Evening star., 1924-09-05
HERR|OT'S PLEDGE
| TO ARB|TRATE WAR
| HAILED BY LEAGUE
French Premier's Utterance
Declared Rainbow Presag-
ing World Peace.
ASKS U. S. TO CONTINUE
ROLE OF HELPFULNESS
Any Conference on Disarmament
Should Be Under Geneva Body's
Call, He Holds.
BY the Associated Press.


day pledged her adhesion to the prin-
ciple of arbitration, and through the
lips of Premier Herriot gave to the
world a message generally acclaimed
here as replete with hope for world
peace.
In an address to the assembly OF
the League OF Nations which was fire.
quently interrupted with long hand
clapping by the delegates and the
public, NJ. Herriot declared that
France would follow in both letter
and spirit the solemn document
known as the covenant of the League
Of Nations, which forms the first part
Of the treaty Of Versailles, and ap-
proved in principle in advance any
plan labelling as an aggressor any
country which refuses arbitration.
Hopes for L. $. Help.
Especially remarked by the dele
gates was the French premier's ref
erence to the attitude of the United
States toward the League of Nations.
We continue to hope" he said.
that the United States, which has
already given US such useful collabo-
ration and rendered US so many serv-
ices. will not refuse her cola boration
now. especially as arbitration is the
keystone Of our plan
He added that certain distinguished
citizens of the United States have al
ready assisted with suggestions of the
greatest value. This reference of the
premier was 10 the draft pact for Sc
cur:ty and disarmament drawn Up BY
q committee OF Americans.
Session SPELLS History.
With former Premier Salandrs, for
Italy. expressing approval OF the ar
bitration development, and with Great
Britain already on record through
Prime Minister MacDonalds last
years speech Gec!ar>s for making
arbitration the bxsis OF all political
life. the delegates left the ssenblE
today feeling they had participated
in 4 gathering which truly spelled
/ history.
Although committing France to the
policy OF arbitration. Premier Her
riott left no Illusions among his audi
tors that France considered that ar
bitration alone could save the world
On the contrary. he expressed belief
that the motto of the League OF Ma
tions. whose pact was q covenant o!
security, justice and right. should oe
"Pascars immortal phrase: Justice
without force is powerless; force
without justice is tyranny.
Problem Is Threefold.
To him the problems of arbitra-
ton. security and disarmament were
irseparabIe The struggle for peac"
must not consist of abstract words.
and if the leagues work was to go
down to history II must protect the
small states who had shown their
good faith by accepting the principle
Of arbitration.
Ringing applause greeted NJ. Her
riots remark that a nation. large or
small. which had freely and Holun-
tarily accepted the principle that all
disputes should be settled by arbi-
tration had right to security and
justice. Belgium always had shown
a desire to keep out of conflicts, he
continued
Declares Peace Hts Aim.
Premier Herriot began by saying
that he brought the word of France
to the assembly. and that word was
peace.
The French premier mounted the
tribune in front of the jammed audi
torium amid a hum of interest and
before beginning his address re-
ceived a great ovation.
He urged the league commission
Immediately to study this question
of arbitration upon the successful
operation of which, he believed, the
tranquility of the worlds peoples de-
pended.
But arbitration must not be a
trap for nations of good faith" he
added.
Pleads for Small Nations.
tenn of protection for small countries.
emphasizing that the great powers
could always protect themselves. Re
ferring to Germany he said:
I'VE never desired the misery of
the German people. France does not
live on hate
The applause was renewed when
NJ. Herriot continued that Germany.
If she desired admittance to the
league, should have the same treat
ment as other nations seeking ad-
mission. France adhered to the
league covenant, but wanted to make
it a living covenant.
M. Herriot in outlining the posi-
ton of France at the start of his
remarks declared that she founded
her policies on the treaty of Yer
sailles, which he said furnished a
basis of security. justice and law.
ne Cilcu the dQOpteQ DIV
the third assembly of the league
which. in harmony with the league
covenant, gave birth to concrete
movement for the reduction of arma-
ments. He insisted upon the impor-
tance of the fact that Is powers, in
expressing their views on the pro-
posed pact of mutual assistance, ac-
cepted the principle of assistance
whether or not they agreed with the
pact as a whole.
Arbitration Point Cheered.
Great cheers were given when the
French premier declared that it was
France herself, who had proposed the
arbitration feature of the London
agreement for a reparation settle
ment. He hoped, he said, that one of
the results of this fifth assembly
would be the incorporation in its
program for achievement of a pro-
viso that a future aggressor will be
a country that refuses arbitration.
This sentiment brought out renewed
applause.
In his plea for some plan for pro-
tecting the smaller countries NJ. Her.
riot, drawing his conclusions from
the philosophy of Pascal, said justice
and force must go hand in hand. but
that neither should exist without the
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