Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-22
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mat time known terraDly an1ious hours | in France.
 Russia Source of Anxiety.
 "The situation in Russia Is a sort of permanent anxiety to everybody. What ] could, or might Germany do in order 10 equip Russia and exploit her. We know not. There are so many problems. eco- homie, financial. etc.. with which We have to deal, that really. gentlemen, we do not know to which to turn, but ths greatest prob em of all, the greatest question is life. First of all we must be able to live. That is sore of a ques- tion-mark in France
 'In the future we have plans in order to further restrict the extent of our armies That Is to say. there will be only one class and a half actually serv- ing. If anybody a5ks us to consent tO other reductions, should have to answer clearly and definitely that Ii would be
 impossible for us to do without eX- posing ourselves to a most serious dan
 ger.
 You might possibly come and teh us
 this danger that you are exposed to, we
 see it ana are going to offer you all
 means-pT'' all means at your disposal in
 order to secure your safety
 Immediately. if we heard those words.
 Of course, We would strike upon another plan. We should be o:ly too pleased to
 demonstrate the sincerity of our purpose. But understand the position of other peoples who have also to face difficult and troublous situations
 We are not selfish enough to ask | other people to give Q part of their sove-
 reign national independence in order 10 come to our help. We do not expetc il :: but here l am appealing 10 your con- sciences, if France is to remain alone uafTn Inc. s-fa. sFa,, i scribed and without any exaggeration-
 you must not deny her what she wants
 in order to insure her security.
 Moral Disarmament Dangerous l q should be the last one here to try | to restrict the noble endeavors which are
 being made here in order to limit arms-
 ment but I must draw your attention to
 one thing: Moral disarmament. of France
 would be very dangerous.
 We should be ready to do it, but the time has not come Yet to give up our defense for the sake of final peace in Eu-
 rope We F1ve to know. however. that
 France is not morally isolated that she still has with her the men of good vii and the hearts of all people who hay, ! fought with her on the same battlefield The true condition of a moral disarn1a { ment iu Germany-referring to thoss a noXious clements of which have alread, s spoken-lies in the fact that 1t should b. ( known over there that France Is no a alone.
 If it is known in Germany tha 4 France is not morally alone, peace vii come back much quicker.
 If by direction given to the labors 0 2 the conference 1t weer possible to sa- , that the outcome of this conference i
 indirect blame and opprobrium cast upo France-if it were poss ible to point ou . France as the only co,ntry in the worl
 1 that is stfn imDerialistic, as the on Q ] country that opposes final disarmament e then, gentlemen, indeed this conferenc - would have dealt ga severe blow bu l l am quite sure that nothing ls furthe from your mindS and from your fnter ' 1 tions.
 0 Navy Your Necessity-Army Ours. 5. When We say we contemplate a rs t duction of naval armamenLs there is D l, threat of war, and yet you have not al ,. su1ned the rights of ignoring this dargs O altogether lou intend to keep you d navies to the extent necessary to defeu l. your liberties and insure your life. |? While If you do that, gentlemen, c 3. the sea, what shall We do when the dal t ger is there at our doors and hangir n over our heads?
 h Precisely because have urged ever D. body on the road of peace. because I hay u done everything in my power in order 70 obtain peace, 1 feel all the more Il Is great weight Of the responsibility whic IT l have assumed, and if tomorrow, b y. cause I shall have been too optimistic of saw my country again attacked, trzmplt ie under foot, bleeding because had weal t. ened her, gentlemen, should be a mo le desptcable traitor.
 Id -The thought of reducing the arm Id ments, which was the noble purpose re this conference, is no tone from Thi
 we would feel dfsfnterested from | ss point of view of land armaments. V to have shown it already. Immediately . ra ter the armistice degnobuization beg; s- as rapidly and as completely as possib is According to the military laws of Fran ,n there are to be three classes of me eI that is three generations of young ID
 under the flag. That law IS still val an l It has not been abrogated yet, and | en government has taken the respcnss5ili nd to reduce to two years the time spe Ix- underot her flags and instead of thr es generations Of young men we have or Ye two undergoing military service. IL h, therefore an immediate reduction by or e. third that has already taken place in | h, electives