Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-17
CONGRESS HAS
KEY TO WORLDS
HOPE OF PEACE
Council of Reduction of
Armament Battles
Right On.
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger
Ry CONSTANCE DREAEI

WASHINGTON. March 1z.-That the
four-power pact has failed to raise a war
scare even among most ardent advocates
Of peace is proved by TIE advice to sup
port it, contained in the current issue Of
the National Council for Reduction Of
| Armament bulletin.
I'VE cannot do otherwise than con-
tinue urging loyal support To- this and
all the treaties as the basis for our whole
peace program" 1t says.
| About twenty national organizati ons
affiliated with this council were formed
| just prior to the Washington conference
| to support It's efforts toward peaceful
! solutions of controversies between ma
| lions. The majority Of the affiliated or
CARNATIONS are women's. A meeting Of
representatives of all has been called at
council headquarters for April 4. At that
| time questions of policy VIII be dis
cussed. They will be referred to the nu-
merous womens conventions to be held
within the next two or three months.
ISSUES FORTNIGHTLY
BULLETINS.
! just at present the most outstanding
activity of the council is its fortnightly
| bulletin, from which we have already
| quoted. It is written at headquarters
In the National Capitol. To whom IS
| Ii sent and what Is its influence?
! 1t Is sent to responsible national and
State officers Of the organizations that
are affiliated to form the council; several
hundred speakers and lecturers; all
members of both branches of Congress,
State Governors and other political lead
ers OF all parties, Washington newspaper
CORES pondents; national peace organiza-
tons in England, France, Germany, Aus
tria, Poland and Japan, and some thou
sands Of men and women who have
asked 70 be on the list.
The bulletin is important because IN
many quarters It is considered the
mouth piece Of sane, conservative people
who believe in peace rather than in war
as the theory Of life.
In addition to urging support Of the
fOurpower pact whose fate the Senate
will decide by voting on March -. the
council takes up the Army and Navy ap-
propriati now before Congress. The
question has been agitatcd for many
weeks past.
Today's bulletin points out that 'the
worlds hopes ara in Coucr">s| II says:
The discussion in Congress Of our
appropriations for the Army and Navy
for 1928 has more than national siguif-
canoe For three years the common peo-
Pile OF the civilized world have been
praying for relief from these burdens
that are breaking their backs They
looked to Paris 10 save them, but II
brought no help. Governments were not
ready 70 disarm."
WANTS AMERICA
TO LEAD WAY.
The bulletin contends that the world
IS now ready for more reduction OF ar
maments and wants America to lead the
way. 1t wants a 80 per cent cut 70 the
Army and Navy appropriations, from
$3.50 900 90 to $500, 100000 in support OF
which IS stated:
THE Nation cannot afford with It's
debt and Its unemployment and It's bust
ness stagnation and tho high cost Of
living to spend more than $500 100000 In
preparing for a remote contingency. viz:
conceivable war with some unknown
enemy in some future generation. No
business man on earth would be so
foolish"
They claim that the people whose cry
led TO the calling Of the conference ought