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The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

that some such result can bes OBJ
tained OF course, IL would be folly
to completely disarm, as we observe
infevery community the necessity of
adequate force for preserving order
enforcing justice, and Furnishing
crime. and there Is no such perfec-
tion in International relations as
compared with national or local hu-
man nature. which would enable US
to dispense altogether with the
means of preserving civilization.
THE United States has already dis
armed. practically, so far as its
army is concerned. havinG reduced
IL to a minimum. We have a mod
crate sized navy. and IL we can go
on building the ships now under
construction. we will have a few
battle cruisers and up-to-date bat
tleships which will put us practicai-
ly on an equality with the other
great naval powers. II all could
agree to limit or reduce their navies
1t would be very desirable. but 1t
would be a gross breach of trust IL
the government of the United States
should make any agreement or take
any steps to disarm alone, while
the other marine powers remain
armed. leaving us subject to their
will. This is the situation which
China is in today. and il is certain
ly not a desirable one. On the other
hand, IL general or universal
agreement can be reached. fixing in
ternational policies in matters of
dispute, and providing for a limita-
tion of armaments, II is exceeding
ly desirable.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Underwood Favors Some,
Safe Disarmament Plan
Mckinley Confident Nations Will Reach An
Agreement to Remove Horror and. :.
Expense Of War

certain destruction 10 there Shouts
be an6the- 6.S Yar. :
Last year. two years after the
war. nve great nations. the United
States. Great Britain. Japan. France
and Italy. expended fIs.if2.zs1,foI
for military and naval purposes. In
our own country last year 80 per
cent Of all appropriations made
were for war. past and anticipated
The world - civilization - cannot
stand up under such an, orgy OF
spending The alternative Is dis
armament. II IL disarmament or
bust II is disarmament or fnan-
cial ruin and internatinal chaos. 1t
Is disarmament or eternal night
for the white mans civilization.
President Harding's disarmament
conference promises to be ene Of
his greatest achieSements and one
OF Americas great deeds. He has
chosen the psychological moment
for 1t. Europe has arisen TO the
suggestion as a drowning man 20
a friendly plank and has swept the
scheming diplomats on their feet.
The masses of the people realize
that disarmament f. the only way
out Of world-chaos- IL is the
worlds last chance.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
H. L. Myers, Montana.

7 BELIEVE very earnestly in lin
itation and reduction of the
armaments of the leading ma
lions of the world. by and as a re-
suit Of international agreement, /
DO not favor reduction or arbitrary
limitation of aerial or naval arma-
ment by the United States unless
there be some agreement as to re-
duction and limitation or arm;>
ments by some of the leading pow
ers of the world.
heartily approve OF President
Harding's ..ction in proposing
and calling a conference for reduc-
ton Of armaments by some half
dozen of the worlds leading pow
ers. The undertaking is a splendid
one: the motives are good and the
intention is ideal
L hope the conference may result
in something substantial. and
may accomplish great results. /
nave strong hopes of its success
No International movement of re-
cent times has appealed more to me
1t should, and I believe does, have
the hearty support of the American
people. 1t will afford the tax-rid-
den. suffering people of the world
an unsurpassed chance to ease their
burdens and lessen the possibility
OF future wars.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Education and Marriage
Awaited Dora Oser
In America.

went through school. and every inch
Of him is Americanized. That didn't
stop him from marrying me. Love
Is blind. We got married and were
as happy as could be. 1 always
imagined deep in his heart that he
would like it better IL / was edu-
Gated in American schools. We
never had any Quarrels between us
about education. Imagination Is a
bad thing. l always was a good
and kept my house
cozy. In the worst Of times I al.
ways kept my pride and knew my
place. I always tried to make my
husband happy whether he worked
or not. My home.is a little para
disc. I have three children. My
oldest child is IL years old and my
child is years old. They
are very clever and bright in school.
"A month ago decided that 1
would go and learn the English
language a little bit better than
/ knew.
express my greatest love to
work.
(MRs.) DORA OsER. q.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
immigrants Who Fled Foreign Persecution
Find New Hope in Americanization School

