The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-21
ATHER VITBL
MATTERT0S0LVE
Reduction Of Armament
Alone Does Not End
Pacific Question
BY VIM. Philip simms

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Written Expressly for tho NEA
Warrington, Nov. 21.-Reduc-
ton Of armament alone will NOT
stop the war now brewing In the
Pacific.
An agreement between the Uni.
ted States, Great Britain uni ia
pan as to the size OF their nev::e3
meets with the approval OF every
body here, but unless these three
countries can come TO an under
standing as well with regard 10
the-Far East. a naval holiday will
prove In the end a criminal whs.s
OF time and money.
Failure TO agree on a cOmnoh
policy in the Orient car mean but
one thing, namely, that America,
Britain and Nippon are :%-reconcil-
ably at odds there and that force
will ultimately b. le3crIed TO.
Far-sighted stateSne .fert con-
Rder 1t an absurd paradox to con
6efve of the conference winding up
tn agreement with regard 10 scrap
ping OF navies but In :ull discord
over the Pacific.
Should this absurdi'v iaTpCn.
However, 1t could not only later or
IN d otupendous speeding Of pub
us tletsure on hurry-t.p nr,!Prs .!
war materials supplied ~ pr0rt
sering contractors demanding pan
II prices for their wares.
The nations proud savings with
Billions raised by war levies stick
ing to them, would be swallowed
M In a jiffy.
While Secretary OF State Hugh
Is. dramatic offer struck TIE poDll.
iHr fancy observers acquainted
With, the nnwder-k"E conditions H.
the Orient are lh9tle to cOnstrue
him as meaning that the arms
fIuestion can he disnosed or indie
ppudently of Far Eastern prob.
ems.
They contend tho unconditional
scrnpping OF hattleshius and q
navel ho1'da% without frs;
ing the causes of war is hut L
mirage and offers no real guGran-
tee of peace.
With Iapan's ambitions III Asia
Eemaintns whet t1ey are: with the
American policy or .he omen door
m China sill being rlou'ed: with q
new scramble for portions OF .
disrupted China impending: anc
4ys,th the %Iananesc, American AMI
British policies in the Far Elst
Flashing In n dozen other ways,
rhev feel the conference has :
fouGher job on It's lands than
agreeing on naval tonnage. how.
eyer important that may he and
Then there is the Angh-Japnn.
esa alliances much in force TO
day as ever. and will continue until
denounced nv either Britain or
.TuDan. As 1t sta dE now. it men
aces only the United States. what
ever British or japanese states,
men nay saw to the contrary.
Il If the Orient IS left unsettled.
;Espau's nositiou in that part OF
the world will he strengthened In
direct ratio to the measure to
the nations disarm. Total
disarmament would he tantamount
TO making .Tanan n present Of Asia
LOT u uuluLui ~ HeE ITOuHS' al
on the srot. could dominate
the Asiatic continent and all Bri-
tain and America combined could
not prevent it-withOut a navy
Under Secretary Hughes plan
Martial disarment cornIed with the
t"tA-J" alliance, would give Japan
more than a 2 to | advantage Is
Far Eastern waters while even on
Haper the chances would be S to
Secretary Hughes has done a
historic thing. students Of Far
Eastern affairs observe. They ez
nress the hope he will tackle Pacl ,
tfc problems In a similar way.
Not a mere vacation for a few
months or 6 rev years, this to he
followed by n break-neck. spend.
effort to make IN for los'
lime while a superior enemy |