Evening star., 1924-08-21
HARBORD WARNS
AGAINST PAC|F|SM'
Former Deputy Chief of Staff
Talks of German Russian
Chinese-Japanese Alliance.
By the Associated Press.

CHAUTAUQUA, n. Y, August 21.-
Warning of a German Russian Chi
nese-Japanese combination was ex-
pressed today by Maj. Gen. James G.
Harbord, former deputy chief of staff
of the Army, in an address before the
Institute on International Relations
from the Christian point Of view. He
urged adequate American armament
and international corporation I for
Limitation of competitive arming.
He declared that Russia and Ger
many would not remain content to be
excluded from the Far East, and that
our unhappy manner of doing the
thing we had a right to do may have
lost-us the warm friendship of Japan.
What would German Russian
Chinese-Japanese combination do to
the plans of the -world?" he asked.
What could withstand a union OF
white, yellow and brown gathered
from the Rhine to China Sea, and
what is there impossible, or even un-
likely, in such an alliance?
with all the Latin American states
in the League of Nations can we
maintain the Monroe doctrine with
these countries south of US carrying
their disputes before that political or
ganization for settlement?
These are some of the things that
should be considered by those who
are moved by the plea of disarma-
ment.
Afmanents Not Factor.
American armaments have never
been real factor in either the causa-
tion or prevention of war except
when they have been inadequate they
have encouraged stronger powers to
presume upon our supposed weak
ness. 1t is for that reason that most
military men who have studied his
tory are of the opinion that, far from
being cause of war, adequate Amer
lean armaments would tend to quiet
any international situation.
But when it comes to the world,
exclusive of the American continent,
it must be admitted that competitive
growth of ornaments breeds a feel
ing of international insecurity. In
close contiguity there is little diff
ference between what is needed to
defend you and that which could be
used to intimidate your next-door
neighbor."
Gen. Harbord indorsed the plan for
of armament drawn up by
Prof. ]. T. Shotwell of Columbia and
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, which has been
distributed to various governments
by the eLague of Nations. Gen. Har-
bord said the treaty involved in the
plan would minimize the probability
of aggressive war.
Opportunity in Treaty.
"If," he said. 1.-The United States is
honestly desirous of ending aggres-
sive wars and of establishing an in
ternational state of mind under
which security can exist, I consider
that the opportunity lies in this sug-
gested treaty. 1t involves no al
lance with foreign powers. 1t con-
templates no punitive expeditions
sent at the call of any outside au-
thority. It robs Congress of none of
its constitutional powers.
1t creates no superstate and sur
renders no sovereignty"
Gen. Harbord criticised those church
leaders who urge Christians not to
take part in any war, saying that this
doctrine seeking to align the church
against national defense by war
logically leads to the formation of a
clerical party. He added: "If the ex-
treme religious pacifists were really
desirous of destroying our independ-
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