Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
WORLD MUNITYON MAKERS
FAVOR DISARMAMENT PLAN

NEW YUM, july l4.-A1neTlCdn
munitions makers today placed them
selves on record in favor of limita-
ton Of armaments.
Men whose business interests
would receive huge profits through
war Endorsed President Harding's
proposed disarmament conference,
both from a humanitarian and eco
nomic standpoint.
Chief among those who declared
for armament limitation was Irenee
Dupont, president of E. 1. Dupont
DeNemours company, largest powder
manufacturers in the world.
Mr.. DUPONT revealed that his con-
Germ had scrapped and dismantled 81
per cent of the plants which provided
the United States and the allies with
powder during the world war.
Others who took d stand against
burdensome ornaments were:
Judge Ebert H. Gary, chairman
Of the United States Steel corpora
ton; Hudson Maxim, famous inVen-
tor of military weapons; H. E. Tal-
bolt, Jr., president of the Dayton
Wright Airplane company; Harry B..
Mason, secretary of Parke-Dav1s com
pany, Detroit chemical concern, which
engaged extensively in turning out
Deeds, automobile accessory and air
plane manufacturer, who was chief
of aircraft production during the
war.
Sub Builders Silent
Heads of the Electric Boat COM
submarines, and the Cramp Ship
building yards, in Philadelphia, which
builds warships for the United
States and other countries. refused
to comment on disarmament.
There is some confusion in the
use of the word disarmament Du-
Pont said.
ITO actually disarm is as absurd
1y Utopian as it would be to discon-
tinue the police force of a city on
the theory that everybody would be
good.
ITO limit armament, or at least to
eliminate the suicidal competition TO
obtain supremacy, appeals to every
body'S common sense.
War Plants Strapped
at hope that sound public opinion
will compel a limitation of arma-
ment.
Incidentally it may interest your
editors to know that the DUPONT
companies military powder plants,
which furnished a large proportion
Of the powder used by the United
States and the allies during the war,
have been dismantled and scrapped to
the extent of 81 per cent of their
capacity"
general and complete disarma-
ment is chimerical and Impossible.
A five-year truce would afford the
nifty and experience to determine to
what extent curtailment of arma-
ment, or partial disarmament, may
be practicable and advisable.
Leading nations must always
maintain sufficient armament for
needed policing of land and sea to
maintain good behavior"
Would Help Aeronautics
Commercial aeronautics would be
greatly benefited by disarmament,
according to Mr.. Talbot, of the Day
DOWNRIGHT Airplane company.
There will be more aircraft and
more flying if a disarmament agree
ment is reached at President Har-
dings conference" he said.
1.-The development which must be
done now is in small aircraft. ELM
ination Of the necessity for concen-
trating on military planes would re-
suit in rapid development of COM
mercial flying. The whole course
Of aerial navigation would be
changed"
TO this Colonel Deeds added:
1.-THE real aviation development
along commercial lines-which is to
come will produce vastly different
planes than the battle craft.
st believe that if some sort of a
disarmament plan is evolved it will
be a good thing for aeronautics.
1.-THE military plane has tended to
lead development away from com
mercial lines. We need to produce
machines with greater safety and
adaptability for commercial purposes.
which is the real side of the game"
Secretary Mason, Of Participants
company, unqualifiedly approved the
Harding conference.
1.-THE principle has always been a
good one, and if the Washington
meeting results in an agreement it
will tend not only to lessen the
chances of war. but relieve the peo-
pies of the world Of burdensome tax
alton" he said.
Copyright, 1921, by United Press.)
Judge Gary Approves
Judge Gary based his approval of
armament limitation upon the basis
Of all great powers acting in con-
cert.
Upon the assumption that all 9TH
er countries connected with the high
seas will agree to limitation concern
ing ornaments I should like to see
the United States participate on a
just and reasonable basic" he said.
The veteran Maxim favored i've
year world truce to enable all nations
to determine the proper extent of ar
mament curtailment.
"An armament truce is what is
needed among the United States,
Great Britain, France, Italy and ia
pan in order to save the colossal cost
Of a race for supremacy for force of
arms" he stated, land thus let the
world wounds inflicted by the great
war he healed and some of the waste
repaired, and greatly needed internal