The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-31
Disarmament Policy to
Begin Where Peace
Treaty Quit
POSITION OF AMERICA
Our Place i'm World Af-
fairs Depends on
Equilibrium

vi4 I.U by the Paris u'lulll'uts'
From the American point ~ view.
"a now Urlruittluu toward world
pCao, and understanding H highly
dcsuahlo. " mot Indispensable. A
workable NIHIa uf t.H.r.H Iuu must
ho sought. oth.rwisr 'h'rr .1n bo
no world concert. Dur continued do
tlchm,ui from th, group ot poWcrs
with which vr fought tho war viii
react iulurious.v on thcm ps cil aa
ON us. lu tho absence oc an nD.
cord binding the remaining great
powers together they ana the minor
states Will revert To- the old Systom
of rival alliances ana outcuics. each
distrusting tho others aud nrmiuE In
anticipation Of ucw conflict
Paris TrcatiCs Produced Unstable
Equilibrium
Tho Paris treaties hnyc produced
an unstable equilibrium. AuHtrln-
Hungary ha7 nccn destroyed. Cor
many nud Russia hHyc been pushed
back for n time into tho company Of
the lesser nations The vlctors were
themselves separated by the hlundors
made at paris. Great Britain ana
Japan Jared thore up to or beyond
their expectations, and nrr fairly
satisfied with tho peace pottlomout
Italv was cstrnnEcd and remains div
appointed. Franco was mnn'uvcrcd
out Of the guarantees which she dc
mandcd, and which Hho Hlll rC-
CARDS aa essential. Tho American
delegates brought home an uuratifi-
able instrument Tho United staten
thus drew q blank. ana. having re
fused TO accept the treaty ana itR
world reEulative machinery has oN-
pcrlonced good deal of trouble
trying 10 get the other allied nations
even to recognize that she st,ll pos
sesscs unimpalrcd righls ns a CO.
holligercnt. America stands outside
the Versailles treaty, China also
hasn't ratified It. and didn't even
eign Il.
Most Of tho Other allied powers
wish to have us net In world politics
In ASSOCIATION with them We nat
urally desire to secure the full hcnc-
fit OF our war partnership. hut how
can such cooperation be- brought
about. unless our unlapsod rights are
conceded and the way Is cleared for
operation on some new huslsr We
are not In the league of nations and
there is no prospect Of our going into
II. Tho other great powers have no
Illusions about tho usefulness of the
league. Thcy know that all tho
great concerns of the world viii have
TO he settled outside OF tho league,
so long as II doesn't include All the
former principal allled and assoCiat-
cd nations within it's mcmhcrship.
Hence the willingness Of all Of them,
except Japan. To- consider without
reservations the questions which
America wishes 10 see submitted to
the Washington conference.
Disarmament Ono of MaIn purposcs
or the League.
One Of the main purposes Of nm
association Of nations such AZ the
league covenant contemplated was
by guaranteclng general protection
to relieve the leading military states
tho excessive burden OF HrmnmCnts
The league council is empowered
10 work for disarmament. 1t is work
ing toward thar end IN its own
limited way. Eut no nation Is will
Ing to diSnrm TO an extent which IT
considers dangerous 10 its own So
curity Tho league cannot control it's
own members. Nor can the league
even present recommendation to
the United States. which Is finau-
cially I'm better position 20 continue
arming than any other nation is, We
are building n navy FOR self defense.
SO long ns we continue 10 hulld,
Japan Will continue TO huild. ana vlcc
versa. Great Britain doesn't relish
seeing her old undisputcd naval
superiority TOO greatly reduced she
used 10 apply the two to ono stand
ard to her sea rivals, aiming NJ main
taining navy twice as strong As
that OF any other single power or
likely combination OF poworS She
has abandoned that standard since
tho war. Yet she would hc reluctant
TO see hcr fleet Coualcd or over
topped by that Of any other nation
Obviously therefore. SO far ms naval
armament Ia concerned the only way
to hiring about n suspension or pro-
portiOnato reduction is TO secure an
agreement outside the League ~ ma
rions among the leading naval pow
ers.
United States Desires to Iightcn
Strain or Naval Expenditures
In this country ihoro Us strong
desire TO light,n tho strain ~ naval
expenditure. We are irving o. limit
federal appropriations nlI along tho
line, 90 get rid u' oppressive war
taxation and tu restore normal husI
ness conditions That accounts for
the popular support giNp1 60 tho
Borah resolution. Nylnpu was pDullug
in congress fur several months and
was finally attached as uu am,ud.
ment TO tho naval pnprnrr'nfIoUs
bill. This resolution authorized and
requested the president iu invite
Great Britain uul luDln - pnnfpr
with the United states as 90 fhr uus.
eihility OF a cessation cor limitation oi
naval construction for fvr-ycaI
period.
The resolution was mu justified or
economic grounds n su'uI.mrut,i
tho efforts Of this rongrrss md IN,
last congress Go Restrain Tho post,
war eNtrnVaEIuu ~ fh, Wilson ud.
mInIstration For '0'0f01 Dr. nrn.
iels had submitted naval estimate