The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-15
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Observation-Disclosures.

ArmS-And-Optiniis
1T seems mighty hard these days
with tho many big men In session at
Washington for the greatest confer
ence In the history Of the world to
talk of other things" said Uncle Ted,
after the Riddles had managed once
more, as usual, to persuade him to
give them a story.
Il would like to tell you a story
about hunting trip | just took into
the deep woods, but I'm afraid that
wouldn't tell you very much you don't
already know. II I remember cor
rectly, | have told you before how
deeply was impressed when ! was
in Washington with the sincerity Of
the men who are there to accomplish
something toward that seemingly i'm
possible goal of peace. can't help
but feel that there is little else i'm
portant today than to get behind our
President and boost him in this great
effort. He has no doubts but that the
conference will succeed-succeed to
the point of cutting down the terrible
display of armament with its natural
attedant cost and heavy taxation upon
the people of the several countries of
the world. Many newspapers and
throughout the United |
States land l imagine the world for
that matter) have and are taking a
pessimistic attitude toward the whole
affair. Where they get that idea
cannot see.
zone Of the biggest delegates to this
and representative of
mighty important country is Lord Lee
Of Fareham, head Of the British adj
niralty. When he landed in this coun-
try and was askekd what he thought
the chances were of the conference
ending in a failure he said he was
certainly not prepared even to con-
slider the possibilities of failure. He
explained that to admit failure would
be to say that the world was crazy
with the idea of war and could never
get over It,"
But, Uncle Ted" said Jack, you
have said there will always be wars"
Il said, Jack, and still say, that so
Ion gas human beings are human and
as they are today, so that
individuals quarrel with one another,
then nations are bound to have differ
ences. | do not believe that'it is pos
sible, and certainly not now, to get |
the countries of the world to disarm.
That is not, in fact, the idea If the
in Washington results in
CUTTING DOWN the terrible outlay
for arms, it has taken the biggest step
i nthe history of the world toward
world peace.
"Then have you looked at it this
way. No matter what we think of
certain countries, the people are more
or less alike. The majority want no
war and are anxious and even demand
that something be done to help the sit
uation. Right in Washingtn today is
a 80 year old Japanese woman who
has travelled the thousands of miles
from her country with petition sign
ed by thousands Of Japanese women
urging that something be done to les
sen the chances of their sons being
butchered on the fields of battle. And
80 it is in every country represented
1t the meeting. The delegates will not
1are return to their homes and report
allure. They must succeed and the
weight of what is expected at home
will have a big effect and solve many
| tangle that. even the strict rules of
diplomacy would fail to solve.
Since | talkekd to you last, Presi-
lent Harding named an advisory COM ;
nittee to assist the four American |
delegates. The meeting is now under I