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the Question Now.
LONDON. March II.

~ for peace shoesld have the
courage to tread the only
path that leads to peace and b.
lieve in open discussion.
There a . -confsrence 70 b
held At 0snoar-in many rsspscts
the greatest international confer
ence ever held. The nations OF
EUROPE without distinction have
been Invited to como Why have
they all been invited to GOMEZ
Because w want - put IN end
70 thoss constant wars ana
rumors Of wars. which are Just
a. bad. or. at least. almost -
bad. for international business ~
war itself.
You hear one day that Russia
q arming TO attack Poland. that
Poland 70 orsanisipg an insur-
rsctioo IN he Ukraine. that Rus
Ella u going 70 attack Rumania.
ana that Finland u going to At
tack part ef Russia; you hear
that one Of he states that used
to constitute the Austrian EN-
pirS 81 threatsning IT. neighbors
and that tn nsishbors threaten
4 back.
There u no STABILITY IN that:
you cannot build mp business on
that rotten foundation.
There are rumors and rumblss
n Central Europe. and We are
going to bring the countries to-
eethef, face to faos, and So II
there II . chance Of bringing
them to some reasonable under
standing. 80
They Say, what . begin
ningi Forty-fivs nations and
thousand sxpsrtsi What ex-
travasancsi A thousand experts
.-financial. diplomatic. economical"
They are cheaper than military
experts. Their retinue II . smaller
one.
EXPERTS ARE NEEDED.
A thousand experts. and We
have Just concluded an argu-
mont conducted between the same
nations lasting four and . half
horrible years. There were thirty
millions of men engaged In that
controversy. There were ten
millions OF young mon left dead
on the debating ground: tan moro
millions mutilated; nifty thousand
millions of expenses.
Better try another conference.
Look at poor Europe. bleeding.
devastated. desolate, distressed
do give us another chance Of talk
ing together. appealing to reason.
seeinR whether We cannot get mon
to listen to men and SEQ whether
the old sense Of brotherhood that
IA at the bottom Of all Of the
human race will not end In grasp
ing hands and in friendly co-opera-
ton with the rest. and not In con-
flicts that bring disaster and ruin
upon al.
When you come to that confer.
ence, II men 90 there. II statesmen
OF all nations 30 there. determined
to do their best. determined to re-
move difficulties and not to create
them, determined to allay suspi.
cions and not to arouse them. de-
tsrmined to help and not to hinder
there will be . great pact Of
peace as the result OF the confer
snce, and would appeal from
here ~ Tar a. my feeble voice shall
sxtsnd. would appeal to al mon
IN power. to all rulers Of mon who
have got tho opportunity to deter
mine 1t. to 90 there in the spirit
Of peace. and peace win ensue.
NOT WORK FOR LEAGUE.
Without peace II u no use hav-
ing economies.
For that reason We placed de-
iiberately on the agenda Of this
conference first the question Of
establishing peace in Europe.
We put It first Whyf Because
unless you can do that It II no
uss somebody aslking the experts
q disouss financial schemes, trade
credit schemes.
The trader won't % out In bad
weather. He has had enough Of II.
He n drenched to the skin, and
there u nowhere yet to dry his
clothes. You must first Of all
sweep the clouds away-give him
q fair and clear atmosphere-and
he will 20 out and the trader will
become q missionary Of peace.
Schemes may expedite and
schemes may facilitate, but with
out peace every scheme must fail.
I have read that Lord Grey. and
I believe that Lord Robert Cecil.
think the Genoa conference ought
to be left to the League Of Nations.
/ am a believer in the League Of
Nations. wish some of those
friends would not run II Al II IL
were a sort Of little party show
too often. They must remember
the On et,e NJ Nations is act n hlisf-