The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-31
Universal Arbitration and Uni
versaI Disarmament Ideals
Impossible of Realization.
SUBJECT is DISCUSSED
IN GERMAN REICHSTAG
Champ Clark Referred to as Fu-
ture President During
Course of Debate.

BERLIN. March 3o-Chancellor Won
Bethmann- -Hollweg in the reichstag to-
day discussed disarmament and interna-
tional arbitration but without departing
one iota frcm the known standpoint Of
the German government
The imperial chancellor saw the chief
difficulty in a disarmament disagreement
in the possibility of supervision OF in
dividual states.
Control over these" he said, ~ re-
gard as absolutely impracticable. The
mere attempt TO control would have no
other result than continual mutual dis
trust and universal turmoil. General
disarmament is an insoluble problem so
long as men are men.
1T will remain true that the weak VIII
be the prey Of the strong. II any nation
feels that 1t Is unable 10 long spend
certain sums for defensive purposes, In
evltably II will drop TO the second rank,
| We Germans, in exposed situation. cam
not shut our eyes to this reality, only so
far as We can maintain peace"
"The nations. including GERMANY said
the chancellor. have been talking dis
armament since the first Hague confer
ence, but neither in Germany nor else
where has practical plan been proposed
Great Britain wishes the limitation OF
armaments. but Simultaneously wants a
superior equal fleet Any conference
on this subject is bound to he fruit!ess.
No standard for limitation can be
found, ard any conceivable proposal
would he shattered on the question Of
control.
Won Bethmann- -Hollweg iDstanced Ma
polcon's limitation of the Prussidn army
when Prussia, adhering TO the letter OF
her treaty. trained fourfold army by
many was willing. he said. 10 accept the
English proposal for an exchange of in
formation regarding the navy building
programme.
Impossible of Attainment.
He accepted the idea OF arbitration in
principle, but universal arbitration was
as impossible Of accomplishment as uni
versaI disarmament. BY this principle.
two nations like the United states and
Great Britain could seal the defacto
status but II new questions arise arbl-
tration might prove Inadequate. Inc
chaDcellor's speech. which was along thn
line of his earlier utterance, was MADE VI!
the discussion Of resolutions offered by
Socialists and Radicals. asking Tor An cS.
tension of international arbitration ana
the limitation of armamcnts' THESE res
outons came before the house al the
opening OF the customary debate on ior-
cigp affairs In connection with the chan.
ccllor's budget The chancellor deferred
his remarks until the representatives OF
the leading parties had been heard
Champ Clark Future President.
Count Won Kauiiz. Conservative. devot-
ed the greater part of his speech To
American affairs. contrasting the speech
Of Commander William ;; SIMS OF tn"
American navy. ~ the Guildllall. London
which called forth a reprimand from
President Taft. with the mtterances os
Congressman Champ Clark concerning
the annexation OF Canada, saying:
"WhIlc an American naval officer Is
assuring England OF the friendship of the
United states a future president OF that
nation is talking of the absorption oi
Canada -
Canadian reciprocity. he said. raised
the point Of what compensatory "a iaVnrs
were to be had by Germany. ~ ine
proposcd Anglo merlcan arbitration
treaty. the speaker said that the plan
promised liltlp II questions like mat OF
the Monroe doctrine were cAciuued.