Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-19
ALL GLASSES PRESSING
F|GHT FOR DISARMAMENT
Tremendous Weight of Public
Sentiment Is Seen at
Washington. !.
Ky j. Frederick Ess,r1

international conference on .rn
,neht now sitting in Washington diff
iers IN one Important rcspect from
previous conclavcs or that na,u,n e.,
'hat IL Is being subjected to steadijy
sro"ing pressure for concrete rc-
suits In the form of reduction of arm
hmcnt. on one hand. and tho elini,
..on or whr-Droducing conditions. n,
mo other, pressure that does M,
proceed wholly from extremists and
vIsionaries, but what Is moro i'm.
portant. from the powerful middle
cinsses hero and abroad.
When the Paris conference was ip
session. the masses OF the pcon,n
were as intent as now upon reauc,ins
VI armament and elimination OF war
causing condition, but they could mot
moDilize and focus their sentiment Al
IcctiS upon the conference, Tho
french Socialists demonstrated. I'm,
thcy lacked compelling power. az
,oursc. IN this conference. too, Il will
DC difficult TO mobilize and rocu,
world opinion. but American nubIin
opinion VIII descend upon IL with mn
energy and power that more than
once VIII seem like world opIpion'
ana mat viii far exceed anything
KNOWN AT Paris. That liz certain.
h"rah Among Leaders.
First. and maybe foremost. tb.-.
is senator Borah. of Idaho. II soen.
OH strange that one man, and thar
one an early and indcfatiKable lead
c' or tho irreconcilablcs in tho treaty
hkht. should be In front OF tho or.
eahiHed forces that n.e at work m
compel the conference to achievo Ca,
isiactory results. Yet, II is fact
mat he liz In front. and that /: NAV
NOT be too much TO say that no &,
moe important than any OF the or
ehh'Led bodies. or the men who
wrecked tho league of natIona ba 9.
the only one who ha. shown :, 800
mat he feels that In ting one
scheme to insure world peace. In 4,
mound TO work for substitute. a,d
with Woodrow Wilson m. mi ,ha
balance Of the old treaty chann,on.
hishcartened. Mr.. Borah han hccon.
INC outstanding national champ.on ~
world peace. -
Power Steadily waxing.
ms power has been Increasing
n'ehdliy. until! today what he has ~
cay ABOUT peace and the WAYS to rct
,, 10 listened TO by all the mil
Mons between tho two oceans ~.
determined night for a confcrcnc, -,
tween tho United States. Jnpau and
brcat Britain on naval reJuc,ion,
iorcrh tho passage OF his resolution
AGAINST the original will OF tho nj.
h'hiStrauon, laid tho foundation n,
IN" conference and fixed his nonuhr
leadership In the Issue. And hn I,
het IN his purpose to exercIse th,,
leadership. and not to be too nar,ic-
uiar whether no Observes All m.
ueiichte amenities that ordinarily oh.
an Mheh statesmen foregather for
d'scussion OF International affairs.
Hnother organization actively at
"ork' with widely distributed and
deeply rooted agencies through wbich
to reach the masses of Tho poan,.
IN inc National Council on Limitation
OF Armament. II Is a sort Of c,cor
ing hourse for about six orranIza.
tons. some OF them long established
ana having large fol!owInss. This
central organization has not deter
hihed whether II will conflne IT'S Of
'orts to the work Of stimulating and
eouchtinH public opinion. or will geek
as inc conference progresses to innu.
chce II In given matters. For tho
present It's education work is being
carried on by spoken and written
wo'd, directly and through It's mem.
hers
influential Organizations.
among these members era ~.
American Farm Bureau Federation
winch claims to have between / o00
ooo and 100000 members: the Inter.
h"'lonai l.yccum and Chatau1,,a AS
s"ciation, which is said tn have 1000
lecturers now on the platform. most
.! "hofn are reported TO he adding
p'c"S Tor reduction OF ornaments to
ci regular discourscs: tho National
Ii. nf
tional Womcn's Trade Union League,
the W0mcns Christian Tcmnorsncn
ohion' and Professional women's
clubs; the National Board OF Farm
ORGANIZATIONS. which claims 1. 600 0oo
members; the Society TO Eliminate
The Economic Causes Of war: tho Ma
tiohal Board OF Young Mems Chris
'i'Fr association: the National Edu-
cAolon Association. and the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars
mo purpose or tho central orpani-
eaton and OF the large majority NJ
IT'S members is to work for Limitation
Oh ornaments, hut included I'm tho
membership are several ORGANIZATIONS
'hat are Tor disarmament outright by
me United States whether or not the
otner nations agree to disarm or to
rcducc their ornaments. Among these
me who're distance organizations are
inc Fellowship OF Reconciliation and
the Association TO Abolish Wars.
council OF Churches Active
sun another powerful organization
at work is the Federal Council Of
churches. Weeks ago 1t sent out a
Cali TO thousands OF churches to ar
range meetings at which the facts as
10 the cost OF armaments could ba
ihid before the people. and tho need
lor new methods In world notifies
since that time IL has been carving
on follow-up campaign. that is said
10 nave reached hundreds OF thou
SANDS OF people in all parts of the
country. and this campaign is still
being pushed and will he continued
until the principal problems of tho
conference have been decided ono wav
or another.
Against the work OF these orcani-
|ations, which incidentally Is being
co-ordinated. there is no perceptible
opposition in Washington from tho
miiitarists The munitions makers
enemy OF new methods is not an
parent on the surface. However, the
views Of those who take little stock
In plans for reduction OF armament
and for law and order into national
affairs probably arc exnressod n,ith