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Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
WHO IS GOING TO DISARM?

flotillas and the development of the submarine are the greatest menaces to England. She is in favor of all most abolishing submarines. What a horrible thing submarine warfare is,
 The United States is not so im- pressed with this horror. Subma- rines are extremely useful on the de- fense of a long coast line like ours. We are in favor of rather large supply of submarines. Furthermore, the genuinencss of our desire to dis arm was put to the test, 1t seems. when poison gas was mentioned. It was suggested that poison gas be eliminated altogether from interna- tional warfare, as the most horrible weapon of all, and the American del- egation demurred. It is said that our war department has the formula for the most destructive gas on earth, and that in the next war it will be our strongest asset. Are we going to throw it away? We should say not.
 All of this is no criticism of any one. It is merely a statement of the inevitable. No nation is going to dis arm as long as the world is full of things and situations that are ca pablo of causing international wars. Disarmament will be possible when cause for international war has been abolished everywhere as completely, for example, as cause for war be- tween the United States and Canada has been abolished. And these causes for international war will be abol- ished when the common refuses to fight. and pay taxes.
 A good many common men in the world are in revolt against bloodshed and taxes now. That is the real reason why the conference assembled That is the reason for all of its bun combe about peace and fraternity, and for what sincere efforts it is making to establish in the Far East some sort of an arrangement that will be less immediately and obviously productive of conflict than the pres ent one.
 But in the main the causes of in | ternationaI war will not even be | touched by the conference. The causes of international wars are the | quarrels of investors of different na- | tionalities over concessions of trade and natural resources In countries not strong enough to defend them | selves. Every international war sim mers down to that in the long run. l The late world war was fought for q large number of high Ideals. as We all 1 know. And we all know that none of them were realized and that when the aust of battle settled the victors
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
By Frederdie J. Haskin

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. c. That the disarmament conference has become a contest in which each of the nations represented is striving to gain some relative advantage in naval and military strength over the others, is now apparent to all who have closely followed the proceedings.
 Furthermore, it is no surprise to those who understand the nature of the gatherings. No nation is going to disarm as long as the causes of in- ternational war remain unchanged, for the simple reason that they are bound to cause war again. A certain saving in taxes is the most that can be expected from the disarmament phase of the conference. Its consid- eration of the Far East question. on the other hand. may be regarded as the nearest thing to a sincere at- tempt which modern diplomacy has ever made to remove the causes of war. Whether the attempt will have any success at all remains doubtful.
 France is coming in for great deal of criticism because of her re- fusal to reduce her standing army, which she asserts she needs to pro- tect her against Germany and Rus sia- It has been pointed out repeat edly that both of these nations are in caDacitated for an indefinite length of time. France is accused of en- ploying sophistries to establish her right to a large army.
 So 1t appears she is. and so are all the other nations. Her standing army is all France has. She possesses no strength on the sea where she is out classed by three other powers-Eng- land, the United States and Japan. Each of those nations is trying to get out of the disarmament confer ence some advantage in naval arma- ment. Japan stands out resolutely for ratio which will leave her relative ly stronger than she was before the conference. She brings forward the sophistry that her perculiar position makes necessary this extra strength.
 The Submarine Question
 England stands out for reducing the submarine to the lowest possible status. Hemmed in on her little is- land. Great Britain Is more menaced by the submarine than anything else It nearly starved her during the war It is capable of making the trans portation of food and material from her colonies almost impossible. On the other hand, it is not important to the defense of her short insulaI coast line. Hence large submarine
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
The Whittlesey Episode
cooperation

