New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-04
ARMS FARLEY A SUCCESS
PREDICTS DR.. S. D. FESS
REPUBLICAN HOUSE LEADER

ference on limitation of armament to
meet in the capital next month will
bring about the greatest single achi-
evement OF the century is the belief
OF Representative Simeon d Fess,
chairman of the Committee on Ed
ucation OF the House and also of the
National Republican Congressional
Committee
"We are to be congratulated upon
the rank that our country has taken
in the world he says. "We still
maintain our sovereignty and our in
dependence, and we never were such
factor in the association of nations
as we are at this minute. | would
not be surprised if the conference to
meet in November at Washington
would be the greatest single achieve
ment of the century. 1t will have
to be done on the basis OF full res
peet for our rights, of course, but it
looks to me like a way is open for
it to be done, and | am quite GER
tain that the world will not be dis
appointed i'm the leadership OF Ameri-
ca, because It is true that Europe
must reach some plan of limitation
of armament. We, not compelled to
do it, are willing to do it, il we can
be the leader in this great move
ment.
81 don't know whether this coun-
try realizes the confusion that met
the inauguration of the present Pre-
sident We had just passed through
a war, the effect of which was to
upturn much that was fundamental
and almost to question the very in
tegrity of our American institutions
! A little over six months ago. the pre-
sent President was inaugurated as
the Head of the Nation, when our
foreign relations were confused, and
when few people had the confidence
that in due time they would be right
ed The truth about the matter was
that, all the world having been in
volved in war, and we. one of the most
! important factors in it, had come to
the end of the war with such COM
plications presented to us as a ma
ton that it seemed impossible for us
to agree to the methods of the treaty
making. and thus for many months
we we're still technically in war, al
though actually at peace. Ours was
the only country actually at peace
and technically at war and Europe,
all over, actually at war and technic-
ally at peace We were in a con-
fused situation. The present Presid-
ent. very unique in his character
istics, undertook to solve these prob
lens in consultation with the best
minds in Americas II there be a re-
cogniton that is worldwide in this
mans ability, II must be that he knew
the problem and asked for the as
sisianoe OF the best brains in this
country to indicate the proper rem
edy in the solution OF that prob
lem. And il you glance ovel the
survey in a little over six months,
measure the results by the confusi-
on, in the promise, | challenge the
record of America to show a finer
achievement than today is to the
credit of this administration, especi-
ally in foreign affairs, headed by a
, great New York statesman
, The President said if am elected,
one of the most certain things | will
ask to have done will be the ending
, OF the in,olerable situation OF war
continuing two years after peace is
declared, and will ask il as a con-
gressional resolution, and | will sign
it as quickly as it is passed. There
was some dissatisfaction because OF
, the seeming delay in the passage OF
the resolution ending the war. but
, that was due to conditions not in Am
erica. but conditions in Europe for
, both the Senate and House were
ready to pass the resolution at any
time. but il is not a close secret that
because Germany had not yet the
in lemnity fixed upon her by the al
lied powers, our associates were very
anxious that we not take a step that
might lead Germany, before the
A agreement upon the amount OF ind
, emnity was fixed, TO believe that she
!. might in any way be relieved from
= the indemnity. And you recall that
: the President made il specific that
. America would expect GERMANY to
nav and pay to the extent OF hei
, ability And as quickly as the indem
i nifty was decided upon and accepted
! the peace resolution went through
the House. that il had already pas
sed the Senate in record time, the
(. President signed it, negotiations were
I opened for peace, peace was signec
Inv Austria August "a. and by Ger
many August %, and now the peace
y resolution or treaty is before the Ser
!. ate for ratification, and It now ap
!, pears that even our Democratic
y friends who are opposed to anything
, but the Wilson covenant as me
! thod TO end the war. are gong e
ratifv the treaty without any opposi
4 tion. I challenge the record of for
. eign relations TO show achievement
Is equal to that one.
n we had one very sensitive ques
4 ton that was always looming abov'
= our international horizon. II is tn
= Far East. the situation in the ambi
4 tions OF Japan, and it has always beet
,l with Us rather sensitive Under tn
i treaty OF Versailles. Japan had beer
( granted not only the suzerainty. bu
- really the actual control Of all the IS
lands IN the Pacific above a certain
degree OF latitude. In that oonees
sion America was expected TO sur
render rights that she had held, ths
had never been disputed. and the gres
of Secretary OF State, now the preser
g premier OF the nation, took il Up an
81 made It specific that. no matter whs
? be The agreement IN the treaty "a
u Versailles. our rights IN the Island O
Is Van cannot he surrendered W -hou
lc orr consent. and we rad never give
E our consent When Japan hesitate
n for the moment 10 make the cor
\ eessior as we rad asked n the move
3 rreut came along for an associatio
T. of nations IN some understanding o
g limitation Il armament The Prcsit
n sut. farseeing. as --ou must admit. II
cirdes m TIE discussion n the COZ