Evening journal., 1921-07-14
MUNIIiON
MAKERS FOR
DISARMAMENT
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powder manufacturers in the world.
Mr.. DUPONT revealed that his con-
Germ had scrapped and dismantled 81
per cent. Of the plants which provid-
ed the United States and the Allies
with powder during the world war
Others who took a stand against
burdensome armaments were
Judge Elbert II. Gary. chairman
Of the United States Steel Corpora
tion; Hudson Maxim, famous inven-
tor of military weapons; H. e. Tai
bott. Jr.. president of the Dayton
Wright airplane company; Harry b.
Mason. secretary of Parke Davis
Company. Detroit chemical concern
which engaged extensively in turn
ing out war products and Colonel T..
A. Deeds, automobile accessory and
airplane manufacturer who was chief
of aircraft production during the
war.
Heads OF the Electric Boat Com
pany. manufacturers of Holland
type submarines. and the Cramp
ship building yards in Philadelphia.
which builds warships for the United
States and other countries. refused
to comment on disarmament
There is some confusion in the
use Of the word disarmament "
DUPONT said.
ITO actually disarm is as absurdly
Utopian as il would be to discontinue
the police force OF city on the the
ory that everybody would be good.
''To limit armament, or at least
to eliminate the suicidal competi-
ton TO obtain supremacy, appeals
to everybody's common sense.
Il hope that sound public opin-
ion will compel a limitation OF arm
ament
incidentally. It may interest your
editors to know that the dupont
Company's military powder plants
of the powder used by the United
States and the Allies during the war
have been dismantled and scrapped
to the extent OF 81 per cent. OF their
capacity"
Judge Gary based his approval oi
armament Limitation upon the basis
OF all great powers acting in con
cert.
Upon the assumption that 81
other countries connected with the
high seas will agree to limitation
concerning armament. l should like
TO see the United States participate
on just and reasonable basis" h,
said.
The veteran Maxim favored five
year world truce to enable all ma
tions to determine the proper exten
of armament curtailment
AN armament truce is what 81
needed among the United States
Great Britain. France. Italy and
Japan in order to save the colossa
cost of a race for supremacy foi
force OF arms" he stated. "and thu
let the worlds wounds inflicted b!
the great war be healed and some o
the waste repaired and greatly need
cd internal development and nationa
progress be fostered by the MAJ
power and money that would be re
leased.
General and complete disarma
ment is chimerical and impossible
a five year truce would afford tn
nations the necessary time, oppor
1 tunity and experience to determine
to what extent curtailment OF arm
ament or partial disarmament. ma.
be practicable and advisable.
Leading nations must alway
maintain sufficient armament fo
needed policing Of land and sea t,
maintain good behavior.
Commercial aeronauucs would b'
greatly benefited by disarmament
according to Talbot OF the Dayton
Wright Airplane Company
There would be more aircraf
and more flying II a disarmament
agreement is reached at Presiden
Harding's conference" he said. TIL
development which must be dom
now is in small aircraft. Elmina
ton OF the necessity for concentrat
ing on military planes would resul
in rapid development OF Commercial
flying The whole course of aeria
navigation would be changed"
To this Colenel Deeds added: 9TH
] INtA ANldAAWH uNNNA0HlANIN aAWH
j commercial lines-which Is TO come
will produce vastly different plane
than the battlecraft.
81 believe that IL some sort Of
disarmament plan is evolved IL wi
be a good thing for aeronauucs.
'The military plane has tended I
lead development away from com
mercial lines. We need to produc
machines with greater safety an
adaptability for commercial pur
poses. which is the real side of tn
game"
Secretary Mason. Of Parke Davi
Company. unqualihedly approve
J the Harding conference.
THE principle has always been
good one. and II the Washingto
D. meeting results in an agreement
D will tend not only to lessen IN
3 chances of war but relieve the pee
e pies Of the world of burdensome tal
alton" he said.
MANN DEUCI0 0Al