The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-26

IF America is afraid to disarm, the
world will not" declared Frederick
j. Libby before the Young Friends
conference Tuesday night. Because
of her financial power, in the next 20
years as America goes SO goes the
world"
Quoting Major General Organ, who
has been head of the National Guard
of New York for years, Mr.. Libby said
America can put an end to war, if
they will get behind it, Let us wage
peace"
"The most thrilling drama in the
world is being enacted in Europe" he
declared, with France and England
as the principal actors. England S
recovery depends upon the recovery of
the German mark, for she cannot COM
pete with Germany now.
France, better fixed at present,
sees herself in 40 years reduced to a
second rate power, unless by the show
of force she will be able to dominate,
and reap the fruits of victory
Germany is the key to recovery.
Without her sterilization, America
can never recover. She can now
underbid US on products, but her
workmen receive such a low wage that
/ she cannot buy of US and make a mar
ket for the things she cannot produce.
Burden Too Much
"It was the requirement that Ger
many pay all of the pensions of the
other European nations that broke the
! camel's back. She might have been
j able to pay reparations for war dam
age alone, but the added burden
forced her to the issuance of paper
money.
France is putting the pressure or
Germany which England is trying tC
release 1t will be a question of Eng
lands or Frances power to win. But
we may expect to see Frances army
begin. to melt away, not under direct
orders from England. but under the
subtle influences that France cannot
Withstand.
"The workingmen of the variou'
countries are making their demonstra
i tions for no more war. 1t is thai
/ sentiment that has forced France t
employ troops from outside of her Dor
ders, that make the general strike tina
| defeated militaristic attempt 10 taxi
Germany by force.
Strain is Great
Italy has come to the end of he
financial resources in supporting ;
navy. England has a budget of $4,000,
600 to raise from 100000 people
where we have a budget of 100000
. to raise from 100,00O,000 people. TIL
strain cannot be stood longer.
'In Japan the suffrage is now but 1
per cent of the total, but the trend 0
suffrage is always to expand. 1t is dc
ing that in Japan, while the sentimen
for disarmament is growing evel
among the military class that is nov
in the saddle.
"The greatest need now for worl
/ peace is a world organization, an assC
citation or a society, or a league, bu
world union.
Before many years we shall hav
the spectacle of the major parties g
ing up and down the country, presen
: ing to the people their respective plan
for a world organization, because
will be demanded by the people of tn
: United States"
: The conference visited the offices c
! the Five Years Meeting on Sout
| Eighth street, Wednesday Afternoon
Thursday is to be stunt day, ACCORD
ing to present plans.
No Bread Riots.
Starving people, warehouse of fooC
and no bread riots
Those were the words with whic
: Murray Kenworthy, who has just n
turned to the United States from Ru
STA where he was head of the Anne,