school and couldn't go. NV
father died when he was IN his
prime of life. My mother was left
with seven little fatherl(ks children.
I remember when I was a 9-yAr,
child 7 had to go to work to helm
my mother.
When 1 became a young lady of
the age of II l didn't see any fu-
ture for me staying in Europe. so
decided to come to America. I
had an older sister and brother here.
started to work in my brothers
place of business. He kept a tailor
ing shop. He put me to work and
paid me 81 a week. 1 didn't like
the idea of working 10 cheap FOR
my brother. I went to work for
someone else. end! 1 got more
money Those years the working
hours were SO long. I worked
twelve hours a day. 1 always
dreamed of educating myself in
America. but unfortunately I used
to be SO. tired out when I came
from work that my rest didn't al
low me to go to school used TO
feel so miserable to think of not
going to school. so
One evening 1 went to see my
brother. and I met q young gentle
man there. It took a few months
and we got married. 0My husbana
was a year old when ne came 70
this country. He 10 q man. that
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Aspasia Economa Driven
d. From Thracian Home
By Turks

I was born in small village in
Thrace, of Turkey There we lived
very peaceful life until 1914.
The persecution of the Greek peo-
pie by the Turks began in 1914.
Many Of my, countrymen thought
that they would defend their for
tunes by the sacrifice of their lives
and they did this for a long time.
But they had no help from anybody.
I remember one night when I
heard the first shot. was at home
with my mother. My father was
out. He came Immediately to tell
US to leave at once. The shots soon
became numerous. 1t was one hour
after Midnight. I was afraid to go
out. that time but we needed to save
ourselves, And we left my father
in tears because we thought that we
might never see him again. We
passed among the shots and we
Joined with the .other people who
were fleeing for safety. =
We went verysfar from my village
on the mountain side.
There VIC met some OF our friends
and relatives. The men came later.
We stayed on the mountain eysht
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
T. H. Caraway, Arkansas.
F the delegates who are to 8

the delegates VINO are 10 SIT IN
this conference representing the
= powers who have signified their
intentions of participating in this.
should be moved either by the ne
cessfties of the world or enlightened
public opinion. ornaments will be
restricted to the baTest domestic
necessities of the various nations.
THE peoples of all nations. with
possible exception of those in
France and Japan, are at heart COM
mitted not only to limitations or
armaments but to practical disarm-
ament, and in this they are moved
by both a desire to rid themselves of
the ever increasing burdens Of tax
alton incident to the maintaining or
large armies and navies, but above
thab, by an ever growing conviction
that armaments endanger and do
not prevent war.
THE. belief has practically become
L fixed that IL armaments are so
restricted that aggressive warfare
could not be waged without long
preparation. Then wars would
cease and but, few nations could re-
sist the crushing weight of public
opinion long enough after a quar-
rel had terminated in a declaration
of war to prepare to wage that war.
Some adjustment. some accommo-
dation would be found.
IF this conference. which will con-
1 vene on November IL next, shall
sit in open session where all the
world may know and judge of the
wisdom of the reasons advanced and
the motives which should actuate
the delegates, then we shall have a
genuine Limitation Of armaments.
because upon this question the
world has over and over again ex-
pressed its opinion.
IF, on the other hand. the represen-
L tatives shall decide to sit in
secret session. the failure of the
convention is already doomed and
will be proclaimed. No practical
results will come from secret sit
tings and the mere, decision to sit
in secret is an announcement that
the hope OF the world is to be
blasted and the prayers of civiliza-
tion will go unanswered.
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days and then we went to salonica
by ship.
In Salonica my father died. had
my brothers in America They
wrote us to Join them. left my
school and Joined my brothers in
America last year. And now I am
in school in Washington.
. During the first months I did not
ike America because could not
understand the language. But when
1 began ITO 60 to school / found a
good system for learn ng the Ian
guage. My. teacher has been my
best friends. The school where /
go Is for. Amerfcanization work.
learn SO practically the language
and em very glad 1 can speak il
know that the immigrant in
America flndsy every needed oppor-
tunity for education, and that priv
ilege Is Given without money.
ASPASIA ECoNOMA.
In 1905 I landed in America. When
l first, landed I realized what free
dom America has What wonderful
things they do for the foreign peo-
pie. The reason 1 wondered is be-
cause we were kept down from our
education by the government. l
had SO much energy to learn when
! was child. My mother was poor.
and she couln't afford to send me
to school because they had
to pay. was SO jealous of my
little friends that they went TO
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
N. B. Dial, South Carolina.

