New-York tribune., 1922-02-12


- BY thai t0dy anarchy would soon
rave ens4eG
league Gives Armament
academic Treatment
When the conference at WASHINGTON
fssembled. Oh November IL, 1921. lust
'arce months ago, the Assembly of the
'ssguc oi Nations had finished its
'seors at Geneva wthou. anything
.s'orc than an academic treatment OF
la SUBJECT of armament. tho whole of
atlca is within It's province Of super-
'S'on' The competition in naval ar
"'TeAt was universally felt to be a
serious menace to peace. which, If in
asfHliei. continued. would almost in
fHabiy result in war. The continual
a'H o' tho Angio-Japanese alliance.
7'leA led outgrown its original pur-
'ess had become a SOURCE of increas-
= irritation in the United States. The
iuation in The Far East was most un-
iiisfaciory and the American policy
a' the "open door seemed in danger
If 'fcomplslo failure
With the close Of the conference on
shiuary Is. 1872. as the result Of less
.dAa tfieo months of direct negotia-
,ea between tho parties concerned
. ..'ery one o5 ihesr unpropitious condi-
qeas has appeared either to be re
uoVed Or essentially modified. and it
: believed by those who arc qualified
10 Judge that a. i result. If these un
-eTstandiags are duly confirmed and
a''hilily acted unoN. there viii follow
period Of peaceful and friendly inter
course and economic development in
'As regions affected by them, free from
We overshadoNins apprehension of an
aa.'Hent armed conflict. Certainly
as prospect affords an occasion for
''lcicine.
Inc meeting Of wills. which always
.spsnds upon the meeting of minds,
'Oss not. IN this case. create great sur
l"Se' IN truth. nothing has been
's'eed TO i'm This conference that was
'p' previously i'm some sense prom
sea and in some respects formally
'susea. japan always professcd that
'' c0oi Of equal opportunities Of
1Aae was everywhere open where she
,Sl me power TO close it. She had
.''maly promised to return Shantung
'n'ia and to respect the cqua!
's"'S q all others there. She had al
'slg aes'sted from insisting upon the
-'S' obnoxious o. the twenty one de
.,N''us' :. As fer armament. every one OF
.' naval powers that was actively en-
s@ssd IN building new ships was eager
y. .~ 8.Alous to br relieved of the bur
va O. further expens- ia naval CON
s1'''0n Among them only valiant
wt: isn'e fell under a disapprobation
b.a '" would not have been felt if she
w., "0' already, in the midst of more
oos necessities. practiced what the
w.. S's are now holding up as the
'-s v oi demonstration.
p'e-eminence in what they now
-"'e as wee Of national amb;-
t., @'u "arlike menace the great ma
WI l'"efs Claim and receive their re-
viii; IN large allotment Of ships,
virtue Of previous abstcntion
''ns'rued as reason for per
,b.,. "' declassment. and the claim CT
/. s'eai equality is rcproved as If
asol. sh example of obstinacy and
10, was va not to be expected. and it does
se.l pp'af to be the case. that any
teea r1''0nal interest has been sacri-
s,s,,. any Of the nations that have
eaes - Washington for this confer
|ASsas s on the contrary, its dellbera-
aeo, nave led to clearer discern
seses what the national interests Of
,sser.S '.n'Fy really are. and it mas
=, Ill., IN Opportunity for procuring
sos.s,s new security. VIA. the
,:orn eace did was 10 b~inc into th.
.Ass,a ~ public engagements the dec.
,,s,ss 0as and the promises that had al
Wy been expressed
h,.isss-.' from the ane reserve Of the
~ ~ not personally interfering