The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-12

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eaoe q IL roceo anA Ne raaintan-
aAce Il The rishts OF Sitisseshir
ties TIE roA6 - risSt,eus sdinS .
ment. -
Cne11ehed Wefk
II u needless to cali your atten-
ton to the unfinished business in
nerited rom the preceding con-
9fess- The appropriation bills for
army ana nAsy will have your early
considefati0n.
Neither branch OF the govern
ment ca . unmindfuk of the call
LOT reaeced expenditure for these
departments OF our national de-
tense. The government ID IN &C.
eord with the wish to eliminate the
burdens OF heavy armament. The
United states ever vii lbe in har-
mony with such Z movement toward
the higher Attainments Of peace.
But We shall not entirely discard
our agencies for defense until there
Is removed the need to defend. We
are ready to cooperate with other
nauons TO Approximate disarma-
ment. put mefest prudence forbids
tnat We olsafn alone.
NAVY negfaA
Inc naval program which had
its Deeinning IN what seemed the
highest assurance OF peace can
carry on threat after the latest
PROOF OF our nationai unselnshness.
Inc remarkable limitation OF per-
sonnet may De combined with econ
omies OF administration to life the
burdens OF excessive outlay.
The war department is reducing
the personnel OF the army from
the maximum provided by law in
June, 1913, to the minimum direct
ca by congress IN subsequent en-
:" o nn.:. Wnen IN. ,u,.n .: .euuc.,on
itv q ,nev S,.,, h.vA .ha ..cctioo
Of ron eress "a thst = ,vstem ri
ya,nntarv military trainin1 NAV of
for "a ovr vnurv m.rhooS Tho I'd
vanta .ss n nhysic.i dsve,onment
d;Sc;n7ina .nd comm;tmont ~ osrv1
loo ann con .,;tuts Tho army reservs
in return fnr tho tr.ininv
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IecaniaI va.
Nearly TWO ana nan years age
Tue wo,ld war came 10 an emu ye'
we nnu ourselves 'ouay IN .ns
tecnnicsi peace, iar LIoan tlanqu,i.
10y anu ii.tle pIosles' 'o"u lux
nope ior Restoration.
~ III oecomes US 70 eApIess um'
palience ina. Jug 1uiope ,, oeins
ei onI' are noI seI IN iun es.ee
inen'; "nen We oul .. u1se . peen
: unaG ; u orlng cons.,.u'eu au. nn'i
t;o,. my, ~ 49, forrn.,,n nr"n,o No
uaa W '"o " ' roe'
pe"ee'
he!ects League.
Little avails in reciting the
causes Of delay in Europe or oul
own failure to agree. But there !:
no longer excuse ioF uncertainties
sopee.ine s.s PILL pn@ses ~ ou ;.t;n,
1ea.ne 81 Sat;nns World eorern;nt
-;th i. s,,no--nnwor. this ranuh
~ Lii ssro =" 80, Th.ra 20,
ha nn n;.;ntorn nv alton and tfer,
s,;,, y. M h.tr. r.r ~ ~. dal;barat,
.rn.sss;on of tha American neonl,
IL .ha -.c.n. aiect;on. and settle,
- o,,e deo;.,on To- nu,saIves IL !,
n,,u "a. ~ .ar ~ .ha world in gen
LII I'D - nur a.soc;ates in wa,
e. n.rt;or,s- That Tho ieoouo 20
n.,sn. n.n h.ra M ..nct;on NV us
Tha 30, ~ ss,ac;a tad nat;one :,
r-syent w.r nreserve neace an,
nromo.a c;v;,;.ation onr neonl,
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MUST ne just
Manifestly the highest purpose o
the League OF Nations was defeat
ed in linking it with the treaty O
peace and making it the enforcing
agency of the victors Of the war
International association for per
manent peace must be conceived
solely as an fundamentally Of jus