Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-03
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 3. 1921.
THE DISARMAMENT PROBLEM.

General Pershing appeared before inc
House Naval Committee yesteroAS anu
sounded n warning against pacins"
a,a unureparedness. According 10 the
news iispatches. he expressed approVai
- a.. nro,osal for a. world disarrna-
mont conference. but said that the
United States should so ahead Win 10
nrosent navy and army programs ui'th
aaanite agreement had been reacneo
hv at least the hve great world powers
parshing. of course. is presumins that
tho limited states intends 10 remain
sennitsly out OF the League OF Nauohs'
o,,r entrance into that body woulo. 10
c.,,atn extent. hnve caused us 10
hava u,tle need for great RrInafnents
T, Ga nees,,ass 20 restate that the pllr~
- ., tho League is 10 act as a pro
ventive Of war
s.cr~eary OF the Navy Daniels must
have fet grsttned when no hearo
p.rshinsr.s statement Daniels mas con-
.4srently held that the only ALTERNATIVES
% a hugo Navy is the League or Ma
ton. He has urged that the present
Navy building program be continued III
toto uu,ess we actually enter he
te,sue. instead OF flirting with II from
a.,r In hts testimony before the
uouse Navy Committee recently given
no said:
~r naa the sublime belief that we
could be IN the League OF Nations OUT
that has not come. II conditions co1iie
ahout where there will be an agree
,,.,, with all nations. we shall not go
ahead With our navy-ouildins program
otherwise, we shall go ahead
II should be opposed 10 any agree
mont that omitted any conslderaoie
,urnber of nations like those OF Soutn
America l think II would be fatal Tor
,ha limited states TO so into any agree
-, On disarmament. or take hol-
1,v on shipbuilding with any limited
number OF nations. The whoie thlns
IN n nutshell IS that the League or VA
ttons was designed 10 stop compeuiV'
arroauents Every nation that ma
,o,,,cd the League has Promised this
An they need is 20 get the Ih'teS
states into such League.
n must have been very efnpslf ass
,rr 70 the Republican representative
~ have heard Pershing-TSho is san
no a Rcpublican-virtually inaors
the stand which Daniels. Derno
, has taken on this disarmament
question. they certainly could not ma v
forro; that II was their Repuoiicai
colleagues in the Senate who kept thi
elton out Of the League. The gen
mi Of course. was too tactfui 70 max
any reference 70 our staying out OF IN
League. but his hearers could not oo
hava understood that that was the onL
alternative which he had in his mine
But Pershing IS an American hfs'
and a party man second. II at AL
Every Evening would not cast asper
ssons upon the patriotism OF any mem
49, of CouSress But This paper doe
70, hes,,ate 10 say that II looks as
The marty which kept us out OF u
league As determined 90 leave US In
bs,pla.e shape from a military VleE
7, inch changing and troubleson
times az these, our nation cannot a.
ford 10 again become defenceless' nnies
ve hsve some warrant from otner Ia
4ions regarding peace Of the futur
such q guarantee is given by the Leas
of Nations We refused 10 take OF
that form OF insurance. Having no II
z,,rsuce agains1 the hazards OF me II
,ure there appears 10 be nothing Ell
% 40 but 70 secure huge bank "a
,o,,,4--thst account TO be preparedne'
4, eva-v sense of the word. We Cal
not Let the future take care o, itsei
for IL certainly won't take care OF US