Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-12
OBRECON Sees
DISARMAMENT
AS NECESSITY
Mexican President Prepares
Statement OF Views on
Conference

MEAlGO CITY, Nov. 12-General
Alvaro 0bregon, president Of Mexico
last evening issued a statement con
cerning universal disarmament,
which he describes as thing mot to
be postponed any longer" The pres
ident also discussed the Washington
conference on limitation of arma-
ment and Far Eastern questions.
The statement, which is said to rep
resent the official Mexican view on
disarmament, follows:
Universal disarmament, consid-
cred in the past as only an ideal 20
the attainment Of which so many
great men have devoted all their ef-
forts, has now become an urgent nee
essity and cannot be postponed long
er for the simple reason that modern
armies and the cost of equipment
constitute the heaviest burden un-
der which mankind now staggers. The
only lesson which the world war has
taught US is that the age of brute
force has passed forever; that mans
greatest conquests in the future will
be found in the realm of ethics and
science, and that it is necessary to
devote to these fields all the vast ex-
penditure Of mental and physical en-
ergy now absorbed in the creation of
armies.
ssFor this reason there IS no one
who does not whole-heartedly support
the idea of disarmament, which
means a reduction Of armies to num-
bers just large enough TO insure in
ternal order and TO maintain peace at
home.
'1n referring TO armaments. three
important points must be carefully
considered. The first of these con-
Germs the present needs Of disarma-
ment in keeping with the moral lev
els which mankind now attains. The
second il the road taken, which, il
one may judge by the scanty infor-
nation which has leaked out, is TO
be short and the cut toward accom-
piishment Of such a noble end.
"The third is, will the representa-
tives Of those countries that have
been invited TO discuss this subject
put the interest Of mankind before
those of their respective countries?
"In connection with the first, it
n clear that with the suppression Of
brute force, true morality should at
tain its real value and influence, and
It's dictates should be accepted as
final In defining the rights Of all in
dividuals as well as of all nations.
The exact definition Of such rights
cannot be reached until they have
been equally granted to all men, ir-
respective Of race, color, language
or religion, and until il is held that
all nations which constitute the hum
an race possesses them in equal de-
gree.
therefore. in order that disarma-
ment, when it is accomplished, should
not become another failure, il is to
be hoped that the moral level OF the
present generation will be sufficient
ly high to recognize and to respect
the rights Of others limiting its dem
ands to its own rights.
@In connection with the second,
let US note the fact that consider
able number Of nations have not been
invited to participate in the confer
ence. which means 50 much for the
entire human race, and in which. be-
sides disarmament or limitation Of
ornaments. other topics will be dis
cussed which will introducereal inno-
vations in the domain of information
al law
"This leaves room for the conjec-
ture that there does not exist among
the delegates assembled to discuss
such important affairs as the inten-
ton to use more persuasive methods
10 induce countries excluded from
the conference TO accept their deci-
sions. In that case. disarmament will
be hindered and practically postpon-
ed until the DEGREES Of that confer
ence have been imposed on all coun-
tries. which should not agree to sub
nit to them"