South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20

parliament in May, 1906. Indeed,
The liberal government went so far
at that time as to reduce subse
quently the naval budget for 1905.
A very considerable amount was
struck off the naval budget, and the
English ministers gave as a reason
for this reduction that England
meant TO take the lead in disarma-
ment by practical measures. be-
cause each country had always
thought that the other ought to take
the lead.
After that. gentlemen. at the in
terparliamentary conference in Lon
don in 1906. in which, as you know,
members of this house took part. Mr..
Campbell Bannerman once more set
forth the whole matter, and that
conference resolved unanimously to
submit the question of the limitation
of ornaments TO the second con-
ference at The Hague. And after
all this-these words are meant for
those gentlemen who formed that
resolution-you ranged yourselves
on the side of Bulow's policy,
which amounted 10 this, that the
question of the limitation of arma-
ments was prevented from being
discussed, and that the British gov
| eminent was disavowed. On April
so. 19O7,-perhaps you are by this
| time sorry for it yourselves-you
backed up Prince Bulow in this
house, when he carried this policy
against the liberal English govern
ment. Nevertheless the liberal
English government persevered in
its efforts TO further the matter
I need only remind you that Mr..
Lloyd George and others, as we were
told last year, tried once more TO
take the matter up with the Ger
man government-not, it is true, in
a formal way, but still with sufii-
cient competence in the matter.
You will have to bear these facts
in mind in order to understand
what has happened in England
The liberal government had taken
a stand on this question during all
these years. had pledged its author
ity. and had taken the lead by prac-
teal proposals. II was disavowed
by Germany. The outcome is TO be
seen in the result of the general
elections gain of the English
jingoes and conservatives which is
almost decisive. And now the lib
eral party finds itself compelled, in
order not to be swept out of power
under the influence of the German
terror to make this tremendous in
crease of the navy a plank of it.
own platform. This is what We
have achieved"
CDR. David in the reichstag.
March 16, 1910. Eduard Da-
lid is one OF the leaders Of the
social-democratic party in Ger
{ many)
! Gentlemen, if the great powers
? wish 10 come 70 an understanding
in regard TO a general internationa
t disarmament, they will first have L
{ come to an agreement in regard L
the respective rank 10 which tn,
different nations may lay claim, a.
compared with each other. An or
der Of precedence, so to speak
would have to be drawn up anC
e each single nation would have I,
r be entered according 70 its allotted
3 number together with the spher,
- Of influence that is 10 be accorde,
r to il. in some such way, perhaps, a.
o in the case OF the industrial syn
S dicates. / must decline, gentlemen
81 10 draw up such a list or 10 su b
] nit il 10 an international tribunal
e Gentlemen. whoever consid
( ers the question of a general dis
e armament effectively and seriousl
- and follows IL up TO its last conse
n quences must come 10 the convic
e ton that il can not be solved a
. long as human beings are hum-'
,. beings. and as long as states ar
e states"
i Chancellor Bethmann-Hon
T. veg in the reichstSs, March
4 sc. 1911.l