The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-08
PROGRESS IN PEACE MOVEMENT.

The Washington conference which concluded first
OF the week large OF substantial achievement to its
credit or course il disposed to be censoriou he might
point out that what accomplished in the way of limitation Of
ornaments amounts bagatee in comparison with the
total cost Of the maintenance OF G fighting machinery OF the
nations and he might also point that the Far Eastern settle
effected lack much of being defne but when these
qualifying admitted the fact still remains that the
work OF the conference monumental in character
would be going much too far to contend that all possibility
OF conflict among the nations having interests IN the faci
has been eliminated by the agreements which have been reached
but unquestionaby justified in believing that the danger
OF such conflict has been reduced both by the arrangements Tor
adjusting points of difference which may arise and by the better
understanding which has been brought about by the Tree ex
change of To charge that the conference failure
because did usher the millennium, completely crushing out
mitasm and destroying all the implements Of would be to
indulge in the same sort OF shallow criticism that was esored by
those who condemned the League of Nations similar grounds
II would be pick many flaws the treaties formulated
the Washington conference partisan critics found the Paris
and doubt this will be followed by those who
have talent for destructive criticism than for constructive
craftsmanship but will deract no more the real merit
of the work Of the Washington negoatos than did from the
value of the great service rendered to the world by those who
devised the plan which was embodied in the League OF
Nations.
The treaties worked Washington if ratified and reduced
to practice will forward the cause of nten iona
that the Paris which much wider
fuherng world peace No serious attention need be
paid the rawlings the berend variety of statesmen in whose
distorted magnaons every looms
entangng alliance and such provocative OF war
America to heed such unsafe counsel would calmly sit
the kind unwngy drawn into in l97 Safety does
lie in following the policy Of the ostrich which bures its head
III the 10 escape ltS o proper PdVe
the world pcscrers OF peace and do that only by
being active participants in international affairs
is time for America to return to the patriotic and wise
policy Of dropping politics the line country and the
world would be better off today if had departed from
that policy Although elaborate machinery set for giving
them effect the various treaties which will be before the
senate for ratification look in the direction and far
they go have in the principles that the basis OF
the Paris covenant they to substitute and friendly
agreement for force the aber in controversies arising
the sgnato powers and the naval pact is hopeful beginning
toward relieving the world OF the crushing weight OF maintaining
military establishments though the measure OF rele ime
daey provided may be negligible If the beast has not been
absolutely bound fast the ropes about him have at least been
deraby ghtened and he less likely amuck again The
COMMITTEE Of the whole rise and report progress