The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-07
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EXPRESS DESIRE
FOR ARMS CUT
Members of Every Religious
Element Join in Union Ser
vices at Coliseum-Stir
Addresses Advocate Peace.
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED


voice the sentiment of the people OF
this community. in favor of the limita-
tion of armaments. Charles Jordan
banker, and Attorney Will Keller ad-
dressed the assemblage. Howard Dill
presided.
At the close of the meeting, reso-
luton presented by Attorney John l.
Rupe, affirming the desire of the peo-
pie that a sweeping reduction in arma-
ments be made by the conference, was
adopted by unanimous vote. A copy
of the resolution will be sent by Mr..
Dill to Secretary of State Hughes, at
Washington.
Nineteen hundred and twenty years
ago." said Charles w. Jordan in open
ing his address. wise men from the
east were guided by a star to a little
town to celebrate the birth of one
whose influence for peace has been
felt in the hearts of millions since that
time
Question Affects All.
This conference brings wise men
from all parts of the world. to bring
peace to millions. They will act on
question that affects every man, wom-
an and child that breathes. Some of
the brilliant stars of the world will
attend this conference. Lloyd George
will sit with Secretary Hughes:
France will send BRAND: and when
these men sit around the table, hope
they will be influenced by the spirits
of Lincoln and Washington and Glad
stone.
Il am proud of the fact that America
sent out the invitation to the nations
of the world to come and sit at this
conference table.
When | used to study history at
school, | remember that it seemed to
me just a succession of wars, a page
or two of peace, then many pages de-
ecribing campaigns and battles again.
| long to see the history written and
used in our schools, which will show
only peace and progress, and not war.
May the stars and stripes always
wave over the land that believes in
The brotherhood of man and the father
hood of God.
Says Cost Prohibitive
Figures showing the prohibitive cost
of modern warfare, a summing up or
property and money loss in the last
war. and facts concerning war of the
future, were points in the speech of
Attorney Will Keller.
First sketching the attitude of the
world when the war ended in 1918. and
the reasons for which we had entered
the conflict, he said;
I'VE came out of that struggle with
flying colors. The nations of the
world were indebted to us, and they
will never be able to repay that debt
After the armistice had been signed
our president had a vision. He saw
the suffering and horror that had been
caused by war, and his vision took
form in a League of Nations.
1T may be that we did wrong in
not entering that league. AS we view
it now, stripped of partisan objections
we see that he worked with q hope
that that league might prevent war.
Made Serious Mistake
But the president made a serious
practical mistake. He brought back
this covenant after he had worked il
out abroad, and presented it for rati
fcation. The American people do not
like to be told to do this and so we
failed to ratify. Another reason fol
our failure was that we felt it would
be a violation of our long established
Monroe doctrine We felt that we
should not mingle in foreign affairs
THE League of Nations is function
ing without us, but wars go on, anc
ornaments increase; the world is il
state of turmoil and suspicion, anc
President Harding has seen that there
is something fundamentally wrong anC
so he has called in the leaders of The
nations of the world to discuss the
limitation of armamcnts.
IF civilization is to live if the ma
tions of the earth are not to perish
intelligence must be given to these
men in the conference to solve thest
problems.
Points Out Vast Cost
THE loss in property alone in tht
past war was 1887 100000, France
was devastated along a 400 mil,
stretch so miles wide. During h,
last year of the war. the nations wer,
spending S10,000,000 per hour, in car
rying on the war.
"Ten million men we're killed, ant
30,00o,000 persons are not living to
day, for reasons due to the war, il
some way.
By means of chart, Mr.. Relic
showed the cost of wars engaged II
by the United States. They were
Revolutionary. s170,000000; war O
1917, Sl19.UOO,UOU, Mexican war, SlI3
oG0, ,000 Civil war s3,47S.000,G 500; Span
ish-American war. 81 ,902, 600, 900; Will
the World war cost the United State
s22.625, 900 900.
With thVse figures available tn
conference is presented with mos
forceful argument that wars must b
no more he said
Over go percent of the money spen
by the United States in the perio
since the war ended, went to pay tn
cost of past and future wars accordin
to figures presented by Attorney Re
ler
IF we could find savage tribe tha
spends as much of their time an
money in devising means to kill othe
people, We would send missionaries t
them, and buy new editions of tn
Bible for them to read" he declared
Mentions County Hospital.
I'VE can't build a tuberculosis ho;
pital in this county, we can't erect
war memorial for our soldiers, bt
cause taxes are SO high today. Thes
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