The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-18
{. s. Must Join Nations League,
Says Ex-FOOd Chief.
Reservations Prevent Danger
of EntangIements.
SAYS WHOLE WORLD DRIFTING
Heavier Than Ever
Before Cause Heavy Taxes.
Reductions of Armies and
Navies Absolutely Necessary.

Washington. March 1s.-Herbert
Hoover today declared the peace
treaty should be accepted so long as
the final form gives US freedom of
action and room for constructive de-
velopment of peace" He also said
that the growing state of international
antagonism cannot be moderated until
theUnited States joins the League OF
Nations.
In a prepared statement, the former
food administrator asserted that the
reservations proposed to the treaty
should satisfy the most timid as 10
entanglemepts."
Regardless of what any OF US may
think should have been the provisions
of either the League or the treaty. We
and the world should not be kept
waiting longer for settlement.'
Hoover said.
Peace Is But Compromise
THE whole process of peace has
been necessarily one of compromises
, and so long as the final form gives Us
freedom of action and room for con-
structive development of peace. I be-
ieve it should be accepted.
The reservations should satisfy the
most timid as to entanglements. and
despite the feeling of the president and
his associates that the strength of the
! league is somewhat undermined. ] be-
lieve that they should also accept
do not believe that the reservations
destroy the possibility of the creation
of a potent organization to mitigate
i the dangers in front of us and the
! alternatives are a continuation of our
state of war for another year or. tae
! unthfnkable thing, fo-- US 20 make n
separate peace after we have gone 50
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our comrades in arms.
! World Now Drifting.
due to this unsettlement and other
causes that the league would mitigate
the world is steadily drifting back to
worse state of international antagon-
ism than existed before 1914. The
naval strength of every nation, except
the enemy and Russia, has been in
creased during the war. Many great
armies have been demobflized. vet the
world is again engaged in prepared
ness and the actual number OF men
under arms today is much larger than
before 1914
The worlds total armament and lis
military expenditure is larger despite
the burden of grinding debt No MOD
Grating influences can be set up until
we come to the conclusion and iofn
the league that was created at our in
spiration and upon which the entire
theme of sett1ement-our real hone Of
better world-revolves
Need Disarmament.
j The president seems TO feel that
, the foundations Of the league rest
upon our participation (subject to ap-
proyal OF congress on use of force) n
an obligation to preserve the terri
torial integrity and political inde-
pendence of its members against az
gression.
without entering upon this method
OF prevention OF aggression, believe =
great foundation OF peace does lie in
the continuous functioning of a bo1v
of great international relations en-
gagged upon conciliation. the mitf9a :
tion of antagonism, the very effective
boycott of disturbers thru arousai of
public opinion against them and thru
= it the immediate undertaking of dis
{ armament of the world to a siupis
defensive footing