The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-06
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Chicago. Oct. 6.-Potato receipts
50 cars. Market steady. Total Y. ,;
shipments 1890 cars. Minnesota and
North Dakota Red River Ohios, 81
to s2.15; Minnesota whites, w to
S2.15: Wise onsin 81 to $500; South
Dakota Early Okios, S1.65 to Sl.1o;
Idaho rurals, Russets, $40.
Kansas City, Oct. 6.-Market
steady. Supplies liberal, demand and
movement moderate. Sales on track,
sacked. car lots, out weight, Mime
sofa sacked Red River Ohios, U: 5.
No. 1, car, $3.50; partly graded,
S2.l5; Colorado, sacked, round
whites, No. 1, $2.15.
i've armed land and sea forces, as
well as the war budgets pertaining
to them; preliminary study OF the
ways in which even a reduction OF
the aforesaid effectiveness and bud,
cets could be realized in the future. "
It may seem strange now, IN view
of the present initiative taken by this
government for limitation OF ar
n,ament, but the United States would
have no part in the limitation of ar
mamcnt discussion in the Hague con-
ference of 1899.
An explanation Of this is found in
the following paragraph OF the IN
structions to the American delegates
in that conference by John Hay, then
secretary Of state:
"TEe first article lin. the Russian
agenda fer the conference), relating
to the non-augmentation and future
reduction of effective land and sea
forces, is, at present, so inappllcable
to the United States that it is deemed
advisable for the delegates to
leave the initiative upon this
subject to the representatives. Of
those powers to which it may proper
" belong. In comparison with the
effective forces, both military and
naval, Of other nations, those of the
United States are at present so far
below the normal quota that the
question of limitation could not be
profitably discussed
The following excerpts from the
instructions of this famous Amerl-
can secretary of state is also inter-
estinr in view of the known attitude
of Secretary Hughes that it may be
desirable to take up in the Washing
ton conference the question OF re-
stricting new means Of warfare,
such as poisonous gases and aerial
bombs.
The second, third and fourth
articles (again referring to the Rus
sian agcnda), relating to the non
employment of firearms, explosives,
and other destructive agents, the re-
stricted use of existing instruments
of destruction, and the prohibition
of certain contrivances employed in
naval warfare, seem lacking in prac-
ticability, and the discussion of these
propositions would probably prove
provocative of divergence rather than
unanimity Of view. 1t is doubtful If
wars are to be diminished by render
ing them less destructive, for it is
the plain lesson of history that the
periods, of peace have been longer
protracted as the cost and destruc-
tiveness of war have increased. The
|cxpediency Of 1estrail1ing the in
ventive genius of our people in the
direction Of devising means of de-
Tense is by no means clear, and con-
sidering the temptations to- which
men and nations may be exposed in
time of conflict, it is doubtful if an
international agreement to this end
would prove effective. The dissent
Of a single powerful nation might
render it altogether nugatory. The
delegates are, therefore, enjoined
not to give the weight Of their in
fluence to the promotion of projects
the realization Of which is SO un-
certain
The American delegates to this
conference. Andrew D. White, Seth
Low, Stanford Newell, Captain AL
fred Il. Mahan of the United States
Navy, Captain William Crozier of the