N. b. Dial, South Carolina.
Y AM glad that The Washington
Herald has requested my
4 views on the limitation of
armament.
believe a large majority of the
people approve its object.
The whole subject OF war is alb
horrent to the civilized mind and ]
am certain that there are few, IL
ference was called so that in the
future the world may be drawn
away from war and its attendant
horrors and permitted to follow the
peaceful pursuits OF industry.
The people are tired of waf, as
they are weary Of the heavy tax
burdens on their shoulders as a re-
suit Of the strife.
. When we consider that 80 cents
out OF every dollar collected in
taxes 10 used either in war or in
preparation for It, the situation is
appalling.
More than this, when an airplane
costing s2s.ooo drops a bomb worth
$4,000 on a battleship worth s4s,-
100000 and in the twinkling of an
eye causes the destruction OF many
human lives and the wrecking Of
thousands of dollars worth of
property. II is high time to stop il.
Deadly gases. too. are playing an
important role.
believe the conference will re-
suit in muA good. II will tend to
harmonise and bring closer to-
gether the feelings OF the people
Of the whole civilized world and
link closer the commercial and
other ties than now exist.
1t is important that the world
should produce more of what we
need: we should have more schools.
We should more literally educate
our people and work hereafter
along practical and peaceful lines.
rather than along those OF destruc-
ton. caused by war. and in prep
aration for war. We should Ger
tainly very materially limit our
plans for the taking of human life
and the wrecking of billions OF
dollars worth of property.
The truth was probably well ut
tered when it was said that there
never was a good war or a bad
peace. ! for one certainly want to
see every part of the. world at
peace and happiness for everyone
everywhere, and We can do moth
ing better to bring this about than
by a Limitation OF armament. I
firmly believe 1t will accomplish
much good.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Joe T. Robinson, Arkansas.

" HE close of the war left the
world burdened with over
Il whelming debts and very
great military institutions. France
has more than 1000. 900 mefi in arms
and 100000 IN reserve: Great
Britain has 10000 soldiers, Russia
and Poland each have about 500. 900.
while Greece and Spain each have
something more than ESQ. 900 in arms
Little Switzerland has 10. .oeo, the
United States. Turkey and Czecho-
SloNakia each have approximately
10000 men in their respective
armies.
Disarmament, or rather perma-
nent reduction of armament. is a
prerequisite to the return of world
wide peace and prosperity. II China
becomes imbued with the military
spirit. there is no limit. save that
prescribed by her financial re-
sources. to the size of the army she
can raise. II once she becomes
conscious of her military possibili-
ties. her soldiers, like ants. NAV
swarm out in an effort to oyerrun
Western civilization.
The Washington conference soon
to assemble. will have a mighty re-
sponsibility. a very important task.
Every one devoted to American in
stitutions should be cautious TO
place no obstacle in the way of
success and should be anxious 70
devote every energy and resource
toward the achievement of the pur-
poses for which the conference is
to be convened.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
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which are to consult with the United
States at the meeting called by
President Harding are all members
OF the league. The league has had
great commission at work on the
subject for nearly two years.
TT UNDOUBTEDLY the fundamental
~ essential Of world peace is dis
armament. This does not necessarily
mean that nations must disarm en-
tirely. or immediately but that they
must begin a substantial and mutual
process Of reduction such as is con-
templated by the treaty Of Versailles
and the league Of nations. The almost
complete disarmament enforced on
Germany by the treaty Of Versailles
was intended to be the first step IN
a gradual process of disarmament by
all the world.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

