South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-22


est OF The peace OF Europe. Italy has
pursued toward the successor coun-
tries. 20 her former enemies. a policy
not only or pacificatlon, but OF assis-
lance. And when a conflict arose
between Austria and Hungry. a con-
hict which might have dragged into
war the Danubian peoples, has Of
fered 10 the two countries IN the con-
h!ct her friendly help IN order TO
settle the dispute. italy has sue
ceeded and In so doing has actively
contributed 10 the peace Of Europe.
Moreover. Italy has acted SINH
larry within her own frontiers and
has reduced her armed forces in the
largest possible measure. He has
considerably curtailed her navy ex-
penditures In comparison 20 the pre-
war time. The total amount OF her
armed forces does not exceed 100000
men and further reduction Of
$4,000 men ia already planned, and
80. 900 colored troops.
"Our ordinary war budget for the
present financial year amounts TO
S52.OOO.OO0, including $I1.0O0.0O0
expenses for police forces; the ex-
traordinary party OF the war budget
representing expenses dependent for
the liquidation of the war, expenses.
therefore. Of a purely transitory
character, amounts TO So, 100000.
However, although we have all
reduced our ornaments TO the great
est possible extent, we consider Il
necessary, for a complete solution Of
the problem OF limitation of arma-
ments in Europe, 10 take into con-
sideration the ornaments Of Nhe
countries, either created or trans
formed, as a result Of war. The
problem is not a simple one. II must
be considered as a whole. II is a
serious and urgent problem, for
which a solution at no far distant day
is necessary"
Speech of Balfour.
other speeches made Monday at
the plenary session of the Washing
ton conference follow:
Mr.. BalfOur said:
Mr.. Chairman, evidently this is
not a fitting moment 10 deal at
length or in detail with the great
speech which has just come 10 its
conclusion. II has been your privi-
lege, and my privilege, to hear one
of the great masters Of parliament
tary oratory. We have heard him
with admiration, We have heard him
with a full measure of sympathy;
but we have done much more.
think, than merely been the audi
tors Of a great, artistic performance,
we have heard something more than
a great speech; we have heard a
perfectly candid. perfectly lucid
perfectly unmistakable exposition Of
the inmost thoughts of the prime
minister Of our great ally. He has
told US, l believe, without reserve
what are the anxieties. what are the
pre-occupations of the country over
whose destinies he presides. He
has told US what they fear and why
they fear ii. And nothing can b'
more useful, nothing can be more
instructive to us Of other nations
than 10 have this full revelation G,
| the inner thoughts of one Of oui
allied and associated statesmen.
1--WE live under very different con
ditions from the French citizens, fol
who NJ. BRAND has so eloquent!
/ spoken. In the secure homes o
/ America no terrors exist compar
able TO those which inevitably haun
| the thoughts. waking and sleeping o.
/ the leaders Of French politics; 70
\ they have what neither YOU II
/ America have nor we in England
1 have do not venture to speal
/ for the other nations represente,
around the table. They have a
their very doors the great country
great in spite OF defeat, powerful II
spite of losses. and Of it's policy, o
the course which it means to pur
sue in the future, they necessarir
remain in anxious doubt.
1T IS good for us all, / ventur
to say, from whatever nation W
may be drawn, from whatever par
Of this great continent we come
that we should be Initiated. as W,
have been initiated this morning, in
TO the inner sanctuary Of Frencl
policy
1T must be acknowledged, sor
rowfuly acknowledged that tn
speech 20 which We have just listen
ed is not hopeful for any immediat
solution of the great problem Of lan'
ornaments And why is it-why
it that there is this great difference
between land ornaments and SCI
armaments? Why is il that we al
here look forward with a confidenc
which ] think is not over-rated,
serene confidence, TO bringing abou
as a result Of our deliberations som
great measure, and under the guild
ance Of the program laid before yo'
ythe United States government
why is II We are hopeful Of comm
to some solution of the great nava
problem?
1T il because, in the language o
/ NJ. BRAND. there has been. in mat
tiers maritime. a moral disarmament
and II is on the basis OF the mora
disarmament that the physical an
material disarmament IS going TO b
built That is why we are hOpefJ
about the naval question. And VIII
are we less hopeful about at lea'
any immediate settlement Of tn
military question. 1t is because, n
NJ. BRAND has explained 10 you, Il
that case there has not been mora
disarmament. because we have n
assurance. or because the Frenc
( government which watches thes
things closely. has no assuranc
either In Russia or IN Germany tina
moral disarmament has made ~
/ degree Of progress which woul
make material disarmament an I'm
mediate possibility.
81 do not venture 10 offer a
opinion OF my own upon this ques
ton. I leave you TO Judge or III
facts. as they have been expounde