Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-22
BRAND SPEECH
BIGGEST EVENT
OF Sd SESSION
Great French Orator Shows
Danger From German
Proximity.
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BY WILLIAM JENN1NGS BRYAN.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The crisis of
the conference was reached in the third
| session.
! The first and second session went as
| far toward the reduction in navies as can
be expected unless land forces are also
materially decreased. Since the second
session the Far Eastern question has
made very satisfactory progress toward
settlement.
The third great issue, viz: limitation
of land ornaments, occupied the stage
with Premier Brands speech over
shadowing all other parts Of the pro-
gram.
HISTORY MAKING
OCCASION.
BRAND is a great orator, he dealt
with a great subject and the occasion
was great because his words will reach
the entire world. But it was an I'M
pleasant role because the premier coulO
not fail to realize that he was presenting
unpalatable facts to an audience that was
anxious to symDathize. What a profound
impression he would have made if he
could have discussed armaments on land
in the same spirit In which Secretary
Hughes discussed disarmament on sea.
The Premier's argument cannot be dis
puted, If his premises are granted, but
his premises win not be granted without
further investigation.
He assumes a menace in the proximity
Of Germany. lie estimates the size OF
the army that Germany could raise on
short notice and emphasizes the fact that
war has left her enough officers and ser
geants 10 command and lead an army II
she went TO war. And yet these very
facts show how futile is Frances dream
Of security II she is to rely upon meet
ing force with force.
Premier BRAND quoted Won Moltke and
Ludendorff to support Frances fears.
But why estimate Germany by a war lord
dead and a war lord discarded. II he is
going TO rouse q real fear as 70 the fu-
ture he will have to quote from those
now IN power rather than from those who
represent an extinct philosophy.
REPLY OF
SECRETARY HUGHES.
Secretary Hughes, in one sentence, an
swered ell the arguments that Premier
BRAND presented. He did It in a kindly
way and for the purpose Of giving to
France an assurance even greater than
she asked. though different in kind. The
first striking sentence uttered by the
Secretary Of State was that what the
world needs is the will to peace" Tie
followed this up with q sentence prob
ably better than any other sentence thus
far uttered because It aptly describes the
real purpose Of this conference viz: to
create n disposition which VIII give 10
France greater security than arms or
military force can give.
MUST CREATE DISPOSITION
TO PEACE.
II is world disposition that this con
ference intends to create. There can be
but one dominant thought and all other
thoughts will in time be subordlnated 10
the dominant thought. Does the world
want peace, universal and perpetual? II
50. is II willing to substitute the spirit
OF friendship for the policy Of terrorism Z
Nations and groups Of nations have tried
to build peace on terrorism and they have
failed. The world must be born again
In the sense that Its passion must ne
a passion for peace and not for power
purchased by bloodshed II peace IS i'm
possible without moral dlsarmament-aud
Of course IL is impossible without moral
disarmament--why not make some In
qury as to whether and how the peace
spirit can be substituted for the war
spirit, so that peaceful assurances can
be given instead Of assurances based on
force? Why not get a statement from
Germany?
Again is publicity justified; France has
stated her case TO the world and to-
morrow the world VIII set about the task
OF finding not only for France, but for
all nations, Il greater security than that
which they have found in either battle
ships or long range guns.-Copyrigh
1921 by United Press.