The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-11-16
ARMS PROPOSALS RECEIVED
WITH GREAT SURPRISE
This Is the Keynote of Comments by
London Newspapers Over Bold and
Drastic Stroke in Arms Farley.


immediate judgment seems to be the
Keynote Of the comment in the Lon
don morning papers on the proposals
OF the American secretary of state at
the Washington conference.
1T may conccivably be found that
the scheme is over bold,' says the
Daily Telegraph but it holds up such
magnificent ideal that it will awak-
en- greater enthusiasm among those
who passionatcly long for the world to
get its feet well set upon the true
path of peace.
The conference opened with a noble
and dramatic stroke on the part OF
President Harding and Secretary
llughes. 1t is not the habit Of Amer
ica to do things by halves, and on
this occasion the United States has
astonishcd and impressed the world
by her audacity and by the grand
sweep of her proposals."
The Telegraph thinks that no hur-
ried judgment is possible on such tre-
mcndous proposals, but believes that
all the nations concerned, including
Japan, will appreciate the courage
which dictated them.
The Morning Post says:
1--WE would say at once that acccp-
tancc by England Of such proposal
must, in all good faith, depend upon
the measure Of agreement eventually
attained by the conference. We can
not doubt that America perfectly
appreciates the unique geographical
position and economic requirements
OF the British empire. which involve
the necessity Of securing very long
Of the necessity Of possessing main
fighting fleet"
The Post thinks that the scheme
will require careful scrutiny, and
that it might have been expected that
the American government would have
deferred tho production Of the detailed
scheme until the delegates to the con-
ference had arrived at common un-
uSl
The Daily News says that a despair
ing world has been shown the way OF
salvation.
The path that was missed at Yer
saillcs,' il adds, sis revealed once
again at Washington, broad and
straight. Secretary Hughes chal-
lenge is direct and can not be avoid
ed. 1t is for the peoples to see that
ii IS not avoided. Britain. at any
rate, must meet it fair and square
The Daily Chronicle remarking
that Secretary Hughes had added a
rider to the usual concept that pol
icy armamcnts, namely, that arma-
mcnts also affect policy; contends
that until the political fires are cx-
tinguishcd, no reduction in arma-
mcnts. however ingenius and sincere
can hope to endure.
Secretary Hughes" says the
Chronicle, thinks that the two
parts, the reduction Of armaments
and political settlement, may pro.
right. At any rate, it is a great thing
on the very first day Of the confer
ence TO have brought down so big q
quarry to discuss. 1t is better SO than
ito hold up the design of the super
structure as they did at Paris, while
they had dug deep the foundation oi
the covenant"
n M
indebted to the United States for its
broad humanity and yigor.
The Times treats the proposal with
sympathetic admiration but empha-
considered.
"By the very boldncss with which
1t has thrown aside the traditions ot
old-fashioned diplomacy says the
Times, "it Immediately captured the
| imagination of the people Of the
United States. We believe that ir
many respects it will appeal not less
forcibly to the peoples Of Europe.
Like all schemes for carrying on
large policies, the plan demands ma
ture examination by the govern
ments of the nations whose security
and interest it deeply concerns. 1
demands very heavy sacrifices from
all, but all will cheerfully submit
thereto If submission plainly pro
notes the end in view"
The Herald, the labor organ, scoff
at President Hardings pronounce.
ment on peace, which. it says, recalls
president Wilson.