The Washington times., 1921-11-20

,adjudge international differences,
or the conference will fail of its
purpose.
A new and powerful ally of dis
armament has come into the field
since the Versailles treaty was re-
5ecteA by the Senate. When the
debate on the League of Nations
was going on II was said that
nobody favord It except the ideal
lists. the theorists. the preachers,
some high-brow professors, and
sentimental women. The truth was
that the so-called theorists were
the only practical men, for time
has proved that the plans they
proposed. or their equivalent, could
alone stabilize the world. But the
chambers Of commerce ana the
captains Of industry and the busi.
ness world were not then active.
Today they have Joined forces with
the so-called idealists. Mr.. Hell
and Maria Dawes has told them
that every time they pay 81 in
taxes. 81 cents of II goes for war
purposes Without any war going
On. 1t took a long time for that
fact to get into the craniums Of
big taxpayers. As long as the
burdens IT military preparation
could be shifted upon the people
per capita, expensive military
preparations did not concern Mr..
Big Rich Man so much But, since
we have become a creditor nation.
and government revenues cannot
be levied on the basis Of con-
sumption. self-interest and hatred
OF war have lined up the practical
men," so-caiied, on the side of
disarmament. They know how to
make themselves heard.
.
The people cannot stand the con.
tinued expense Of armament. Nee.
essity in every country conpels
even imperialistic countries to take
note Of the heavy cost of mil,tar-
ism. In many countries there will
b q revolt IL the high taxes con.
tinue. You cannot make any great
reductions anywhere else. The
chief cut. II there is to be one,
IL In the cost of army and navy.
Tho people are truly in earnest in
demanding disarmament and reduc-
ton Of taxation. They go together.
But are their representatives as
keen? Are the representatives from
the United States actuated by q
motive that 10 single-minded?
II there Is distrust of American
motives, nobody is to blame but the
people OF this country. A Swiss
paper. skeptical of the coming con-
ference, informs its readers that the
policy Of this country docs not
consist Of pure idealism." 1t has
made chemical analysis of our
motives and worked it out this way:
Idealism rs; business Is; brutality
1-6; ignorance Is. We need not &C.
cept this analysis Of our motives.
but We need not be surprised that
many delegates at the conference,
who lost faith in the United States
when 1t selfishly chose to remain out
OF the League Of Nations, will have
their faith in us reborn only when
We take the lead in willingness to
to take our share of the burden In
promoting world peace and world
stability.
Recently have travelled in almost
. dozen States from Maryland to
Oklahoma and talked with men and
women Of all sections and all creeds,
religious and political. The first
question upon almost every tongue
10: What will be the outcome of the
disarmament conference? And
nearly all Of them call It that. They
understand very we'll that neither
this nor any other country can 60 1t
alon& and for that reason they 70
gasd . working out Of some plan to
rsduoe armament and secure an IN
eerna&ionN agreement TO settle off.
6oeo0oes II essential. And thsy feel
hat II It fAils now. they win not
nvs 10 see IN end Of competitive
armament and real insurance asaiust
va Thsy were disappointed b.
oAnss The Hague plan turned out to
b rope OF sand. They wore dis.
appointed that the treaty Of Yer.
satllss JAILED IN the Senate. Thay
are not agreed ~ to responsibility,
however. Democrats place the chief
rssponsfbility Of the failurs and tho
chaos that followed on the Rspub-
iioan Senate. Republicans are in
clined to say II was Wilson'S adhsr>
snos to his own way. But. no mat
ter upon whose shoulders they lay
the blame the point II they are a.
most q unit in the hope that . wv
may be found in Washington before
Christmas to ring out q thousand
years Of war and ring in . thousand
years OF peace