AA/ quallleu letter on the SUD-
" ject of Limitation of arms
ments, I think I should fail. I am
naturally an economist. willing to
cut every expense to the minimum,
but I cannot believe IT would be my
duty to either encourage or support
in the committee of which 1 am
chairman-Senate Naval Affairs
any legislation that would impair
the strength and efficiency of the
American navy.
I am. however, reluctant to be-
lieve that Japan will deliberately
move in the up-building of a
stronger navy until the American
people shall have become nervous
as to our own safety.
Let us hope that the disarmament
will rise to heights suf-
ficientE patriotic and sufficiently
wise to bring about a satisfactory
adjustment of our complex and ap-
parently much disturbed relations
with Japan.
ANYONE who is willing to assert
~ that there is no possible dam
ger to be expected from our Japan
ese brothers has greater faith in
the Far Eastern situation than 1
have and while 1 will rely a great
deal upon hope and faith and
prayer, I am inclined to await the
action Of Japan and see what the
next few months will bring forth.
Meanwhile, l am not OF those
who believe that the navy should
be scrapped or that we should fail
to exercise eternal vigilance until
we shall first have seen what Great
Britain and Japan shall decide to
do.
shall continue to believe and
assert that whenever our world
affairs shall reach such a situation
that the United States and Great
britain shall line UP in warfare
against each other, then We NAV
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
HUGHES WILL MAKE
FllMDEClSION IN
PARLH ON ARMS
Secretary's Courage Will
Be Important Factor,
Says Journalist.
BY LOWELL aszsLLETT.

II alt depends upon whether we
thought Of all. OF us having some
thing TO do, with 1t. II the confer
ence is to be closed against the pub
lie. then it all depends son whether
Secretary Hughes has courage. 1
am counting out the two Senators
and the former Cabinet member who
will participate to some extent with
the Secretary of State, since in the
very nature of the occasion the test
of courage will be put upon him
and not upon his associates. Their
wisdom and experience may be
called upon. but not their soundness
of heart. Hughes will have the
final decision to make and that will
call, for courage.
For it takes courage to do a new
thing.
The new thing suggested is that
the United states of America-po-
tentially IL not actually the most
powerful nation on the globe-most
powerfultof all nations In history
shall say to the rest Of the world:
The old scheme of things is bank
rupt. Let us liquidate its assets
and organize on a new basis. Sense
less. wasteful competition mus,
cease; intelligent cooperation must
begin We are ready to cooperate
fnr thu ynnd nf
selves. As an earnest of our pur-
pose we announce that we are pre-
pared to cut our fighting forces to
this minimum (the figure to be
named and to be a really drastic
cut,) but more important than that,
we are prepared to enter into the
most solemn and most binding
agreement sthat can be drafted to
assure that any international dis
putes TO which we may become a
party shall be tried In court before
tried on the battlefield.
That will take coursge on Hughes
part. We Americans talk a lot. about
having the moral leadership of the
world. Have we the nerve to prove
It?
I've harped lot here on the word
courage. That Is because, In my
opinion. the foes of disarmament
yes, L know ii is a conference for
the limitation of arma ments, not a
disarmament conference, and the
prudence that has led to our being
carefully set right on this point
day after day is one of the things
| am irritated about-the foes of
disarmament. I say. are the victims
OF fear. I don't mean particularly
the folks who imagine a Japanese
battle fleet hidden in every fog of
the coast Of California or the folks
VINO want us to run for our lives
from the British. mean those
statesmen who are afraid of at
tempting anything new. They can
imagine every possible disaster
lurking In disarmament and yet can
forget the endless list Of disasters
that have been part Of the old sys-
tenn. The old way-the way Of
every nation arming for defense
has indeed brought nothing but dis
ter.
1t Is time we took a chance on
the proposed new way. It Is the
chance young man would take ana
fortunately the young man-among
the American negotiators-the man
whose heart seems to be young. at
least. Is the same man with whom
'he decision finally will rest. .
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Thomas E. Watson, Georgia.
~ HERE are about 1000. 900 trained
young soldiers in this country

