The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-24
By Frank SimOnds

Exactly this possibility was pre-.
sentcd at tho last conference 81 Tho
Hague, when the same question Of
Limitation OF armamrnts came up
The rcfusa ot Germany TO consider
any Imitation wrecked the whole
project refusal by any one Of
the powers to be represented in
Washington Will have exactly the
same effect. But the German course
was one more advertisement to the
world Uf German purpose, IL con-
trlhutoi 20 putting the rest of the
nations on their guard and a similar
refusal in Washington Will have the
same effect.
, But can any nation afford TO
make such confession now? Ger
taiuly the United states. which has
called the conference cannot. As
for the british, the recent imperial
conference quite rs much as thc
present state OF naval appropriations
indicate the desire. the will of tho
British empire. As for France and
Italy they have ceased the construc-
ton Of tho larger units they are
praD'ioinE limitation OF armaments.
as indeed are the British with this
dffercuc" that the British already
possessed a margin Of superiority.
In reality the two building nations
today are japan ana the United
states.
One Of Two Things.
In fact one ot two things must
emerge from the Washington con-
ference, either an agreement in
good faith which will establish the
basis OF naval strength. the thing
that Lord Haidarc so diligently en-
dcaNorcd 20 procure to check Anglo
German rivalries or else the refusal
or ono poWrr--and II can only be
Japan, Will leave to all the rest no
choice but to make a common al
lance against the one aggressive
power. But IN practice this would
mean a race between Japan on the
one hand and Britain, the United
states, France and Italy on the
I other, which. ngain would be i'm
possible for Japan.
We are bound, then. ! believe, II
the conference escapes accidents, 10
/ reach an agreement which will def
nitely fiN the standard of soapowcr
for many years TO come. We are
I bound To reach an agreement which
VIII mako the course Of any nation
falling TO observe good faith, in re-
. auty challenge 20 all the others
/ In fact we are bound II seems TO
me to arrive al what amounts 10
an Anglo-Amcrican understanding
f TO preserve peace on the oceans a,
/ between each other, by a frank and
/ honest bargain not TO build in com
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