The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-11-16

ARMISTICE DAY

i, Armstice Day, Friday November 11th.. NAV vet b.
nn ie oay % tn tat all Of the world will recognize the begin
OF that hoped for time and day heraded as Peace on
earth good will toward men," and out of the conference
wnch began last Saturday in Washington may come that
peace that understanding that the end of all war;
William Allan White in an article published in Coli
ers refers to the conference in Washington as "lhe
worids Town Meeting meaning by that that it is your
e ana my meeting our meeting we of Idaho, to the
man OF France and pioneer Alaska meeting in which
all OF us take the utmost interest; it is our meeting
sn1 we want It. to Know What is going at covenants
ing to the Worlds Town Meetng William Allan White
mas the following to say
ILL., The disarmament conference will only repeat the
earth sit in the conference 1t must be- indeed the
worlds town meeting Until the world does have town
meeting it will not be safe for democracy And we A.
ercans VINO nave staked our whole fortunes
democracy. TITS the same old game with the same
9d od counters for the old stakes. Now, shall the
dev close the doors and the old cards in the
same old course. There you If we are to have
World sale Tor democracy must begin to act like
not continue to ape the ponderous secrecy and
poppycock Of the outworn autocraces Secrecy their
strongest weapon 1t is our vital danger Without
publicity for instance the American congress has or
the British parliament eoyshe conference of the al
es w snsa 25d and its final
that conference -Four men and with sometimes sug-
gestion from President Harding, who already is burden
ed to the breaking point with domestic affairs. These
the conference But the wisdom of the American people
lis their superior The people have rights in that confer
ence which inherent in their rights to republican
form Of government They should sit in the conference
but they sit in the conference only through the ut
most publicity land that publicity is entirely possible
1t is possible in the United States congress- the French
assembly, in the British parliament Much may be done
in committees; proposals may be drafted there. But
while proposals under debate the debate and the
upon the proposals should be before the people of the
world. TEToday Americas one hope is in an open con-
ference: The things asking reaizable. The
lever of European chaos makes irresistible in our de-
mands if state these demands daily in their cleares
simplest terms to mankind This can be done only thru
debate and official utterance There channel by
which debate and official uerance reach the nations
Of mankind if the conference is closed The weight of
liberal opinion all England France Japan and Italy
cannot crush the mpealstc designs Of the actual
enments Of these countries if we withhold the facts from
Free open intelligent discussion in the world while the
questions pending 1t will do good to record our
good intentions in history We must see that good in
tenons make history fMen make their nobest profes-
sons and square them with their greatest deeds wfile
the? being wachel :len diplomacy is the sfest di
rlomacy.'