The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-10
MUST HAVE BIG
ARMY AND NAVY
This Will Be Result If
Disarmament Is
Failure

"If the disarmament conference
that meets in Washington soon
fails to function successfully, tho
United States will be compelled to
maintain the largest navy and
army In the world" was the start.
ling statement made last night by
Attorney Harry Shaw during the
course OF his remarks to an audi
euce that completely filled the main
auditorium and overflowed into the
Sunday school rooms OF the Meth
odist Protestant Temple.
Mr.. Shaw was making a report
to the congregation on his recent
trip to London as delegate Of the
church to the Methodist, Ecument
cal Conference held there in Sep
tember.
The best thing the United States
can do, he declared, is to have Us
little to do with other nations as
possible. Europe is still an armed
camp, and no nation trusts any 9th.
er. In France soldiers are seen
everywhere. France is taking no
chances. Nor is England, where
soldiers are seen drilling daily.
Another surprise was sprung on
tho audience when Mr. Shaw spoke
Of the thlnly yelled hostility OF the
! English toward the United States,
especially. among the upper classes,
! where Il. IS freely said that 1t twould-
haFe been better II the United
Estates had never come into the
war. Many even 60 so far as to-
declare that we went into the war
to save our own hide.
The Ecumenical Conference was
composed OF $50 delegates, repre-
senting $4,000, 900 members Of the
Methodist denomination. OF this
number $50 represented the West
ern division consisting of the Uni
ted States, Canada and Japan. The
other 220 delegates were from the
eastern countries. Why Japan was
placed among tho western contin
gent, he did not explain.
The first meeting was held at the
Mecca Of Methodism, the church
built by John Wesley on the site
originally occupied by foundry
that was engaged In the nanufac
ture Of cannon. In 1716, he said.
the foundry was destroyed by ar
explosion and Mr.. Wesley bought
the sites All subsequent meetings
of the conference were held In Cen
tral Hall. across from the houses
OF Parliament.
The delegates to the conference
were mostly Bishops of the church
and during tho II days, from Sep
tember 8 to IS, incIusIve. SO papers
were read on various subjects, be
sides speeches made during the
discussions brought forth by the
papers. Among the subjects dis
cussed wore the authority Of the
Bible, Christian Religion, Capital
and Labor, the Inter-racial Ques
ton. Church Union and many 9th.
ers. With regard to church union,
he said, the laity seem to be in fa
yor Of such a contamination but
the movement seems to be opposed
by the. higherups, as he called the
church dignitaries.
Mr.. Shaw was member Of the
business committee Of %, to whom
all resolutions were referred, and
stated that there was a clash when
Bishop Blake, of Paris, offered
disarmament resolution, in which
there was a minor clause adVocat.
inc the separation Of church and
state. This was objected to by the
British members who pointed out
that there Is an established church
in England.
one OF the surprising things
about the conference, he. said, was
the way in which the colored NOM
hers were treated. At one OF the
large banuuets, he said. q, colored
bishop was called on to say grace,
the inference being that the coIoreO
brother sat at the same table with |
tie whites, a fact that seemed to
amuse Mr.. Shaw's audience. The
colored delegates, he said, TOOK
prominent part and were accorded
every courtesy.
In addition to the onferenoe Mr..
shaw described hist trip through |
the principal capitals OF prppes
visiting . number with, the 4excep.i
tion OF those OF Germany. he had |
intended visiting Germany but
CHANGED his mind sud denly. efter, he
visited the place where 1dith cavelI
was murdered, and the field OF Wa
terloos where the Germans had de-
spoile ed the Rmonument of its brasa
and sbronEesWr1e his for the purposG
|of using them IN the manufacture
Fof shells.
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