Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-27
Declares Arms
Conference Is
Thing of Ages
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter Says
Farley Marks Great Step
FORWARD.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. FIT isn't a
thing of today; it isn't a thing Of yes
terdav; it has the urge of all the ages
behind it." was the way Mrs. Thomas u.
Winter characterized the ornaments con-
ference, in a speech at the forum Of the
National Council for Reduction Of Ar
maments
1t was the first time she had spoken
on 1.-The Conference and After" AS
perhaps, the first public utterance un-
officially made, on the subject OF the
conference by member Of the confer
ence. it was needed with marked atten-
tion.
Mrs Winter, however, as one Of the
four delegates to the advisory commit
tee. did not break the rule which she
said she and her colleague had sue
ceeded in observing, that Of observing
the ethics Of the committee. The COM
mittee had been named to make reports
to the American delegation and not to
talk about those representatives.
SPEAKS IN CLUB
HEAD CAPACITY.
She would speak, therefore, rather in
her role Of president of the General
Federation of Womns Clubs. But she
managed to say some very useful, en-
tightening things about the conference
in terms that everybody could under
stand. She thinks it has accomplished
a whole lot and said so.
Was so much ever done before In
two months?" was the way she con-
cluded her enumeration Of its achieve
ments.
I've have taken a long step in the
right direction-that fact is more : I'M
portant than any specific achievement"
she declared. Secondly, America has
gained an international point Of view
and this, because of Americas domi-
mating position in the world, is OF the
greatest Importance and influence on flu
ture events.
But. specifically, the conference has
done much. 1t has brought about the
actual destruction of many capital ships
of war This has been done before In
discord, not by agreement.
''The ten-year naval holiday, stops the
race in ornaments to a large degree
Submarines have been curbed and pol
son gases abolished-at least grand
gesture has been made in that direc-
ton.
ASIA GAINS
BY CHANGE.
I'm the substitution Of the four-powe1
pact for a two-power alliance, the con-
ference has ended a condition under
which the whole continent~of Asia was
powers Contrary to criticism in some
quarters, the pact involves no military
or naval guarantees whatever from Amer
lea, but calls for conference. America
is left free to do as she chooses at
such conferences, on any possible point
of difference or dispute
OF the work of the advisory com
mittee's subcommittee of general in
formation (of which she is a mmeber)
Mrs Winter spoke with particular en-
thusiasm.
zone Of the most interesting things
resulting from the conference is the
change in American public opinion
which we have been unable to notice
through this committee.
THE remarkable change we have no
ticed is the growth of a more inter
national point of view, new under
standing Of the problems of other ma
tions That in itself is almost as i'm
portant as the many specific results
actually attained by the conference
Answering a question as to what would
have happened if Secretary Hughes had
proposed scrapping all of our Army
and Navy Mrs. Winter replied:
81 don't believe America would have
gone very far with such program. We
can't go the whole way all at once
We've got to go step by step Copy
right, 1922, by Public Ledger Company