The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-14
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
DISARMAMENT
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posed dinr mamcnt conference. 10th
from a Humanitarian and economic
standpoint
POWDER FIRM
OKElIS PLAN
Chief among ehoss VINO declared
for armament limitation was Irene
f'u ront president OF n l. Du Pont
do Eemours company. largest pow
der manufacturers In the world.
Du Pont revealed that his concern
had scrapped and diamantied ~ per
can't OF the plants which provided
the United States and the allies with
powder during the world war.
Others who took q stand Against
burdenome srmaments were
Judre Ebert IL Gary. chairman
% the United States Steel corpora
ton: Hudson Maxim. famous In
yontor OF military weapons. IL IL
'rHibott Jr.. president OF the Dayton.
Wright Airplane company; Harry ".
Mason. secretary OF the parke Davis
company. Detroit chemical concern.
which engaged extensively In turn
ing out war productS and Col y. A.
pecdS automobile accessory and air.
plane manufacturer. who was chief
aircraft producer during the war.
Heads Of the Electric Boat conn
pany. manufacturer Of Holland type
submarines and the Camp ship
building yards In PHILADELPHIA. which
builds varrhips for the United States
and other countries. refused 10 com.
ment on disarmament
LIMITATION IS
Du PONT IDEA
There In some confusion IN The
use OF tho word disarmament Du
Pont ahid- ITO actually dlsarm Is M
abr,irdiy utopian as IL would be tn
discontinue the police force OF n city
on the theory that everybody would
lie good.
ITO limit armament a. at least
to eliminate tho suicidal competition
10 obtain supremacy. appeals TO
evcrybody's common sensa.
Il hope that sound public opinion
viii compel . limitation Of arrna-
mcnG
Incidentally, II may interest your
editors 10 know that the Du Pont
company's military powder plants
which furnished a large proportion
OF the powder used by the United
States and the allies during tho war.
have b>en dizrnantled and scrspped
to the extent OF 81 per cent OF their
capacity"
Judge Cary hascc his approval Of
armament limitation upon tho basis
Of all great powers acting In con-
cert.
Upon the assumption that On
couDs-tes connected with the high
seaa will arree TO limitation concern
ing arrnaments. should like To see
the United States participate on a
just and reasonable basis.- he said.
MAXIM FAyORS
F1SENEAR TRUCE
The veteran Maxim favored Q five
year world truce 10 enable all nations
20 determine the proper extent Of
armament cursnitment
AN armament truce n what n
needed among the United States
Great Britain. France. Italy and
Japan. In orsicr 10 save the colossal
night Of race for supremacy by
force Of arrnS." be stated. "and thus
let the world wounds inflicted by
the great war Be healed and some Of
the waste repaired and greatly need
ed internal development and ma
tiond progress be fcstered BY the
manpo~er and money that would be
released
Leading nations must always
maintain sufficient armament for
needed policing OF hand and sea TO
maintain good behavior
Commercial scronautics would b
greatly b<nefited By disarmament
according TO Tibott Of the Dayton
Wright AlrplAne company.
To this Col. Deeds addict
The real aviation development--
along commercial iIncs@which u to
come win produce vastly different
planes than tho battle craft
81 believe thai n some sort Of Q
disarmament plan is evolved II win
be q good thing for aeronauucS"
Secretary Mason Of Farke Davis
company unauaifiediy approved the
Harding conference.
The principle has Always been .
good one and II the Washington
meeting results In an agreement IL
win tend not only 10 lessen the
chances Of war. but relieve the PEG
pies Of the world OF burdensome tax.
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