young soldiers in this country
u who would rise, as one man.
in defense of their country IL 1t
were invaded by foreign foe, or II
there should be an insurrection
within our own borders. Therefore,
/ think the maintenance of a huge
standing army has no Justification
in the minds OF those who feel that
standing armies, in times of peace,
are dangerous to civil liberties. AS
to our navy, 1t is a provocation to
other nations to combine against US.
WYE might as we'll fact the fact
w that the alliance between Great
Britain and japan Is aimed at the
United States, because if you will
reason by the process of elimina-
ton, you cannot reach any other
conclusion. To say that our tax
payers can bear the burden of sus-
tanning perpetually a greater navy
than the combined resources OF
Great Britain and Japan can always
sustain, is to ignore the fact that We
already have about 100000 men
out of work. shrS...sing foreign
commerce, and a financial system
which is impoverishing the great
mass of our people. My own judg-
ment is, that the oceans which
separate US from foreign countries
afford us a better protection than
any navy we gan build. 1t is wild
delusion to say that England. Ger
many, Japan. or any other foreign
country could land troops upon our
shores and catch US mapping.
THE modern facilities for convey
1 ing Intelligence OF what is going
on all over the world are too per-
feet to admit of such a thing As to
the Philippines. Admiral Dewey and
President Mckinley officialy prom
iscd Aguinaldo the independence of
those islands, and that promise
ought to be kept. If Japan should
afterwards get them, that's none of
our business. AS to our ocean-going
commerce, we had a vast volume be-
fore the war between the States.
when low revenue tariffs were in
existence. but since the era of pro-
hibitively high tariffs. of trusts, and
monoPolies, We have virtually no
foreign commerce of our own, and
no Shipping Board, or shipping
bounty, can give US one.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Davis Elkins, West Virginia.

IN the disarmament conference
the hopes OF the civilized world
L are centered. that from IL will
issue the first great forward step of
a practical kind toward the ultimate
goal of human hopes-the end OF
wars with their untold burdens and
miseries that afflict mankind. That
such step can be taken is not be-
yond belief in the powers of human
accomplishment; that il NAV be TAX
en- by this conference does moi
transcend the limits Of modern
craftsmanship
World opinion stands back of H.
and IL is dificlut to think that
through these comforting great ma
tions Of the civilized world IL will
fail to find adequate expression Of
its hopes and expectations
! see no reason myself not TO be
hopeful for a satisfactory outcome
OF this momentous convention of
our greatest International leaders.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09


themselves. They uhanswerably
support limitation of armaments
ana Whatever lends to lessen the
possibilities of war. 1 wish the ap-
proaching conference the fulIes,
measure OF success. The aim should
be to ultimately achieve not only re-
lief from debt and taxation, but to
promote the reign of law over ma
tions. and secure among them the
blessings of peace.
1T is needless to say that am
in favor of disarmament to
the greatest possible extent.
we are in constant danger of uni =
Versal war so long as the leading
nations continue to arm themselves
TO the teeth. A tremendous arma-
ment Is not only a source of danger
to othersnations, but II Is also e con-
slant temptation to the nation pos
sessing It.
HE practical question whicn
confronts US, however. is how
we may expect nations to enter into
an agreement for mutual disarma-
ment unless they agree at the same
time to defend each other against
aggression while the disarmament
proceeds. That, by the way, is the
essence of Article X or the league
Of nations. Every true American
citizen is hoping and praying for the
success of all efforts toward dis
armament. The league of nations
has made most substantial progress
in this direction. and the powers