the peaceful settlement of the year seven dispute between Poland an Lithuania Lithuania Lith Lith- touched lightly on that problem problem problem lem which was changed from a war war crisis to quiet arbitration through th the Influence of the members members memo mem mem- bers of ot the league league- of nations this month