The suicide of Colonel Charles W. WhittIesey, the leader of the Host battalion" whose exploit thrilled the country three years ago. was shock the country but it will probably result in livelier awakening of the country to matter toward which it has been apathetic-the condition of ex-service 
 When Colonel whittlesey returned to this try and the plaudits the nation were yet ringing in his ears, he withdrew himself from the crowd and resumed the practice of law in New York. He kept himself out of the Imeight. There were interviews with him regarding of the most spec tacular events of the in which he the prin- cpal figure
 Mention frequently made of the Host bat talion, but nothing said the authority of its leader. His silence all the time attributed to his modesty.
 All this time he hiding his eyes from the horror of his recollection which seemed to him the more sristy in his peaceful surroundings. He was trying to forget Meanwhile he was apparently in good health and of sound mind Yet all the time the poison of working within his soul He could forget while living so he sought forgetfuness in the sea
 John Taylor. chairman of the legislative com 4nittee the American Legion. who has been in close touch with situation surrounding sick and wounded service since the armistice declares that thousands of men in the same mental condi- ton as Colonel Whittlesey. a. condition credited with having caused his suicide. The gallant leaders rn1s.rlely end, Mir Taylor says is to the nation ito save broken defenders before too late"
 ",learly 5Oooo mildly insane veterans have passed through hospitals since the armisce" the Legion official declares in statement. Despite efforts. the government has not yet built good hospital for the of these nor established one good rehabilitation center for their cure. a h-ihly educated well provided for veteran like Whit tlescv surrenders. what may not fear for the thousands of discouraged, broken minded and often destitute men kicked around from pillar to post by .re.- -overumout?'
 More than one-third Of the 2oooo disabled vet
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
 (E1\ Daily Poem
 &MOB MAGIC

weary at times of the street With it's shuffle and chatter of feet With its rumble and roar
 Like the waves on a shore That thunder and batter and beat. And I long for the quiet and peace Of places where one finds release From the nerye-racking urge Where the multitudes surge On errands of need or caprice. Yet. after I've rested a time, I find without reason or rhyme, That I fret and I yearn
 And I long to retrun To the rush and the noise and the
 grime. And Joyous and eager, I start For the pavements and walls of the
 mart,
 Where the beat and throb
 Of the hurrying mob Leap high in my citified heartl
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
THE lNNBADDS LAY DOWN q HOME DISARMAMENT
 PROROSAI


 My dear" said Ignatius Innbadd, who had been reading about the dis armament conference at Washing ton, q move that you and I profit by the proposals to end war as set forth by the disarment conference"
 q don't quite get you" replied Mrs. Inbadd. What do you propose we do?"
 T think we should declare a ten year holiday" he replied.
 "Whaddya mean?"
 q mean a ten year period during which we would each pledge our selves not to attempt the construc- ton, purchas9 Or lease of any new weapons of attaci- or defense"
 Are you craZy?"
 q vas never more serious. And. what's more I think every married couple should do tNe same thing We have never had real peace in Amer ica or any other country likewise" What about the weapons we al- ready use?" asked Mrs. Inbadd.
 T propose that we scrap" began Inbadd
 ''We scrap enough" interrupted the wife
 q propose that we scrap all ouI present weapons" repeated Innbadd Tt would be a great step in the in- terest of harmony and happiness il you would proceed immediately tC destroy that China vase which has constituted your first line of de fense and attack in so many battles ''It is pretty well destroyed now remarked Mrs. Innbadd, looking at it "The last time 1 threw it at yoI it hit you on the head"
 And you mish- scrap the faith. ful flatiron teapot, poker and stove- Hd-lifter upon which you have al
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
CAIRO TO RAe0AD BY AIR

The airplane mail route from Cairo to Bagdad which has been in operation since June for the carry ing of British government correspondence only, ha been thrown open to the public. It Is $40 miles long, with stations Ramleh and Amman, in Palestine Thence it proceeds straight the Arabian desert to Ramade on the Euphrates and to Bagdad.
 For the present, the mail will be limited to let ters and special mail fee at the rate of shilling will be charged in addition to the ordinary be carried.
 Mails will be dispatched by this route from Lon don a week in connection with the ordinary London mail.
 will vary from II to IS days, saving of from ta II days the present arrangement.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
Questions And
 .AnsIUers

