New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-08
EACH WAITS FOR
OTHER To BEGIN
DISARMAMENT, 1T is BELIEVED
IN WASHINGTON, MUST BE
BY AGREEMENT OF ALL.
AMERICAS 'FEELERS' ARE OUT
Replies to Secretary Hughes Informal
Inquiries Eagerly Awaited-Mean
while Man Is Busily Devisino New
Weapons of Warfare.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

Westinghouse is apparent that
the administration believes disarm-
ament depends upon the other fellow
Judging from the temper of congress.
and from the editorial expressions OF
the newspapers of the country, there
Is a fixed belief that disarmament and
agreement must be companions; IN
other words, that the nations together
must disarm if great navies and great
armies are to be cast away.
1t is believed In Washington that
as sOon as the Borah resolution call
Ing for a naval disarmament confer
epce between the United States, Great
Britain and japan was introduced,
the President called on the state de-
partment to feel u not only Great
Britain ana Japan on the subject, but
other great nations as we'll. 1t Is
probable that before long Secretary
of State Hughes will have something
definite to report to the President on
the matter.
There is recognition In official cir
Giles in Washington of the fact that
the United States is divided into two
camps on the subject of disarmament;
one Of them, the larger camp, being
that of what the officials call the ra-
t%ionals, and the other, the smaller but
still powerful camp, of what they call
the i%rrationals. The nationals, nc
cording to the Washington viewpoint,
prn fhaSa Ngbn utant IiEa rtnum2nf IN
come by agreement among the nations
of the world. The so-called irration-
ais are those who want the United
States to scrap Its navy and disband
its army, no matter what the other
nations may do, This course natural
any possible enemy who thought that
the time had not yet come to throw
its rifles IN the Stag pile.
Making New Warfare implements.
In the meantime man everywhere Is
travelling along the lines Of invention
of new implements of warfare, or of
those which lead into the field of the
making of implements which will rem
der present implements of Warfare
obsolete.
Within n short time there will be an
attempt on the part e the air service
of the United States army 10 prove
that airplanes quickly can put battle
ships out of commission, and there
fore that hereafter the whole course
of naval construction must be changed.
The navy officers say that their ships
can keep out of the way of all the air
planes, and not only this, but with
guns on their own decks they can pre-
vent the approach of the mir hawks.
Moreover, they say that planes
launched from their decks can help in
the work of keeping the air enemy at
n distance.
At the time Of the other experiments
the chemical warfare service will try
TO prove that its weapons are just as
effective against ships as they are
against land forces.
Awaiting Replies to "Feelers."
So 1t is easy enough to see that,
while disarmament is being discussed,
the nations of the world are not stay
Ing their hands from the work of In
venting new and deadly contrlvances
to put their fellow men, who happen
to belong to other countries, out of
the running. The recognition apparent.
ly Il complete in all countries that, IL
disarmament Is to be Il fact and the
invention of new and more deadly
weapons of war Is TO be brought To a
standstill, there must be complete
agreement among all the powerful ma
to disarm and to check the in
ventors I'm their work.
Washington is awaiting with Intense
the replies to the disarm-
ament feeders which the State de-.
partment has put out. There have
been hints from various sources that
Great Britain and Japan may be will
Ing to sit at Il disarmament confer
tnce. and of course 1t Is known that
If these nations agree, others probably
Viii be willing Ia agree. 4 dlSarma.
mcnt conference would be In the hiph.
sense a peace conference, for, II
real disarmament comes, the nations
That want to fight will have TO do II
with stones, clubs or fists. and such
are not particularly deadly.
Tariff Bill Slow in Making.
Congress, rs the country knows. is
moving slowly along the lines Of tariff
legislation. II was believed early last
spring that, because NJ the seeming
Indifference to the subject throughout
land. the law makers could 20
lhead and frame their new bill with,
Dut delay and without much objec-
ion. and have II ready for the presl-
signature at an early date.
This belief has changed.
When hearings on the various sched-
lies were being held by the ways and
means committee Of the house of
representatives.. the lack Of interest
n the general tariff subject by some
n the greater American industries
vas remarked upon. There seemed
be a feeling throughout the country
hat the schedules in the bin were
o be adjusted in a compromise way T;
o meet the issues Of wars aftermath.
md that nothing that could be urged !