The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-06
Such A COURSE A
CIVILIZED Menace
Nations Can Keep Peace Without
Building Big Batteships, Which I'm
Poverish The Nations of the Whole
World.

CHICAGO. May 6.-Declaring that
the extensive preparation for war by
the various nations through the in
/ crease of their military and naval
strengths is a most serious menace to
the peace of the world, although al
legged to be for the purpose of pre-
venting war. Representative Tawney,
of Minnesota, chairman of the appro-
priations committee of the House Of
Representatives tonight said that the
American people should demand a de-
crease in the unnecessary war eXpend-
lures of the United States and should
aid in the creation of public senti-
| ment that would favor the organiZa-
| ton of an international federation for
| the peaceful settlement of contrro1e,r
sizes between nations. Although he
said he was not one of those enthus-
lasts who believed that the world
would soon witness a disarmament OF
the nations, Mr.. Tawney made strong
plea for a dissolution of what he term
ed the armed peace" policy.
Mr. Tawney, who gave a number Of
figures regarding the expenditures of
the Powers for increased armies and
navies, compared the policy of mid
aeval political leaders, which, he said,
was that any nation to become great
must conquer the wealth and enslave
the people of other nations, with the
modern theory which, according to
Mr. Tawney, is that the greatness of a
nation rests upon its natural resources
and upon the industry, intelligence
and patriotism of the individual citi
zen. There must be as many nations
co-existent as geographical, racial and
historic conditions make necessary, he
said and that the character of a ma
ton is judged today by the same stan
dards as the character of the individ-
ual man.
Mr.. Tawney said that the advocates
of an armed peace declare that be-
cause of the inherent selfishness and
mutual distrust of nations, the crea.
ton of an international state through
the federation of the civilized nations
of the world IS impossible, and that in
ternational peace can be attained only
through the instrumentality of power
full armies and navies. IF this be
So continued Mr.. Tawney, then in
ternational peace means an armed
peace, and that kind of peace cannot
endure between nations relatively
longer than between individuals. 1t
will inevitably hasten the event for
which the nations are now preparing"
Asserting that national ambition
rather than the fear of war or the de-
sire of peace, is the prime motive for
the expenditures by the principal ma
tions of the world for martial prepare.
tions, Mr.. Tawney quoted from a
speech by Mr.. Asquith, the Premier of
England, in which he expressed a sim
liar opinion.
According to Mr.. Tawney the total
expenditure of the United States, Eng
land Germany and France during 1908
on account of their armies and navies
Appropriated a billion dollars, or
sum greater than the annual expendi-
lures of these nations during any for
eign war in which it has ever engaged.
Mr.. Tawney said that the United
States has already spent Al per cent
Of the revenues so far collected during
he present fiscal year on account of
for war.