The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-15
DISARMAMENT
is FAVORED BY
is GOVERNORS
Collective Opinions
Endorse Hardings
Plan.

lCopyr1ght, 1921, by United Press
New York. July 15.-Governors OF
16 states representing more than
100000 persons today endorsed
President Harding's disarmament
conference.
In messages to the United Press
the various governors of the fol-
lowing states declared for arma-
ment limitation on the grounds of
Prevention of wars.
Relief from taxation burdens.
Improvement of the general
world economic situation.
Idaho, Arkansas, Colorado, Flor
ida, Georgia. Iowa, Louisiana, Mas
sachusetts, Montana North Dakota,
Oregon South Carolina, West Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, Utah and Maine
Governor Percival Baxter OF
Maine summed up the general at
tftude of his colleagues when he
declared that 'the nations of the
world must disarm or go into NOR
al and financial bankruptcy"
To this Governor w. d. Davis OF
Idaho added that I'VE cannot talk
of achieving peace with knives in
our hands"
The governors, II Republicans
and five Democrats, were those ex-
pressing themselves as follows:
THE nations of the world must
disarm or go into moral and fnan-
cial bankruptcy" declared Cover
nor Baxter, Republican.
Davis. Republican. characterized
the conference as "a great step to-
ward peace" adding:
World Tired of War.
"To President Harding has been
given a wonderful opportunity.
The world is tired of war. If we
can reduce armament it will be a
greater achievement toward uni
versal peace than any other Incl
dent in history"
Governor T. c. McRae, Demo
crat. of Arkansas, said he was "em-
phatically in favor of the proposed
International conference on disarm-
ament"
Statements OF the other COVER
nors were:
Oliver H. Shoup. Republican, Col
orado: 81 heartily approve Presi-
dent Harding's efforts toward dis
armament. The magnitude Of our
expenditures in preparation for war
necessitates early curtailment"
Cary A. Hardee, Democrat, Flor
ida: President Harding's propos-
ed disarmament conference meets
with popular approval. I favor it,
but its practical operation should
be very jealously supervised"
Thomas w. Hardwick, Democrat.
Georgia while I do not believe
that complete disarmament is eth
er practical or wise, I very much
approve of President Harding's
conference All over the world
tax payers are groaning under bur
dens greater than they can bear.
Iowa Supports President.
N E. Kendall, Republican. Iowa:
"All of Iowa is in earnest support
of the president in the movement
he has initiated for disarmament "
John M. Parker, Democrat, Loui-
siana: "If by disarmament and
united action on the part of the
great powers war can be prevented
and peace brought to pass. it will
be the greatest accomplishment in
history"
Claiming II. Cox, Republican,
Massa chusetts: president Hard
ing's conference is a great forward
step in a sane and practical man
ner to limit the tremendous ex-
penditures for armament and one
which gives promise OF practical
operation without in any way en-
dangering the safety of the nations
involved"
Joseph NJ. Dixon, Republican,
Montana: 81 believe public opin-
ion throughout the nation will be
Overwhelmingly in support of this
movement for disarmament. The
fact that so per cent of the crush
ing load of national taxation is now
being spent in payment of past
wars and preparation for future
wars is leading to serious think
ing"