South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-11
AND
GREY DISCOURSE
ON ORNAMENTS
Washington Conference No
Rival for Nations League,
Briton Says.

LONDON. ov. 10.-"I do not look
upon the Washington Conference as
rival of the League of Nations, but
as something which is going TO COW
er a portion of the ground which al
the moment the League Of Nations
could not cover"
IF that conference results in the
settlement Of the Pacific question
ii will have a very great contribu-
ton toward world peace and the d.
minution OF armaments."
The above statement summarizes
the opinion Of Earl Grey, Of Falloden
who, as Sis Edward Grey. was For
.eign secretary in the Asquith Cabi-
net at the outbreak of the great war
and was the responsible British
Minister during the preliminary ne
gotiations with Germany. Austria,
France and Russia.
Lord Grey, however still pins his
faith in the League OF Nations as
being the only permanent machinery
which can deal with any European
controversy.
status OF League.
The Washington Conference" he
declares, lis not going to take the
place of the League of Nations, be-
cause il is not, as far as I can see
going TO provide any permanent ma
chinery TO deal with European ques-
tions.
Surely the League Of Nations is
the only really effective insurance
that we can make against war. Ex-
penditure on ornaments is perahps
an insurance against defeat, but It
is no insurance against war.
The last war showed the value
OF insurance against defeat, but II
is not fling to keep nations out Of
difficulties in the future.
In future there will be no such
thing as one. side losing and the 9TH
er side winning. Both sides will lose.
and nothing Will divert the conse-
quences. The idea that we can make
the defeated side pay the cost OF
war is impossible nowadays
THE lesson of previous wars was
that you must learn or suffer, but
the lesson of the 1914 war IS that
you must learn or perish.
Human nature must rise 10 a
larger patriotism. This generation
and future generations having the
experience Of the last war, must be
wiser and stronger in seif-control,
with a firmer grasp of the real and
highest interests Of nations and
lumbar nature than our fOrefath-
ers had the opportunity Of having.
LansdOwne Talks.
"The United States has given US
an opening-the creation Of whole
sOmer international atmosphere. the
futillty Of vast ornaments viii be-
come obvious. and those who have
10 bear the burden Of expense viii
not allow their industries TO become
paralyzed and their domestic COM
forts destroyed in order TO puro-
mote costly rivalries and military
adventures"
This is the opinion Of the Marquis
OF Lansdowne. Foreign secretary OF
Great Britain IN the Salisbury. Rose
berry and later, the Balfour Cabinets.
"No one suggests" Lord Lans-
downe goes on 10 say" that this
country or any other self-respecting
rover should suddenly strip itself
OF its arms. Nations have long mem
cries and viii take no risks.
Nor will they allow their naval
and military resources to be ra-
toned by an outside authority.
There will be a growing impa-
tience OF huge ornaments and a tro-
ply will overtake the Essens OF the
future. A great part Of the criticism
which has been directed against the
scheme seems 10 be due 10 the Idea
that our adhesion 20 any interna-
tional combinations Of the kind sug-
geste5 would involve weakening
OF our national spirit, and a decline
III the splendid patriotism which
has stood Us IN such good stead IN
the past. I an. however. sanguine
enough 70 believe that there is room
both for a patriotism based upon
pride of race and the glorious
achievements OF the past. and also
for the feeling that the whole world
with its boundless possibilities, Is
the common inheritance OF all the
raticns OF the earth. that there IS
no part OF il in which We have not
all Of US a concern. and that Il Is
common humanity. not peculiar 20
any one country which Is outraged
when he see any part OF the world
waptonIy ravaged and disfiguder.
ca-not help believing tha- this larg-
er patriotism is destined 10 play a
greater part in the history OF man
kind"
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