Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-29
STOP BUILDING AIR CRAFT
American Legion TO Recomms-s IT,.
national Disarmament corfer.,..
Conduct National Refersr-

An international air dlsarr7s--,-.
conference to stop the present ss- -. -
struction race win be recommarsa5 y 9
the American Legion, which v-rfI
duct a national referendum =, -
the views Of prominent Americas
to the ACCESSIBILITY Of such q c9,,a-
ence. 9''-e''
All members of congress. .gover,o..
of all states, 1000 editors. 101 eoIr.-s
presidents and a number Of Drenf7s7.
citizens win be asked By the Iega, T..
express an opinion on the er.ros.1
which would involve the hold5r- ~
meeting in Washington, similar r, ,t-
naval disarmament conference. u h
attended by representatives Of An Ias5
ing world powers for the ou~noss - =
reaching some agreement as to III
number Of fighting and obserre+r.,
planes to be maintained by eaos
If the opinion of the national Ia.s
ers is favorable to the Leyl0a,s r-s..
ect, President Coolidge viii he sssss
to call an international conference
necessity for immediate action :, ~
matter Of Limitation Of air armament
exists since France took the lead in an
demonstration program, and fla "a.
naming European powers have IN.
tered the mad race to overfaka tba
French. France at the present time
has 40 squadrons Of the military ma.
chimes and plans to have 90 NJ tba
end Of 1925. The planes will carry r..
millimeter cannOns and will also be
used 20 transport six machine r,rs
and their crews. The plans include
machines which viii serve as actual
troopships of the air.
England is the nearest connection
having appropriated S27,5O0OO0 to en-.
large her air armada. It has been es-
timated that by 1926 England will he
able to send aloft only 624 battle ma.
chimes in comparison with Frances /.
$50 air lighters. Italy and Russia have
actively entered the race, the latter
planning to have 10000 planes in op.
Grafton.
A statement issued recently by Va.
tional Commander Alvin Owsley calls
attention to the fact that naval and
land forces have been reduced by na.
tional agreement and that the Legion
proposes to attempt to obtain similar
measures goyeFnil~ aircraft.
''The crying need u the world today
is peace-industrial, commercial, eco
nomic peace-a restoration from the
ravages and horrors Of war, a settling
down and getting back to the sane pgr.
suits Of industry, quietude Of heart and
mind, to live in safe seclusion away
from the coyetousness Of the invader"
the statement reads.
Can we of the Legion who were
their comrades in arms not ask the
nations to pause and see what they
are doing? Preparedness in a larger
sense means a temptation to use that
which is being prepared to fight. The
wounds of the last titanic trouble are
still gaping open; the life blood Of tha
nations is still pouring out because Of +
100 mucn preparedness Tor bttAt.
Il propose to the world preparedness
for peace-a coming together in
great world conference for the limia-
ton Of airplanes for war instead Of war
to destruction. l challenge the right
of any nation to prepare any instT-
ment Of desh lotion and claim the
name of defender Of world peace
Peace will come when the people of the
world will to have peace and express
their will in solemn declaration ana
covenant sealed with honor.
America is ready to lead the way TO
secure peace in the air and she has
gone far by example to make war im'
possible on land and sea-"