The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-11-01
COMING MEETING
WILL LABOR FOR
AHEAL|NG PEACE
OF WORLD IMPORTANCE
The Problems of the World
Today Have a Definite ReIa-
tionship, and President
Harding Urges International
Cooperation in Solving the
Problems.
Of WORLD IMPORTANCE
(By David Lawrence)
Copyright, 1921, by The Daily

(COpSTlSnl, 1871, Dy Inc Daily
Times.
Washington, October 31.-To the
average man or woman thinking
about the winters coal bill or house
hold affairs, the big Conference in
Washington next week may seem to
convey an impression of things aca-
demic and far afield-something for /
the rhigh-brows' in Washington to
worry over.
But the Conference is the biggest
thing that has happened since the
war. 1t touches every family not only
in the United States but throughout
the world. 1t has a rather official
sounding title-'Conference on Linn
itation of Armament and discussion
lof Far Eastern and Pacific Problems >
But it's real purpose, it's real job isn't
expressed by those words at all. In
deed, what does Far Eastern prob
lens" mean? Who except the experts
follow the details of commercial in
trique in the Far East? What does
Limitation of armament" mean? Off
hand you would say stopping ex-,,
penditure'' but talk to naval ex-
pert and he will tell you it means
keeping practically the same size of
navy that each nation has now with
/ out additional ships and the first
| thing you know you are in the midst
.of technical discussion in which it
is pointed out that absolute disarm-
ament is unthinkable because a po-
lice force is needed for domestic
safety and that reduction of arma-
ment" and Limitation of armament"
mean two distinct things as Will be
Explained hereafter
There's also an inside story of how
the Conference came to be called. 1t
throws good deal of light on what's
going to happen. This will be told in
another dispatch.
The Paris Conference merely drew
up treaty to end the war. 1t couldn't
possibly do everything The whole
|social and economic fabric of coun-
tries both neutral and belligerent had
been torn to pieces What Paris failed
to do toward reconstructing the
world, the Washington conference
will attempt The viewpoint at Paris
was to get peace established quickly.
The passion of haste has disappeared.
All the nations meet now in calmer
and more quiet atmosphere. The
meeting was called to limit armament
1 and talk over Far Eastern questions
but the mission of the Washington
Conference is one of healing. 1t is to
be a conference of reconstruction out
iof which should come not merely an
understanding as to the size of armies
and navies but a better spirit toward
: the preservation of peace, and a read
justment of financial burdens so that
world trade may be revived and
7 wheels of industry may hum once
more.
For no matter which way one
7 turns, the problems under which the
world is struggling seem to have
definite relationship to each other.
France resents the talk that she is
/
maintaining large standing army
l merely because her officers want jobs
E and her militaristic spirit is on edge.
: She says she keeps that army be-
3 cause nobody else will offer an army
1 to protect her against German in
a vasion But the Germans are disarm-
= ed, you will say To that France an
t swers: Germany has not yet paid he1
l war bill. Ask the man on the street
4 in France and he will remind you OF
d the millions that are dead and the
millions that live on, manned and
crippled, and he will ask what youl
plan is to insure against another in
S vasion or what your idea is of how
y the German shall be forced to pay
It his bill.
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