The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-10
DISARMAMENT IS
THE CRYING need
MEANS SAVING OF EUROPEAN
NATIONS, ACCORDING TO NO.
TED SWISS AUTHORITY.

Washington, Nov 10-"A real reduc-
tiOn in armament is not a necessity
to America, but it is vital necessity
to the Old World nations. The
churches of Europe look to America
to lead the way through the Confer
ence on Limitation of Armament,
says DR.. Adolf Keller, secretary of
the Swiss Federation of Churches and
one of the most influential church
men Of Europe.
president Harding has the support
OF the Christin peoples of the world
in his efforts to bring about re-
duction in Armament
Zone can hardly imagine with what
hopes the eyes of European peoples
have been turned toward America the
last three years especially now. The
American people have given the
world unmiStakable proofs of pOlitic-
al idealism and of international good
will.
America did not go to war to make
annexation or melted by the lust for
power A great relief work under
taken by various American agencies
saved many Of the wretched popula-
ton, especially children, from starva-
tion and the utmost despair. The
great modern ideals of international
fellowship incorporated in the cove
nant of the League of Nations were
thrown into the melting-pot OF Euro
pean trouble, hopes and fears by an
American statesman.
America became therefore the one
great hope of Europe, and the Euro
pean peoples were in this hope mucn
less hampered than the statesmen
who knew the limits of human power
and the unfathomable depth of the
worlds actual problem.
sTheir hopes may be shaped in the
following three points:
First, the European Christians
have the impression that American
Christianity is power which can
take the initiative in national and In
ternatonal politics more Immediately
and more strongly and can affect
them mores powerfully than in any
other country. Looking toward
America they nourish the hope that
a great and independent people,
Christian in its deepest aims, will IN
augurate a new and effective policy
of idealism, that a powerful Chris
tian nation wilI help the old world
to overcome the spirit. of hate and
selfishness by the spirit of service
and brotherly fellowship, that the
creative power of the American ma
ton will help the European peoples
to extricate themselves from the en-
tanglements Of antagonistic national
and racial interests and will under
take together with them a serious
and full responsibility for the recon
;struction of new world.
Second, the European churches
hope that American idealism, imbued
with the Spirit of Christ, will give
the world convincing example of a
great redeeming social action which
will be opposed effectively and in
spiringly to Bolshevistic action. A
number of other world problems are
centered in the social question and
can be attacked only from this side.
Russia is actually the field of the
greatest social experiment the world
ever saw. A powerful constructive
will is at work in the organization of
q new society. But it is the con-
structive power of an anti-Christian
and unjust spirit of evil which first
dared to attack the solution of the
problem. The European Christian,
awake to the necessity of the time,
waits for a counter-experiment born
out Of the courage of the conscience
of an independent and socially demo-
cratic Christian nation.
Third, the European churches saw
with gratitude aad admiration the
wonderful relief work done by tneir !;
American sister-churches, and other {
relief agencies. Missions of European :
hearts will never forget that America ),
fed our hungry and starving children, !
rebuilt our churches, and was the
good Samaritan healing the wounds ;,
which the war has made "
4sThe present conference on re- 2
ductiOn of armament will decide defi- Il
nitely if European churches and the "
masses behind them will have to O
bury all hopes coming from human o
power and be left alone with the hope L
they put in the Lord. Still they do o
not despair and are looking toward Il
America as to the one nation which 4
can give the world a great and con- d
vincing example of unselfishness and
If leading idealism in politics. al
"America must lead. The Interna s;
sional Conference on Limitation of Vi
Armament must succeed The church e
people OF America must see that its n
objects are attained in the fullest o,
Measure The hope of the world lies di
With America" dI
British Delegation Arrives 81
Washington-(B (By A. P)-Arthur ]. di
3alfour, acting head of the British til
to the armament confer
nee, arrived in Washington today
With other members of his party.
delegations from New t.
Zealand and Australia arrived, com Is
,leting, with the exception of Premier F
lloyd George, the British reprensen- b,
alton. p1
Injured in Passenger Wreck
Mulhall, Oklahoma-(By A. P)-
Six persons were seriously injured P.