Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-16

been recognized BY the committee.
when it states that special account
should be taken OF the geographical
situation Of, and the mode of appli-
cation TO, each state i'm the scale of
ornaments. Where the frontiers are
more exposed it must be possible TO
have stronger systems of defense, and
possibly also, greater ornaments.
This is all right, but there is no
doubt that ii will put ON the should
ers of the nations that happen to be
In that difficult position a special
burden. IT will hamper them in the
peaceful competition that is the life
of the world.
And here again two practical
questions must be put. To give ar
nations necessary security. the priu-
cipie Of the limitation of ornaments
must not only he executed, but exc
Cntcd very fast 1t has been said
and no one has said it more forceful-
" than President Wilson-that mod
e"n war has become a war Of mater
ial. that in such a war as the one we
have just seen and such as we hope
never TO see in the future, what has
triumphed has been science turned
into barbarism.
Now it is necessary for us to con-
troll the war industries all over the
world, the nations who are the
citing parties of the covenant
pledge themselves mutually to COM
muuicate to each other fun informa-
ton about their armament and their
means Of production, This is very
good plan. with which | am par
ticp1arly satisfied.
"At the same time. I proposed an
amendment, which | think | ought
to mention. | thought it would be
necessary to institute a permanent
organization for purposes of inspeC-
tion. and this amendment was not
at the moment embodied in the text.
We have accepted the text as it is
before you, and we now mention
that amendment. 1t is because, as
the whole scheme is going to be dis
Cusscd by the whole world it is bet
ter that all the points that have given
occasion for important observations
should be mentioned,
"Here is a second point, Take a
state that violates the international
covenant That state is. supposed to
be in d state of war against all the
members of the league, and all are
prepared to compel il To execute its
obligations. But war is not some
thing that can proceed at once, es-
pecially when the question is how TO
bring together forces belonging to
states which are very different from
each other and may be at the four
corners OF the world Each nation
will have to wait iU order to act
until a certain procedure IS gone
through and until for each particular
nation a vote has been taken by It's
parliament-and so on. This means
time and delay
Urges international Army.
"And. supposing that there is on
the part of the aggrcss0r a Will 10
DraciDitatc Il situation then we must
proyile for the possibility, For ms
rurposr it would be desirable to
have all the means of resistance
studied, and concerted action pre-
rarpd before the occasion arises
This would be the best check against
any i'll design
ri ne would-be aggressor knows
that resistance is fully prepared
against any action such as he con-
formulated. then he will be restrained.
Where ON the other hand, he knows
that no such preparation eNiStS ana
that sudden action on his part Woul,Hi
encounter no prepared anu an
thought-out resistance perhaps ne
would not he restrained, ana II Wouia
be extremely dangerous.
."Ir You do not wish to see tne
terrible ordeal throuGh Whlch the
world has passed renewed in the NJ
tire we ought to have a permanent
orpani2ation to prepare the military
and naval means Of execution ana
.,,.,l., tbo,,, t,aaHV i'm case Of emer-