The Raymer enterprise., 1923-09-20
STOP BUILDING AIR CRAFT
American Legion to Recommend Inter
nstonal Disarmament Conference
-cenduct National Referendum

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An International air disarmament
conference to stop the present cir con.
aructioo race win Be recommended By
ne American Legion. which viii con-
Duct . national referendum to obtain
the viewS Of prominent Americans a
to the advisabuity Of such . confer.
snce.
Al members of congress, govsrnors
of all stateA 1000 editors 100 College
pfesidents and number Of prominent
citizens WIN be asked BY the Legion to
express IN opinion on the proposal
which would involve the holding Of q
meeting In Washington. similar to the
naval disarmament conference, 70 be
attended BY representatives Of all lead
Ing world powers for the purpose Of
reaching some agreement az to the
number Of lighting and observation
planes to be maintained BY each.
II the opinion Of the national lead.
err is favorable 10 the Legion's prof.
ect, President Coolidge will be asked
to call an international conferences. A
necessity for immediate action h the
matter Of limitation Of air arnAment
exists since France took the lead ID an
air-construction program, and tie n.
naming European powers have en-
tered the mad race to overtaks the
French. France 1t the present time
has 10 sQuadrons OF the military ma.
chimes and plans 70 have 20 ct the
end Of 1928 The planes viii carEy Is
milllmeter cannons and will alb bs
used to tzansport ax machine guns
and their Crows Ths plans include
machines which win serve % actual
Roopships u Tie air.
England 4 ths nearest competitor.
having appgopriated 27.50oOo0 to en-
large her alr armada. Il has been e.
tmated that by 1928 England wiIl bs
ahle to send aioft only Ca battle ma
chimes IN comparison With Frances l..
SO air 6ghters. Italy and Russia have
actively entered the race the latter
planning to have 10000 planes In op-
Grafton.
A statement issued recently by Ma.
tional Commander Alvin Owsley calls
attention to the fact that naval and
land forces have been reduced BY ma.
tional agreement and that the Legion
proposes to attempt to obtain similar
measures governing aircraft.
The crying need Of the world today
, pace-industrfal, commercial. eco
nomic peace-a restoration from the
ravases and horrors Of war. Z settling
down and getting back to the sans pur
suits of Industry. Qnietuds Of heart ana
mind b live tn 0fs, sscluson away
fcu ~ covsteuneas u the innder..
~ sl1tement roads.
eCnn NJ of The Legion Who wess
tief Soaafades in arms not ask the
1oae y pause and - what they
dolhgf Preparedness In ! larger
ylpse means Z Temptation to use that
Vidch y being prepared to fight The
weunds of the last titanic trouble are
s1ll saplns open; the life blood Of the
nations = stu pouring out because Of
to much prsparedness for battle.
4 propose to the world preparedness
Tor peace-a coming together In
great world conference for the limita,
~ of AifDlsnes for war instead Of war
~ 1gtynctiop. challenge the right
NV radon TO prepare any instru.
N destruction and claim the
u defender Of world peace.
81 VIII come when the people Of the
Retld win to have peace and express
Etheir win in solemn declaration and
covenant sealed with honor.
"Aiherica is ready to lead the way to
secure peace In the air and ahe has
gone far By example to mske wnr I'M
possible On land and sea- ~