(Any reader can get the answer to any question by writing The Repub- ican Information Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Director. Washington, D. C. This offer applies strictly to infor- nation The bureau cannot give ad- vice on legal. medical and financial matters. It does not attempt to set tie domestic troubles. nor to under take exhaustive research on any sub ject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and ad- dress and enclose two cents in stamps for return postage. All replies are sent direct to the inquirer.)
 O. How long and how old are the pythons and boas in the New York zoo?l B. K.
 A. The clerk of the New York Zoo- logical Park says "Our largest py- thons at present are two specimens, one 21 feet long and one 20 feet. The longest time that we have had either of these specimens is two or three years. We lost 9 python short time ago which was 2212 feet long and which we had had on exhibition for 12 years, but we can give you no idea of it's age The Geological Gardens In London kept a python once for 30 years. The largest specimen of the boa that we have at present is 10 feet long and we have had it three or four years. The boas do not reach lenSth of more than about Il feet We do not know its age"
 O. What is amber? D. A.
 A Amber is a fossil resin of vege- table origin. It is found in great quantities along the coasts of the Bal tic Sea. Pieces have been found oc- casionaIly weighing 12 to 15 pounds.
 c. What vegetables are good for the nerves? E. s. T.
 A. The vegetables that stand high on the list of nerve tissue building foods are spinach. celery. parsnips, string beans. asparagus and cucum- bers.
 c. Does the moon rotate on its axis? If so, how does it happen that we see but one side of the moon? T. R. P-
 A. The moon does rotate on its axis. The exact coincidence of the moons period of aXial rotation with that of revolution about the earth is generally accepted as due to tidal in fluence. The moon is believed to have been plastic at one time and great tides must then have been pro duced by the earth's attraction.
 O. How can | locate the photo grapher that took a picture of our company in France? C. D. D.
 4. The photographic division of the signal corps, 18th and Virginia avenue. V. w. Washington, D. C.. has complete file of all military photographs taken overseas and in this country They can supply you with copies at reasonable price.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08

were to be seen dividing up. among their respective investors, oil wells, iron deposits, spheres of influence and little things like that. The United States went into the war with no selfish interest, but she came out of it with the financial mastery of the world in her left pants pocket.
 What Benefits by Victory?
 Yet how this financial mastery of the world has benefited the man who works for wages or salary in this country, it is hard to discover. He either fought or paid for that mas tery. but if called upon to produce his share of the benefit he would have a hard time doing it.
 So it always is. The common man never shares in the material benefits of a war, except in a temporary and accidental way. Those go to a few financiers. What the common man gets is the fun of fighting and pay ing taxes and the emotional exalta- tation of engaging in a great patriotic enterprise.
 That these things are worth some thing to him is evident from the amount he pays for them. 1t is futile to pretend that war has no appeal
 to the common man. If it didn't have there wouldn't be any war. The com mon mans life is apt to be a mono tQnous restricted affair. War may suddenly make it exciting, intense. War brings to a people an enormous amount of misery. but it also brings an enormous amount of excitement, Of the joy of primitive impulse un- l leaShed, and of a great emotional de- bauch. It can scarcely be disputed that there is some human need which Var satisfies. Modern international war is the spectacle of certain inter- ested parties working to satisfy that need and in so doing to promote cer- ! tain profitable purposes of their own. The flaw in the system is that ever since the Middle Ages war has been l becoming less and less satisfactory | to the common man as a means of | satisfying his craving for combat, adventure and emotional explosion. | Tn the Middle Ages war was a sort of | great free-for- all fight in which men | encased in cast iron banged at each other with long sticks. Nearly every 1 body had a good time and not so
 many were killed. A war could, and | did, go on for a hundred years with | out any great harm. And then there were the Crusades. Who wouldn { ! like to go on junkets such as those? | Then came the great age of discov- | cry and colonization. Here again | war became a delightful adventure. | From Cortez' subjugation of Mexico uown to Clusters last stand, the con- quest of the American wilderness was ar heroic adventure that rivaled the 1 Odyssey.
 Those wars had appeal to the i'm
 agination, they gave the common man
 a real thrill. and they did not exhaust nations or peoples.
 Modern war is an adventure for comparatively few and a hard. mis- erable affair for many, and it does eX- 1 haust both nations and peoples. Il ! even sometimes destroys the men l who expected to benefit by if. Even
 men of finance concede that the last 1 war cost too much. Some of them | went broke.
 And the common man is disil- Iusioned. That is the great point Compare the feeling in this country
 now with that which existed after the spanish American war. and you
 see where the real hope of peace lies
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
HUMAN NATURE AGAIN
BY DR. FRANK CRANE Copyright, 1921. by Frank Crane)

