Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-11-22
NATIONAL SECURITY
SEEN BY HUGHES
Declares Peace Germ Is Be.
ing Bred in Addressing
Arms Conference.

Following the addresses on limitations
Of land armament at the arms confer
ence yesterday Of representatives OF the
nations replying to NJ. BRAND. which
were published in substance in The
Star, Secretary Hughes in behalf Of the
United States spoke as follows:
II shall detain you, gentlemen, but
a moment. 1t would not do justice to
my own sentiment or to that Of my
colleagues Of the American delega-
ticn II I did not. in a word, take part
in this expression Of the stnae Of
privilege which has been felt in lis
tening to this brilliant. eloquent. COM
prehensive and instructive address
stating the position and policy Of
France.
U. 8. Friend Of France. :.
mo words ever spoken by France
have fallen upon deaf ears In the
United States. The heart Of America
was thrilled by her va1or and her
sacrifice, and the memory Of her stand
for liberty is imperishable in this
country. devoted to the institutions OF
liberty.
It is evident from what NJ. BRAND
has said that what is essential at this
time, in order that we may achieve
the great ideal, is the will to peace.
And there can be no hope of will
to peace until institutions of liberty
and Justice are secure among all peace
loving people.
MAY / say. in response to word
which challenged US all as it was ut
tered by NJ. BRAND, that there is no
moral isolation for the defenders of
liberty and, justice. We understand
a.
will be read throughout this broad land
by a people that desires to understand.
should Know Dimculties.
1.-THE essential condition Of progress
toward a mutual understanding and
maintenance Of the peace of the
world is that we should know ex-
actly the difficulties which each nation
has to consider, that we should be
able justly to appraise them, that we
should have the most candid and COM
plete statement of all that is involved
in them, and then, with that full ap-
probation Of the apprehensions, of
the dangers Of all that may create
obstacles in the path of the policy
that we are most anxious to pursue,
we should then plan to meet the case
to the utmost practicable extent. and
thus the will to peace may have ef-
fective expression.
ment- Of detail. Apparently the con-
ference is so organized that this mat
ter may have an appropriate place in
our discussion.
Hopes for Security.
I'VE cannot foresee at the moment
what practical measures may be
available, but the expressions that we
have heard from the representatives
of the powers engaged in this confer
ence make US confident that here will
be generated that disposition which
is essential to national security, the
final assurance of security which
armies and officers and men and ma
terial can never supply, that is, the
disposition of world conscious of
it's mutual interests of their depend
ence, and upon the fact that If they
desire, most ardently and wholly de-
sire it, peace will be enduring among
our people.
us it the desire of the delegates
that the matters suggested by the
addresses that have been made and
the subject itself of land armament
should now be committed for the con-
sideration of the committee on anma-
ment, consisting of the 'plenipoten-
tiary delegates of the five powers?
Assent is manifested, and it will be
SO ordered.
rs it now in accordance with your
wish that we should adjourn subject
to the call Of the chatr?"