New Britain herald., 1921-06-08
orld-Wide Disarmam( Must Be InternatioI Agreement And Done Simultaneously WAR WITH ENGLAND
 TERMED IMPOSSIH
Sec. of War Voices Opin At New York Univel Graduation, Indicating ministratiOn's Views.

New York, June 8.-Declaring| it would be the height of folly fq| United States to diSarm first, SecI| of War Weeks, in an address tod the graduating class of the New university, said he hoped to see nation prepared to defend its r it's sovereignty and its citizens the day comes when ali natioI mutual consent dismantFe their fications and scrap their navies university conferred upon SecI Weeks an honorary degree of q of laws.
 Will Fight for Honor
 'I do not love war;" the secI declared. II abhor it. No rationa ing who has a clear realiZati{ it's meaning wants to have his cd become engaged in war, but tions may arise which make it, VI it's horrors, the only alterna tive Adishonorable peace. Then ever triotic citizen wants war"
 No War With England
 "I do not anticipate war, Weeks asserted, but there are and feverish military prepar among those with whom we possibly come in contact. And I to say here and now that < give a moments serious conside to the possibility of war with Britain Such a conflict he del would, in his opinion be the civilization. r#f
 Time Not Yet Ripe !. ''I am we'll aware" the seq continued, that a great many people in this country indeed world, would believe that the tin come when the world should take general disarmament. entirely in sympathy with ever and sane endeavor to bring abo adoption of the world movemen that result in view. But we mi member that the passions of VI the disturbances to society as to the individual, cannot be ove or forgotten in a day. Only tim a great deal of time, will bring and nations back to a normal ton. .
 No Disarmament Now
 '"The past is history-the mystery. It would be folly to hopes for the future blind ou to the facts of the past. demonstrates that this world it's very creation. has revolved cycle in which peace ends in w as war. in turn ends in peace lieve that the world is gradual turning to a state of mind wher vivid recollection of the hor1 the past war, it can take defin tion in bringing bout a reduc armament. Under present con however. it would be the hei folly for the United States to first to disarm, -.+...
 Must be Simultaneously
 Worldwide disarmament come as the result of an intern taneously. Prudence would not our disarming while others weapons in their haEds."
 Returning to the possibilit, conflict with other countri Weeks declared the time had when this country must have a military policy. The National act, which became a law June is the policy which he thought govern the army.
 After an exhaustive study act, he said he had been unable in it a single requirement he consider unwise.
 Must Take Plan in Worl(
 That the United States co for so long without military worthy of tie name" he said largely due to our geographical tion and comparatively minor in the affairs of the rest of the But whether we like it or n state of physical and political ment from the rest of the W longer exists
 The selective service law used United States during the won served the purpose or which drafted, MT. Weeks said, but tended that a draft law of broader scope should be ado conflict were to com the nation.
 Armies Are Needed
 If all men were honest th] tary concluded, there would necessity for maintaining a force. If all nations were disint did not eovet that which belo others and especially did not prom ote their own selfish ad at the expense of other nation would be little necessity for