The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-28
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

he talked Of hell and Maria" before
a congressional committee, that he vir.
tually swore himself into the leader
ship of n the biggest attempts in
the reform Of government financial
methods that has ever been attempted.
Having been appointed as director of
the budget, and with the backing of
President Harding, Mr.. Dawes gath
cred all the executive heads in Wash
ington, including the president and
members of the cabinet, into a confer
ence, and after talking to them for
an hour they were all enlisted on an
equal footing in the effort that is now
under way to place the government
upon a basis Of economy and efficiency.
The budget system simply stands for
better business methods in public ac-
counting. This is important enough in
itself, but it is the least of the aims
which Mr.. Dawes seeks to accomplish.
He is the leader in the movement
which has put the whole government
on its mettle to secure economy IN
carrying on the public business. Be-
sides this the Dawes enthusiasm has
inspired a new desire for more eff
cheney in government. No one has
accused Dawes Of being an expert in
psychology, but he has nevertheless
introduced psychological elements in
to his work, and the budget campaign
cannot help but be beneficial to the
interests of the country.
After a thorough debate on the en-
tire subject of disarmament the house
of representatives in response OF the
desire of President Harding, who said,
~ am vastly more concerned with the
favorable attitude of the congress on
this question than l am as to the
form Of expressing that attitude has
agreed to Senator Borah's suggestion
for disarmament. In the beginning the
house was inclined to extend the scope
of the senator's suggestion that Great
Britain and Japan be requested 40
send representatives to a conference
which shall be charged with the duty
Of promptly entering into an under
standing or an agreement by which
the naval expenditures and building
programs of said governments, the
United States, Great Britain and Japan
shall be reduced annually during the
next five years to such an extent and
upon such terms as may be agreed
upon"
Senator Borah has apparently been
able to convince congress that there
able to institute effective warfare. The
balance of the governments of the
world have broken themselves in the
, recent world war. The senator holds
that there is nothing to this disarma-
ment proposition that cannot be set
tied by the three countries that have
been named. After months Of debate
the house of representatives has
| agreed to the senate resolution, and
they cheered loudly when they did it.
In a statement by the premier Of
Japan, intended to deal "candidly and
justly with foreign powers, the pre-
mier says that with the advancement
of the position of the empire in inter
national affairs, the responsibility to
the rest of the world countries has be.
come exceedingly great Japan has
constantly e~ndeavored to impress this
idea Of it's greatness upon the United
States, and to insiduously intimate that
she has the drop on us in many ways,
The statement goes on to say that the
government is determined to maintain
and promote the interests of the EN-.
pire at all events and by all means
but since the government firmly be
lieyes that the world desires lasting
peace, il will deal with foreign powers
in all International affairs candidly
and justly" No n will dispute the
fact that these are brave and good
words, but the Japanese have had al
irritating manner in trying to impress
GPc' viz SoNSihi'eHN VI hhN Shi'N~
States the importance of their position
in world affairs. Evidently. the time
has come when the United States is
willing to join with Great Britain and
Japan in an attempt at disarmament
This may solve some difficult problems
in international affairs, since there is
no question but that the relations be
tween the United States and japan
have been strained most of the time
for the past twenty years.
In view of the fact that the house
OF representatives passed its peace
resolution, declaring the war with tht
central empires at an end in the mid
die of June, 1921, or about two year:
and a half after the signing OF the
armistice, it becomes easier for poets
scholars. politicians, and common foil
to understand Ulysses S. Grants epi
graph. voiced May 90. 1868, when HI
exclaimed. LET us have peace" O
course Grant had brought practIca
peace long before at Appomattox, jus
as did Pershing and Foch in France