Evening star., 1921-11-15

marines of great size which are not
intended for defense. which are
not the weapon of the weaker
party, whose whole purpose is at
tack and whose whole purpose is
probably attack by methods which
civilized nations would regard with
horror.
Questions Of Details.
However, there may be other ques-
tions OF detail. questions connected
with replacement, questions connect
ed with cruisers which are not con-
nected with or required for feet
action. But those are matters for
consideration by the technical eX-
perts, and however, they be de-
cided, they do not touch the main
outline of the structure which the
United States government desire
erected and which we earnestly
wish to help them in erecting.
That structure stands. as it
seems to me, clear and firm, and
cannot help thinking that in the
broad outline. whatever may hap
pen In the course of these discus
sions during the next few weeks.
that structure will remain as it
was presented by it's original A.
chltects. for the admiration and for
eHe uso VI mankind.
II have little more to say. ex-
cept this. 1t is easy to estimate
in dollars or in pounds. shillings
and pence, the saving to the tax
payers Of each Of the nations con-
cerned. which the adoption OF this
scheme. will give. 1t is easy to
show that the relief is great 1t
Is easy to show that Indirectly
1t VIII, as hope and believe.
PTpafIv In IN fv,l,
tional and International, and do
much to diminish the difficulties,
under which every civilized gov
ernment is at this time laboring.
All that can be weighed. meas.
ured: counted. all that is matter
Of figures, But there is ,some-
thing In this scheme which is
lation. There is simething which
goes to the root. which is con-
cerned with the highest interna-
tional morality. This scheme, aft
er all-what does it do? 1t makes
idealism a practical proposition.
Takes Hold Of Dream.
1T takes hold of the dream
which reformers, poets. publicists,
even potentates, as We heard the
other day. have from time to time
put before mankind as the goat to
which human endeavor should
"A narrative OF all the attempts
made, of all the schemes advanced,
for diminishing the sorrows Of
war. is melancholy one. Some
fragments were laid before you
by our chairman on Saturday.
They were not exhilarating. They
professions and how difficult it is
to carry those professions into ef-
feet
What makes this scheme lond-
mark is that combined with the
profession is the practice, that in
addition to the expression. the
eloquent expression Of good inten-
men Of all nations have been rich,
that way has been found in
which. in the most striking fash
ion, in a manner which must toucn
the Imagination of everybody,
which must come home to the
dullest brain and the hardest
heart the government Of the
United States have shown their
intention not merely to say that
war is horrible. but there il a way
by which wars can really be di-
minished, by which the burdens
Of peace. almost as intolerable
as the burdens of war. can really
be lightened for the populations
of the world. And in doing that. in
doing it in the manner in which
they have done It: in striking
the imagination not merely Of
the audience they were address,
ing; not merely Of the great peo-
pie to whom they belonged, but
Of the whole civilized world; in
doing that they have, believe me,
made the first and opening day
Of this congress one of the land
marks in human civilization"