Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-25
TELLS OF need
OF Ab0L|SH|NC
WAR IN WORLD
Address by Secretary
Council Prevention of
War at Augusta
Secretary Frederick ]. Libby
Discusses Platform Of Ma.
tiOnal Council 1T State House
Meeting-Speaks Of Reduc-
ton of Armaments

That the world is now headed to-
ward a great war which will wipe
out civilization and mean the be-
ginning of the supremacy of one of
the Submerged races" was the de-
claration of Frederick ]. Libby. exc
cutive secretary of the National
Council for the Prevention of War.
in a speech which he delivered Fri
day night at the Hall of Representa-
tivcs in the State House.
Mr.. Libby pointed out that with the
development of gas and other wea-
pons of modern warfare, as many
will be killed in the next war in a
space of four years as were killed in
the whole four years of the last war.
Thomas Edison, when asked il it
were true that the whole population
of London could be wiped out in "a
hours. said that it was not true. that
the whole thing could be done with
in the space of three hours.
The speaker quoted various we'll
need for abolishing war He quoted
General John +. Organ, a great
fighter who said, Il should be a
traitor to my country if I did not
do everything in my power to abolish
war" He then went on to say that
it had been said that we must first
do away with the cause of war be-
fnrn do hut
said that this was false as has been
illustrated by the relationship be-
tween this country and Canada. He
said that five times in the last hum
dred years Of peace between the two
nations, we have had good reason
for war, with Canada, but that
through arbitration war has been
averted.
1t is the desire of the National
Council for the Prevention of War
to do away with war as it's name
suggests and toward this end they
have arranged the following pro-
gram: !. World Organization; g
World Wide Reduction of Armaments
to Police Status; 3, Education for
Peace.
With regard to the first plank in
this platform Mr.. Libby said that
sentiment would never end war, that
there has always been much anti
war sentiment after a war. but that
it has gotten us nowhere. The thing
that is necessary now is to organize
the many organizations into one body
Oh 1;el,
ment Of war.
He spoke Of the reduction of
armament saying that of the three
great naval powers, Japan, Great
Britain and the United States, we're
the ones that set the pace in naval
armament. But he said that we are
now in a position to make the other
nations follow in our footsteps and
could get them to disarm with us.
He spoke Of the matter of Navy Day
and said that it was simply move
to go over the heads of the budget
director to the people. Less than one
half of the governors of the states
endorsed this measure, but Governor
Baxter Of Maine was the only one
who had the nerve to say why he
opposed the measure.
On the matter of education for
peace, the speaker said that it would
be necessary to educate the children
along these lines or they might be
carried away by the glamour of
war and all of this work would be
for naught.
Miss Mabel Connor of this city
acted as chairman of the meeting
and after the speaker of the evening
had finished. many questions were
asked of him. Miss Conner opening
the discussion.