In thinking about disarmament we should con- stany attack the argument that in order to get 1t we must change human nature
 This is much reiterated delusion.
 Disarmament is not at all moral question nor matter of altering the nature of human beings.
 It is simply and purely question of management
 Human beings always have quarrelled and prob ably always will quarrel And to get peace you do not have to change their dispositions, but you simply have to establish rules and make them quarrel in way that will not be destructive to communal life.
 For instance children naturally quarrelsome and you don't keep peace in the family by changing their natures. You maintain peace by making them refer their quarrels to parental authority School children quarrelsome, but the school yard and schoolroom not full of fights for the simple that the children understand that their disputes must be referred to the teacher.
 The essence of every game is contest Base ball is contest but the two baseball hines do not slug each other They play the rules of the game whereby they required to slug the ball until they can pour out all thir natural competitiveness according to the rules.
 game of poker is contest but the participants in the game do not break the furniture for the simple that the contest must be played according to the rules. All the violence there is in poker is directed to the who cheats-that is the member of the party who will not obey the regulations.
 This is the gist of the meaning of the Scriptures, Vengeance is mine; will avenge saith the Lord.'
 The point is that there be community life unless the vengeance business is referred to some one else than the individual wronged.
 The basis of civilization is not that should to quarrel but that should relegate the settlement of our disputes to arbitration
 All that is necessary is to make nations carry their natural competition in decent way We have been playing the game without rules like lot of ages the great game of national competition And the result has been murder devastation, and bankruptcy
 What we need is not to change human nature among nations but to teach the rules of the game that all playing.
 Citizens have an inaenable right to fight. Law does not prohibit their fighting Law simply says when they want to fight they must into court and op pose each other in regular There they exercise their bad blood all they please But if they to settling their disputes with revovers in the street. shooting up the bystanders such method of fighting is not tolerated
 It is very necessary to that the question of dis armament is merely one of playing the game intei- gently It is not at all question of bringing around the millennium and making angels out of human beings
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
THE ONCE OVER
By H. I. PHILLIPS

ways placed sf much dependence in major engagements"
 What about you agreeing to scrap that inkwell iron paperweight and heavy bronze tobacco tray that you resort to in counter attacks2 And how about scrapping that old corn cob pipe of yours?"
 "The pipe is not a weapon
 "No. but it has started a lot of our battles. IgnatiTs. If you won't agree to scrs D it you might at least disin- feet it.
 Well. suppose I agree to disarm- will you disarm 1Irst as a guarantee of good faith?" asked Mrs. Innbadd.
 My dear, I will be more than glad to. My aim isn't what it used to be and I've lost judgment of distance anyway"
 well. I'm willfng." replied Mrs Innbadd but I believe in disarm- ing gradually. Why can't we have a program just as they propose al Washington. Suppose we agree tC scrap certain weapons now, certain others in three months and certain others at the erd of half a year?'
 "That might be best" agreed Ig- natius.
 How about repIocements? de- manded Mrs. Innbadd, proving that she had been reading the disarma- ment news, too. T think you ought to agree not tc buy any new crockery without first ! giving me written notice. And IT agree not to buy a nutcracker ol anything like that without notifying | you. Is it a Note?" l Not yet returned Mrs. Innbadd l Why not2''
 I'm going to wait and see what | the Japs do. They're pretty foxy il ! matters of this sort If they agree tC throw away their fighting tools, : WiI.''
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
CHRISTMAS

