The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-11-17

tain organizations to press for com
plcte disarmament on the part Of the
United States, no uuttcr what the re-
suit of the coming conference on the
limitation Of nrmamcnts may be-
This intention of certain societies
which have banded together to in
nuence this government to lay itself
bare to foreign aggression. even II
other nations shall insist on strength
ening their armies and nayies, Is
undenlabiy source of anxiety to the
administration and to those depart
mchts of government which are en-
deavOring to provide for sanity Of pro-
cedurc in the future.
Getting down to the personal ele-
ment I'm this matter II might be said
that the writer of this, who has taken
the ground on all occasions that this
county should be guided by the action
Of other countries, has received an in
timation from one great council which
comprises many organizations, that It's
members should not be included In
the list " those who desire that the
United States shall scrap its army and
It's navy II the other nations insist
on Keeping armed to the teeth.
The council in question is called
"The National Council for the Llmita-
ton Of Armaments." Miss Katherine
Luddington. member Of the executive
council Of the League Of Women
Voters, which is associated with the
council In the work in hand. has said
this:
Stands for Limitation.
Give things should BIZ strongly EN-
phaSiZed. first-that the National
COUNCIL for the Limitation Of Arma.
mcnts stands for just what its name
Observation-Disclosures of ornaments.
Some Of It's component organizations
have a more inclusive program, but
the common meeting ground for all of
the organizations forming our council
is Limitation of ornaments by inter
national agreement We have the most
cordial desire TO support the American
delegates tn the international confer
encc in their efforts to accomplish the
objects for which the conference was
called"
one always wishes to he fair, and
so I quote from letter wlpch has
been sent tn me direct by one who
knows that I feel that disarmament
Will be folly unless other nations shall
disarm. The letter comes from the
Headquarters Of the National Council
for the Limitation Of Armaments and
II contains this paragraph:
"pleaSe do not confuse the
National Council with any of the
groups advocating complete dis
armament program or n pacifist pro-
gram The National Council, as
council, urges just one thing-the
Limitation of ornaments by concerted
action Of the nations represented at
the coming conference"
There are organizations connected
with this council whose endeavor
probably is for complete disarmament
on the part OF the United States, no
matter what other nations may do
but I'm the main the affiliated associa-
lions seem 10 realize that the integrity
Of the country depends on its refrain
ing from laying its breast bare to a
world armed. II is to be expected,
and the expectation unquestionably
viii be met. that some few members of
the associations making up the Council
will break loose and plead In public
for that kind of disarmament which
unquestionably would mean the I'M
doing of their country, unless the rest
of the world Is benignantly inclined
This thing has happened\ on several
occasions already.
One Extremist Member.
There are aboutsthirty organizations
within the council. Some of the more
prominent ones among them are the
National Educational association q e
General Federation of Women'S Clubs.
the National Congress of Mothers and
Parent Teacher Associations, the
Young Women's Christian association,
the National soard of Farm Organiza-
tions, and the American Association Of
University Women.
II is with something like sorrow that
IL is discovered that In the list of the
organizations composing the council
the Americap Union Against MilitaI1sm
Is represented. This union did what
IL could against proper preparedness
prior to the war and some OF its
members later became active in or
CARNATIONS whose efforts, to put 1t
mildly, did not make for strong en-
deavor to win the war against Ger
many. II always has been an ex-
tremlst organization and probably al
ways Will be. II some of Its members
break loose to speak In behalf of COM
plete disarmament, no matter what the
rest OF the world may do, trouble al
most unquestlonably will come to this
National Council for Limitation Of
Armaments. Some one with strong
hand perhaps will be necessary TO put