NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 31 January 1925
31 JANUARY 1925
The Prince of Wales attended a dinner in London hosted by the Pilgrims in honour of Mr. Kellogg, the retiring United States Ambassador. In his response to a toast, Mr. Kellogg emphasised that the greatest step towards peace would be to eliminate the root causes of war, specifically racial hatreds and national jealousies.
Upon presenting his credentials to President Coolidge, M. Daeschner, the new French Ambassador to the United States, suggested that the wartime cooperation between the two nations should continue in the settlement of material debts and debts of gratitude. This direct mention of a sensitive subject at such an event was seen by diplomatic circles as highly significant.
The German Chancellor, addressing a gathering of journalists in Berlin, expressed his dissatisfaction with the Allies’ handling of Germany. He argued that after recently resolving a major issue at the Conference table, they had treated Germany like a convicted prisoner, leaving the nation uninformed of its alleged crimes and the evidence against it.
Zaghlul Pasha, as President of the Wafd, sent a telegram to Mr. Austen Chamberlain to protest recent British actions in Sudan. He asserted that these actions suggested Britain’s intention to separate Sudan from Egypt.
Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George delivered speeches at a Liberal demonstration in Albert Hall. Mr. Asquith focused on opposing Socialism and Communism and defending Free Trade. Mr. Lloyd George argued that the Unionist party was attempting to reclaim the powers that the Liberal party had taken from the House of Lords.
At the second day’s session of the Liberal Convention in London, Major Donaldson stated that Scotland had a form of local option with certain embellishments. He described the Scottish Temperance Act as a product of complex political manoeuvring, noting that, as it stood, 4,500 electors could effectively overrule 5,500.
