Evening star., 1922-12-08
ARMS PAR[ HELD.
B|GPEACE VICTORY.
Lecturers Conference Ad-
dress Says Japanese War
Talk Halted.
IMMIGRATION DEBATED
Australian Law Barring Entrance
Of Colored People Into Is
land Is Deplored.
IMMIGRATION DEBATED

The Pacific ocean has been changed
from the scene of perhaps the worlds
greatest international friction since
the war to a model Of international
cooperation as the result Of the Dip
lomatic triumph scored by the con-
ference for the Limitation of arma-
ments here. George H. Blakesley. an
authority on Pacific problems, told
the lecturers conference on public
opinion and world peace in Continen-
tai Memorial Hall this morning. Mr.
Blakesley is professor of history and
international relations at Clark Uni
versity and was technical adviser of
the American delegation at the dis
armament conference.
One year ago the Pacific ocean was
the theater in which the scene of per-
maps the worlds great conflict was
being prepared" he said. Japan was
riding roughshod over one of Ameri-
in China
But today conditions have totally
changed as a result of the conference
on the limitation Of armament. AL
though the treaties Of that confer
t ence' have not yet been ratfted by
ment has been firmly secured-.ne
bringing into the Pacific theater a
spirit of moral disarmament
A year ago it was thought the SOL
dlerS OF Japan would never pe driven
from Shantung and Siberia without
tlonai war Hut day af,.! tomorrow
the last Japanese trooper will sail
from Shantugn and Siberia already
mas been cleared of the Japanese
army of occupation.
Australian Law Hit.
Mr. Blakesley discussed the -acial
prohibition imposed by Australia and
dep!ored the law that forbids a col
ored immigrant from entering that
country.
Edward A. Ross, professor of eco
nomtcs at the University of wiscon-
sin. predicted the time when the
United States and all other nations
would be compelled to erect stern
barriers against immigrants. espe-
clally those Of the :'duller" races.
Steamers made the movement of
vast bodies of people SO swift. safe
and cheap" he said, that organized
migration is proceeding at an alarm
ing pace. Companies are even send
ing agents into the peasant districts
wonders of America and other new
lands. II the peasants have not suffi-
cient money to purchase tickets out
rlsht these companies are accepting
mortgages and bonds.''
The stage was all set at Continental
Memorial Hall for the address Of
Georges Clemenceau. former premier
of France. who is to present the
case of France" at o'clock.
Favor World League.
DR.. G. II. Moulton Of the University
OF Chicago and Prof. Irving Fisher
OF Yale University ADDRESSED . dis
,,ngu'shed s5sS, audience yss'sTd jf'sr-
Although both speakers had no
knowledge of what the other would
say. they both agreed in their ad-
dresses that the first step necessary
for restoring the world to-.a sound
economic and social basis is stabili-
reached. however. until the burdens
of militarism are relieved, and that
step, in turn. depends solely upon in
ternational safety. guaranteed through
nations"
Dr.. Moulton. speaking of hisarma.
ment, which he declared to sbe "eco-
nomically imperative" states. "the
road to disarmament obviously lies
through Paris Whatever may be our
own personal views as to the peren-
nial feud between France and Ger
and until France is given some sort
of genuine assurance that she is not
to be left at the mercy of a revenge
full Germany. there will be no general
reduction Of military expenditures in
Europe. This involves either an al
lance between England, the United
States and France. or else some kind
Of association of nations in which the
former enemy powers. as well as the
United States. shall be represented.
personally prefer the latter alterna-
tive"
Balancing OF Budgets-
If budgets are to be balanced in the
various European countries. he con-
tinued, they cannot be greatly re-
duced unless three major items are
attacked simultaneously. He emu
merated these as "interets on debt,
pensions and military expenditure"
Prof. Fisher spoke on the fluctua-
tions in the purchasing power of
money. and stated that "the need Of
times is stabilization."
1.-The first STEP" he said, "is to stop
imitation and no government will un-
til 1t balances its budget. To do that
it must first reduce the burden Of
militarism. To do that requires in
ternational peace guarantees. In my
opinion. such guarantees can come
only through the league Cor a league)
OF nations. InuS the league, pflmari-
ly a political problem, Is linked with
money stability. primarily economic.
Denation Also Evil.
But" he continued. stopping infla-
tion is.not enough. We must stop de-
fation as well. Defation as 1t should
did justice to pre-war creditors, but
injustice to the much larger number
of war and postwar debtors. We
certainly have no right to choose our
standard to help the few and hurt the
many. Every disturbance Of our stand
ard makes 1t impossible to do justice
to everybody"
DR.. John II. Gray of the University
of Minnesota, and one of the best
known economists in the United
States, fatty declared that not only
must the United States renounce the
allied debt, but that all war repara-
tions must be Cancelled II our eco
nomic basis is to be restored to any
thing like normal. Putting of pay
ment until the future, he said, is use
less, as Germany and the other Euro
pean nations become more unable
daily to meet their international
financial obligations.