Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-04


He also argued that the means
would not accomplish the end de-
sired; The did not think that the
erman chemists would allow
their true secrets TO be discov-
cred" There was no way Of ex-
amining their minds,
After some discussion. the pro.
vision requiring the Germans 70
disclose the mode Of manufacture
or poison gases used for military
purpose was adopted; but the pro
vision for Allied inspection was
eliminated.
Z. $. Wanted to Abolish U-Boats.
As to submarines. the Amer
icans agreed that they had no
peace uses and we're willing, like
the British, TO see them all abol-
ished.
Lloyd George said February
6th) that eft would be better to
destroy as many Of these pests as
possible"
President Wilson said (April
25thD that "he himself was on
posed TO submarines altogether
hoped the time would come
y IN they would be contrary 10
International Law. In his opinion
they should be regarded as out
laws"
But the French objected 10 this
They wanted the submarines to In
crease their own navy.
The French Admiral. lie Bon
said that ''his policy was TO keen
the German submarines, OF which
France had received some flstv.
France had very few of her own %
He had the idea that these cap
tured German warships both large
and small would be very useful. -
as he said, Ito show the French
flag and spread the national In
huence in the world"
"Mr. Lloyd George said that he
did not think that navies ought 10
be strengthened by submarines" "
M. Clemencear said that IL
ever France had al her war with
Germany they might be useful.
although he hoped long before
that they would be obsolete"
Mr.. Lloyd George said he
would like to destroy all the Ger
man submarines"
m. Clemenceau said that
France had very few, whereas
Great Britain had very many"
The French contention pre-
vailed and the clause providing
that submarines "be destroyed or
broken up" was struck out.
Thus. while Germany was com
pletely disarmed in the matter Ai
submarines. the Allied nations in.
creased their submarine fleets
The same was true also OF tanks
Thus in all these new instrumen-
talities the Peace Conference left
the Allied nations more strongI,
armed than ever before-althougi
with a pledge to Germany in the
preamble of the military clause:
OF the Treaty and certain agree
ments in the Covenant of thu
League of Nations to take up latel
the whole matter of limitation o
armaments.
Attitude of Mind Everything.
/ 1t became crystal clear as thes.
discussions developed that every
thing depended upon point o
view. attitude of mind. II men
looked upon inventions and scien
tlfic appliances only from tn,
point of view of war, then every
thing became dangerous; ther,
must be an attempt TO corne
every contingency with a prohibi
tlon and often perpetual pro
hibition at that: with final re
ductio I'D absurNium in trying I,
penetrate the secrets of men
minds. Railroad trains an,
ships" as Wilson said. "horses.
as Lansing said. thus became DO
tential implements of war-and
step further scythes, knives. stone
until nothing civilized was left
What Wilson argued, day b,
N"ff tHsiShiiN anu DcG>lSicnllN
was that the only future hope o
peace lay in n new attitude o
mind; and an organization not 70
war, or TO enforce prohibitions
I but for peace. and 10 protect tn
use OF these splendid new instru
mentalities, the finest scientif.
fruits of the human mind. for tn
benefit. not the destruction, o
civilization.
Prohibitions were not enough
there must be constructive an,
creative effort; cooperative
rather than a military spirit
moral force uppermost, rathe
than armed force. This h
preached early and late: and be
cause OF this conviction, whicl
was as deep as his nature, he stooi
for setting up, at any cost, som
permanent instrumentality'--th
League OF Nations--which man
J kind, when it came out Of the OBJ
session of war, might use for il
new purposes.