Evening star., 1922-02-15
Naval Limitation and Peace.

The successful negotiation by Sec
retary. Hughes OF the five-pewer pact
calls forth from the Peoria Tran
script independently the statement
that the Hughes plan will go down
in history as the first constructive
scheme for the Limitation OF naval
armament" and 1t comprises. IN the
opinion Of the Hartford Times (demo-
crstic), "the most remarkable step
toward permanent internations! peace
that has been taken in the history OF
the nations.
One Of the elements Of this step
concerns fortifications. which the
Phiiadslphia Record Nndependent
democratic) considers Just and rea"
sonable and certainly very. liberal to
u.s." though tho Cleveland Plain
Dealer tindependent democratic) be.
lieyes that "the addition of the Pacific
fortifications article may tend
in some measure to diminish the ac-
ceptability of the agreement. The Pc.
oria Transcript Gndependent) points
out that surrender by the American
delegation Of our sovereign right to
fortify the Aleutian Islands will cause
aome disappointment. but this loss
will be compensated II danger of war
with Japan is eliminated" and the
publican) hnds reciprocity in Japan's
agreement mot to fortify the chain
OF. islands stretching south from her
nfainland'' and Great Britain's 5 status
quo in Hongkong. While the elimi-
nation Of naval bases cannot prevent
pendent republican, feels that the
fortitications article clearly marks q
step in the direction of peace" and
the Chicago Tribune independent re-.
publtcah) admits 1T Is necessary to
make concessions when agreements
to prevent war are being reached"
aud thus justifies the United States
In agreeing mot to increase the forth
fications Of tho Philippines. Guam or
the Aleutian IsiSnds"
capital ships. the Norfolk Virginian.
Pilot (indepandent democratic), while
admitting that ut may yet turn out
that the conference has limited a weap-
on which the great powers will in
own free will" argues that the capi-
tai ship Is for the present intrenched
as the determinative unit of naval
strength" and that the submission to
its limitation by the great powers Ia
nary" The Omaha News Gndepend.
ent) thinks by reducing battleship
armaments "alI we lose is the oppur.
tunity to put ourselves in position to
make war on Japan. in Japanese
waters" and that, on the other hand.
by Japan is concerned, it leaves US
safe" The Charleston CIV. Va.) Mail
Limits. the offensive power OF the
Aye naval nosS,;, poWsrs to such an extent
gressive, warfare will be taken dur
ing the life Of the treaty." finds more
imperative h league of European ma
tions for the purpose of keeping the
pease at: home: since the facility Of
is made more difiicuit." The Wheeling
Register ldemooraticl. however, not
ing the alleged ineffectiveness. OF the
aircraft and submarine regulations,
suspects that since only as H.: s.rfaes fac,
were given UP only because Of their
uselessness." The Pittsburgh Leader
progressive republican, SECS ground
for extra caution" in Secretary
ends positively and absolutely ths;
competition in naval armament
since, with the power to make war
unimpaired. arms must still be -e-
garded in the language of war;. The
Rochester Times Union dndependent),
been abandoned" and that 1t is worth
the price of leaving Japan installed
in Manchuria and Siberia, and. in q
naval sense, more completely mistress
of the far east than ever. That the
treaty places the United States on sn
equal footing. with Great Britain.
with provision to keep other nations
from crowding the two leading
powers" compensates this country for
"the greatest sacrifices" in the opin-
ion Of the Springfield mol Leader
(democratic).
The Lynchburg News (democraticl
is in agreement that the treaty will
serve "as a temporary expedient to
reduce the heavy cost Of Tar,".out
denies that it means added security
for peace" a view condemned by
the New York World (democratfc)
as q "cheap sneer." since the con.
ference has not merely cheapensd
war" but has eliminated for dett-
mite time the armament race. which
produces a propaganda of fear and
suspicion and hatred"
Taking Food From the Starving,
The natural consequence of, the
silly attack upon various bodie.
which are collecting funds and food
for Russians In the famine areas