The Arvada enterprise., 1923-09-20
STOP BUILDING AIR CRAFT
American Legion to Recommend inter.
national Disarmament Conference
Conduct National Referendum,

An International air disarmament
conference to stop the present air con-
struction race win be recommended by
the American Legion. which will con.
duct national referendum to obtain
the views OF prominent Americans us
to the ndvisability OF such II confcr-
ence.
All members OF congress, governors
OF all states. 1900 editors. 100 college
presidents and II number OF prominent
citizens Will he asked by the Legion to
express an opinion on the proposal
which would involve the holding OF 4
meeting In Washington. similar to tho
naval disarmament conference. to In
attended by representatives Of all lend
ing world powers for the purpose OF
reaching some agreement ns to tho
number of lighting and observation
planes to be maintained by cnch.
lf the opinion OF the national lead
crs In favorable to the Lcgion's prof.
Get. President Coolidge viii be asked
to call an International conference. A
necessity for Immediate action In tho
mnttrr Of limitation OF mir armament
exists since France took the lend In nm
nir-construction program. md tho re-
Maining European powers have en-
tered the mad race To ovcrtnkc the
French. France at the present timS
has liO sIundr"ns Of the military mn.
chimes and plans to have 40 ut the
end of 1929 The planes win carry 20
millimctcr cnnnons and win also bc
used TO transport six machine guns
ana their crews. Tn. plans include
machines which will serve ns nctunl
troopships of the air.
England Is the nearest competitor.
| having appropriated S2I.5OO,OOO to en-
large her air armada. II has been cs-
tlmntcd that by 1920 England win be
| nblc TO send nioft only G2i battle ma
chimes In comparison with Frances L.
$50 air lighters Italy and Russia have
actively entered the rncr. the lnttcr
planning to have 10000 planes In OPP
Grafton.
A statement issued recently by Ma
ilonnl Commander Alvin Owslcy calls
attention To the fact that naval nnd
land forces have been reduced by nn-
ti"nnl ngwcmcn, and TINT the Legion
proposes to attempt to obtain similar
! measures governing aircraft
"rm crying need of the world today
In pcncr-lndustrinl, commercial. eco
nomic I"ncc-a restoration from the
ravngcs and horrors of war, II settling
down and getting hncS To the snn pur-
suits of Industry, Iulc'udc Of heart and
mind, to live In snfc sccl,sion nwny
from The coyctousucss of the INVADER"
ia" statement reads.
"Cnn we OF the Legion who were
their comrades In arms not nsll the
nations 10 pause and see what they
ARE dolngi Preparedness IN II lnrgcr
sens" means n temptation to use that
| which In being prepared To night. Tn"
wounds Of IN" last titanic trouble nrc
| silll gaping open. III" lifc blood Of tho
nntions In sim pouring out because Of
too much preparedness for battle.
II propose Ia III" world preparedness
for pcncc-n coming together In u
great world conference for the iimiiI,.
tlon Of nIrpinn"s for war instead Of wnr
to destruction. ! challenge the right
of any nation Ia prepare nny insiru-
mcnt Of destruction and clnim tho
name Of defender or world pence.
Pence viii come when the people of tho
world VIII to have pence md express
their VIII In solemn declaration md
covenant sealed with honor.
"Amcricn In rcndy To lend the way to
secure pence In the mir md she hnn
gone fur by example to make aur I'm.
possible on land nnd scn."