Arizona republican., 1922-02-07
TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY I. 1922
Fdndticism Is the child of false
zeal and of superstition, the father
Of intolerance and persecution.
FLETCHER.
AMERICAS Iiinh Place

There outstanding events good and
some bad. The two greatest ones Of the last half
century, perhaps the whole century have been the
world war and the limitation Of armaments
ference. In a dozen centuries there have ben
other events to compare with them in their effect
upon the world.
1t may not have been "a stroke of genius" as
Bal Ton Kato said Sunday, to call the conference,
bus it was stroke of good to bring together
thd nations which hold the power to make or
enforce peace in order that program might be
formed for adjudicating such differences as might
prd1uce' friction among those countries With
preauton against that there be little likelihood
OF ahe origin Of war. The end is the that
ai4ed at in the drafting Of the covenant Of the
LeAgue of Nations. whose complicated machinery,
hoFever would have been much more likely to de-
ragement than the simple plan which the conference
has agreed upon and which has the approval Of
grdlp Of nations able to keep the peace
The conference, we believe, has accomplished
great deal more than President Harding could have
hoHed would crown its work when he called it.
wal only when the spirit OF conference mani
fe4ed in the way in which Secretary Hughes linnta-
tiok proposal received by the surprised nations
thd lively hope could. have been entertained OF
tha achievements which have been effected.
Then for the first time as we pointed out, did
REPRESENTATIVES OF nations who had come together
apAear to trust one another and to spar for
national advantage The same view is expressed BY
Bato ton Kato, who said:
eIn Japan we realized that spirit of moral
Consciousness had come the world but we could
nog bring ourselves truly believe had struck so
despy into the souls Of men until came 10 Wash
inaAon. We came and we have learned; and in turn
vceshave think. given evidence such as no man
niAtake, that Japan is ready for the new order Of
thdghtthe spirit Of international friendship for
opAation for the greater good of hunaanity-which
the conference has brought about"
we think the smaller nations which not
inRted into the conference viii the trust which
thd larger powers feel in one another. Nothing has
thdkk been done to infringe upon the right Of any
naton large or small No interference, benevolent
or otherwise has been offered with any nations de-
vebpment. We believe that the influence OF the
agAeement among the great powers for their own
nr6ner conduct toward one another will be stronger
ruArany against aggressions by the smaller powers
an(nst one another than any threat that lurked in
Artcle of the covenant against world peace dis
tuIpers.
sonly few months ago we were told that Ameri-
ca had forfeited place Of world leadership. The
conference has given 1t place Of than leader
shb the holder Of the worlds confidence. for says
Bakon Kato again:
with Americas wealth and resources she could
haze dominated the seas. She chose, however. the
wi4er course, the way of truer greatness which has
commanded the admiration respect and love Of the
Dlbe world At the same time every nation here
hal benefited immensely as result of the earnest
dskussion and the notable series Of understandings
thA have been reached"