The winter winds blow in and out Among the great tall trees, And people hurrying all about, Busy all bees. For Christmas time is nearly here. There's just few days more. That happiest day of all the year, Happy for rich and poor. So, get your cards and ribbons gay, For the time is nearly here, And all get ready for that day Of glad and wholesome cheer.
 JEANNE JOHNS.
 (Aged fourteen) (In an accompanying note the writer says: "I won der if you would publish this for I know it is awful but have nicer ones." We do not think it is awful" Jeanne. You ought to see some of the rest we get. This is very good)
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
About The State
"Foreet- -Me-Notv Dav

!. TUCSON-Intention of Governor Thomas F.. Campbell to issue De- cember 12 a proclamation calling Forget Me-Not Day" in Arizona on December r. to be sponsored by the Disabled Veterans of Foreign Wars, was announced Saturday by the lo- cal chapter of that organization. Of- ficers in the Tucson post No. l stated that local organizations have shown the most satisfactory willingness to Cooperate in the plans in regard to forget-me-not day and that every in dication leads them to believe the effort to raise funds. will be a suc- cess in this city at least.-Citizen.
 To Remember Disabled Vets
 PRESCOTT-The ex-service men at Fort Whipple are in for a good time on Christmas. This became evil dent yesterday when it was learned that the Prescott and Jerome chap ters of the American Red Cross have each subscribed $500 which has been given to the Red Cross at the fort for the Christmas celebration for the veterans
 Just what form the celebration will take has not yet been determined. but with the funds available. it will be seen to that no patient at the bar racks is forgotten in the plans of the Red Cross for observing the holiday. Journal Miner
 Says Suitor Took Seo0o
 PRESCOTT-With a warrant for his arrest on an embezzlement charge awaiting him in Prescott, Waiter IT, Alton. proprietor of the Arizona gar age, today is racing westward in an attempt to escape the net thrown out py local authorities for his apprehen- sion.
 The warrant for Atoms arrest on charge of obtaining money under false representations was issued this morning after Mrs. Mary Rohpeter, formerly a resident of Dewey and lately living with her two daughters Tn Los Angeles, had told County At torney Sullivan a pathetic tale of how the money left to her by her bus band some two years ago had found it's way little by little into Alton's possession, melted away from her hands into his by warm words of love and promises Of marriage.
 Mrs. Rohpetcr alleges that Alton obtained from her during 1920 and 1921, by means Of promises to marry her, a total Of SS595.-Courler.
 NogaIes Road Near Completiop TUCSON-With less than 1000 feet of pavement to be completed on the Nogales highway. ". C. Goet. local representative Of the state highway department. declared Saturday that the road will be thrown open to traffic not later than January I and possibly a short time before that date eliminating consideration of any mishap or unforeseen delays Citizen
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08

Postmaster General Hays has announced the dis covery that red tape has done to create lack of confidence respect for governmental operation than all the disloyalty propaganda issued. He therefore proposed to eliminate it by the adoption of the principle of decentralization and the dstrbu tion of detail under the direction of department heads.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08

erans receiving treatment mentally disabled according to Mr Taylor. Of these 10000, almost 7,5O0 scattered through the country aa asSlums for the criminal and pahper insane.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08

We would at this late date add amendment to MT Hughes limitation of armament plan. It would provide that after the ten years holiday. only sub nersible craft should be built that they could be easily sunk
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08

No good citizen will deny that he ought to sup port the government yet very good citizens within acquaintance believe that the themselves.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08

democratic contemporary points that in A1r Burlesons time there not much robbery of the mails. That is true. Bandits could not afford to fool away their time waiting for the mail
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08

Someone with mathematical well as illustrative turn of mind has computed that if the national debts all countries placed end to end they would reach to the conclusion that is profitable.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER s, 1921

He a0ho has not forgiUe,a an enemy has neUer get tasted one of tue most sublime enjoyments of hfe.
 -Lavater.