New-York tribune., 1921-08-07
Tittoni Favors
Building Peace
On Old League
World Justice Thus More
Easily Achieved, He Com
tends, Than in Erecting
New Structure on Ruins
Full Sincerity Demanded
Hints This Essential Was
Wanting in the Previous
Deliberations in Paris

wILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, Aug. g.
pe;serating. with specific application
n the disarmament conference called
hv President Harding, previous decla-
ration that it would be "a great crime
against humanity not TO cooperate sim
eerely with those initiatives which may
lead 10 8 reduction in the ornaments
af the great powers" Tommaso Tittoni,
nresident of the Italian Senate. de-
liyered here tonight his second lecture
before the Institute of Politics. He
expressed the belief that the results of
the conference will be beneficent, pro.
vided, however, all the participants
give proof both in word and deed of
that sincerity of purpose which seemed
sometimes to be wanting at the con-
ference held in Paris for the conclu-
sion Of peace.
Although disclaiming an intention to
medde in American internal affairs,
and therefore refusing to discuss at all
the American attitude on the league,
Senator Tittoni expressed it as his firm
conviction that world liberty and ius
tice could be more easily achieved bv
"the transformation of the present
League of Nations on the basis of the
principles enunciated by Italy ethan By
the erection of new league on the
abandoned ruins of the old"
eE.oror,;.> N,J~ose,, CLs
His excellency spoke in part as fol-
lows:
"At time when nearly all the ma
tons seem to have been seized bv an
economic madness which prompts them
TO surround themselves by economic
barriers increasingly insurmountable
it is most gratifying to me to hear
Professor Vallate declare so emphat-
ically that economic isolation is not
possible for any country, and that the
principle of economic interdependence
will sooner or later be forced upon all
the nations of the world, willing or un-
willing. In the same way, it is NOSE
satisfactory to hear Lord Bryce declare
that the development of trade relations
is guaranty for the maintenance of
world peace, and that economic war
leads to military struggle, and that
therefore the attitude of governments
teward world problems must not be in
fuenced by the selfish greed of the pri-
vate interests of groups of financiers."
Turning to the question of disarm-
ament the speaker said:
"Mr. Harding has taken the initia-
tive Of calling a conference of the rep
rssentatives of the principal powers
Tor the purpose of coming to an agree
ment for the reduction of armaments,
Italy has heartily adhered to your
Residents noble undertaking. No one
can question her sincerity in this mat
ter, as she has already for economic
reasons reduced her army and navy to
the smallest proportions.
Refers TO 1906 Speech
AS for myself personally, in June,
1905, speaking before the italian Par
lament as Minister for Foreign Affairs
III connection with the resolution in
favor Of the reduction of ornaments
winch mad just been proposed by Sir
Edward Grey in the House of Com
mons. ! expressed myself as follows:
1T would be great crime against
humanity not to cooperate sincerely
with those initiatives which may lead
70 unanimous and simultaneous re-
0uc'ioh IN the armaments of the great
powers or which in any way remove the
Dangers and disasters of war and tend
es.dn 70 insure the inestimabe benefits of
AS an historical coincidence, it may
&c useful to note that a little later the
same Ideas were expressed by your
eminent President Roosevelt in his
message to the American Congress, in
ms ms address to the peacemakers assem-
oled through the initiative of Mr.. Car
.nsgle, and, finally, in his speech for
position.
II President Harding's initiative
should be the awaited signal announc-
Ing that the hour of international dis
armament has finally come, so~much
the better for humanity and its des-
tnies % GNU @'o oe'