New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
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prcmier's Speech Quoted


prcrnicr's Speech Quoted
An authorized spokesman for the
British delegation called attention
to the speech Of Lloyd George OF
August is in the House of Com
mons, III which The British Premier
referred to the aid given by Japan
during the war, and said the very
nations which. wanted the Anglo-Jap-
anese alliance repudiated would de-
spise England in their hearts If she
did so. This, the British spokes-
man declared, was still the British,
position.
However, member of the British,
delegation, discussing the same ques-
ton, declared that many clauses OF
the Anglo-Japanese alliance were
"obsolescent." He referred par
ticularly to the military clauses.
at must be remembered, in con-
sidering this treaty." he said, what
the conditions were under which 1t
WAS drafted. 1t antedated not only
the World War, but the Russo-Jap-
anese War. Those conditions have
changed. Therefore many clauses
of the treaty are obsolescent.
"Tho chief aim of the British
Empire" he continued, "is peace.
Peace between Great Britain and
the United States, between Great
Britain and Japan and between
Great Britain and France. Peace
is what the world chiefly needs.'
BRAND Dispieases British
There is no concealing the fact
that, much as they admire the ora
tory to-day of Premier BRAND, the
British were not particularly pleased
with his address. The opening re-
marks of Balfour, who followed i'm
mediately BRAND, disclosed this,
but the private comments of the
British afterward showed it more
clearly.
In the first place, the British think
that BRAND overstated the case with
regard to Germany. They think Ger
greatly exaggerated and that France
could reduce her army materially with
out sublecting herself to any real risk.
IN addition to this is the human element.
They did not like Brands omission OF
any reference to the British aid given
France during the gar and her offer.
as voiced by Parliament, to join the
United States i'll guaranteeing France
against future attack by Germany.
This explains, some of their officials
said. some of Balfour's remarks, and
Der of British Empire dead in aiding
France. In discussing the BRAND
speech tonight the British praised it's
cratory in the highest terms taking
their cue from Balfour's constant ref
orences to it's brillance, but declined
to approve the meat of it SO heartily.
Hughes Hopeful of Results
Strong hope that there may be
created a will to peace" as Mr.. Hughes
rrt it, or "morai DISARMAMENT" as
about the possibility of cutting down
the size of armies as we'll as navies,
was voiced by Chairman Hughes in con-
cluding the meeting.
The rousing of the liberal element
IN Germany to realization that the re-
covery of Europe from its war troubles
can only come about by removing the
constant fear of France, which may
lead to action which would ct least re-
duce what the French regard as a men,
ace, was the only route to land arma-
ment Limitation which any of the dele
gates could see tonight. In consigning
the consideration of land armaments
TO committee the words of Chairman
Hughes were hopeful, but there is no
hope in the private conversations Of
the delegates on this phase.
Japan insisted, through Baron Kato,
that her army would be kept at the
minimum size consistent with her own
ideas Of her safety. The following quo
tation from the Japanese Minister of
Marine was regarded as having driven
the last nail in the land armament
limitation coffin:
"The size of the land armaments Of
each state should be determined by its
peculiar geographical situation and
other circumstances, and these basic
factors are so divergent and compli-
Gated that an effort to draw final com
parisons is hardly possible. If I may
venture TO say it, it is not an easy task
to lay down a general scheme for the
limitation of land armaments, as in the
case of limitation OF naval armaments."
Japan and France Obstacles
Japan and France are the only two
countries represented at the conference
which still maintain large armies For
Italy Senator Schanzer pointed out that
MS country already had reduced her
army to 100000 men and proposed to go
further soon and reduce it to 10000
men. Britain considers that her army
already has been reduced to the limit
in view of the nature of her empire.
So with France appealing to the
world for justification of the present
size OF her army, and with Japan stat
ing that no country can judge an
others military needs, there is no hope
IN sight for an early agreement on
land armament limitations.
Hope for this is not iii the present
conference, but in some future meeting.
by which time the appeal of France, it
IS pointed out, may have been needed
by the liberal element in Germany and
the menace to French safety removed.
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