Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-17
British Authority Declares They
Are Largely Inspired by Anna
ment Contractors Looking for
Profitable Business.
WILL ULTIMATELY DRIVE
WORLD INTO BANKRUPTCY
Interesting Addresses Deliver
ed Before Society for Judicial
Settlement of International
Disputes at Washington,

TBy Morning Journal Special Lsased wirel
Washington Dec. 16.-That war
scares are largely inspired by "arma-
ment contractors who ultimately
would drag various countries in the
| bankruptcy court" was charged by
Francis w. Hirst, editor of the Lon
don Economist, in an address before
the international conference OF the
American Society for Judicial Settle
ment Of international Disputes to-
night.
lie characterized as absurd the pur.-
chase of Dreadnoughts by Brazil TO
protect itself against Argentina" and
said the rivalry between Japan and
the United states was crushing the
people OF Japan under a load of taxes.
while armament expenditures were
wrecking Great Britain and Germany.
The permanent court arbltral JUS
tiee. the purpose Of which the society
hopes ultimately TO put into effect,
received favorable and unfavorable
treatment by various speakers.
Mr. Hlrst, the English representa-
tive commenting on the danger OF
having the court too judicial" urg-
ing that diplomacy be mingled with
Justice for the general satisfaction OF
all,
Mr. Hirst read "a letter from Lord
Lorebourn, lord high chancellor or
England, who wrote.
~ need not tell you how deep and
sincere is my sympathy with any
movement to further any judicial set
tlement of international disputes. IL
Is the hope Of the future and will he
realized OF that | I'm confident,
sooner or later. And when It comes.
the world will, with gratitude, re-
member the sustained efforts of the
American government in this good
cause, and will treasure them among
the loftiest endeavors of great ma
tions."
'"rhe growing wealth and power
Of contractors who supply govern
ments with stores and armaments of
all kinds is portentous' continued Mr..
Hirst They can well afford to keep
Il press which shall rouse or aggre-
vate national fears and jealousy play
ing off one prospective battleship
against another.
"The favorite cry of armament
mongers is that armaments are the
only security. II you are unarmed,
they say, you are unsafe; that laws
and conventions may be broken and
that there is no international force
behind an international award no
OF navy btiiiu an
tribunal. no means Of arrestlng an In
ternational tribunal They quote the
ancient dogma-if you want peace,
prepare for war
''But, as Mr.. Asquith pointed out
the other day, the growth Of arma-
ments is becoming such a financial
burden, upon even the richest states,
that the taxation It involves arouses
dangerous International diseontents
which may at any time provoke out
bursts destructive of the worlds
peace.
at Is the good fortune of the
United States TO be rich, populous
and powerful and SO far removed
from panicky contact with armed
neighbors that she Is free TO play the
part of mediator in the international
feud,'
Evolution Is the law which has
brouht to its present stage the ques-
ton of international arbitration by
he courts in the settlement of diff
'ulties between nations, declared
Governor-elect Simeon Baldwin of
Connecticut, in an address tonight.
He said that nothing of human
landiwork that comes TO stay Is sud-
denly conceived or produced" and
hat this law applied to international
'ourts as well as TO anything else.
1T is this law" he added. that
gives courage TO the members of this
ociety in looking to the establish
nent of International courts.
"They seem to us the natural and
Cgical outcome of what has been al
eady accomplished"
He then spoke of what the world
lready has done either in ancient
nediaeval or modern times looking
oward arbitration.
The real beginning for modern
lines for the settlement of disputes
" arbitration, took place, he de-
Jared. on the American continent, be-
ne settlement with England and
holland as ratifiers Of the arbitra-
ion of "a boundary dispute between
he united colonies of New England
nd The Netherlands.
He referred to the good accom-
lished by the conferences which
ave been held at The Hague, of the
.ondon conference of 19OS-19O9. and
+ the religious sentiments expressed
D the form of International councils
nd conferences.
All have been steps in the evolution
{ the International court idea.
There have been in former ages
ars Of religion" he declared. There
ever will be another between civil
ed peoples"
He mentioned the fact that in this
luntry appeal has been made to the
ergy of all religious denominations
observe the third Sunday in De-
smher Of each year as peace sun
ly' for advocating the substitution
y war of imperative, universal ar
tration.
The Central American court of
Istice az Carriage, whose building