Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-12-30 | Page 11 | Cecil Believes New War Would End Civilization

I ECiL Il BELIEVES NE AH W WOULD l END J IX LONDON NIX N D Dec 30 AP Another AP-Another Another great war would m mean an the breakup S oti ot civilization V Viscount Cecil forn for- for n er British representative e at the league of oe nations says In a New Years Year's message In which he appeals for support of or f the league of na- na na na- Viscount Cecil who resigned from the Baldwin cabinet because became of his di disappointment at British policy In Inthe the recent tripartite naval conference conference confer confer- ence at Geneva particularly asked I Canada to support the league In its work citing the Canadian attitude at Geneva as being a wonderful lead to have given the British empire empire em em- pire I Bri Briefly n the league stands for I world orld peace social improvement and I justice Viscount Cecil sai said those j ar-j ar r- r tremendous s ideals ideal and can only be achieved by placing them above the sphere of oJ party politics and gOIng go going goin gO- gO in ing all out for them That Is a point to be borne In mind by all aU allS S league nations societies Their aims must be entirely entirety nonpolitical as is that of the British league of nations nations nations na na- na- na union Expressing sing great encouragement to know that there Is an active league e of nations society in Cana Canada a which is helping to build up a pubic public pub pub- lie lic ic opinion that not only believes in the tho league Ideals but Is actually willing to give a lead in one of the thet t surest eurest rest ways to to peace peace arbitration arbitration Viscount Cecil said S kS If It Jf another great war is allowed to come it can olny oln- mean tho the breakup breakup break break- up of civilization The nations' nations powers powes pow ers es of ot recovering from front such devast devastations devastations devas devas- t are are arc not unlimited they have havo no exhaustible stores of such pow pow- ers 3 But one ono thing they have got within their reach the reach the means of the preventing preventing- future wars by peaceful settlement of disputes and the reduction of armaments by International in international international in- in agreement That is the great task w which ich the league has to face in 1928 and which public opinIon opinion opinion ion alone can enable it to achieve Cecil said that Canada as IlS' one of the fourteen countries on tho the council of the league of nations nations nations na na- na- na has undertaken a great and honorable position charged t to advance the peace of the world 4 e 4