Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-31
BOY SLAYER
IS UNM0VED AS
JURY C0Nv|CTS
RED ARMY HOLDS
MENACE IN EUROPE
VIEW DR.. THOMAS
ISnecial 70 Kennebec Journal)

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Bangor. Me-, Oct. S0-"Europe
cannot hope to have preparedness
and prosperity at the same time as
serted DIR. Augustus o. Thomas,
Maine commissioner of education
and president Of the World Fedora
ton Of Education Associations. In
speaking before the Athena Club of
this city this afternoon on the sub
ject, present Day World Relations
and Future Needs of Civilization"
"The question Of disarmament
through mutual agreement has It's
difficulties" continued DIR. Thomas.
''and no one who has thought the
question through would suggest that
any nation as an isolated unit throw
down lis arms ut the present stage
of the present situation. The League
of Nations with forty seven organic
members passed on the End of Oc-
tober the protocol for the pacific
settlement of international disputes.
and the question is now deferred to
the governments represented. II they
endorse the protocol. there will be
IJiStti SoilltlS III
1925. ut will he an interesting prob
lem for the United States to work
out it's definite relationships to the
movement as a non member nation.
"How long the European nations
can continue to borrow vast sums of
money to pay cXtortionate interest
is grave question. The fact that
tremendous sums Of money are be-
ing spent for military, naval and air
equipment makes it necessary to pay
the almost confiscatory rate of in
terest. Evidently the bankers of
England and America have faith. at
least hope. that the Leagues pro-
gram of disarmament may succeed.
The success of the German loan
seems to indicate this attitude. and
while plans are under way for Il
$25O.0OO,00O loan to France. America.
in financing these loans. is virtually
Danger in Red Army
"A grave danger lies in the Red
Army. Trosky is reported to have
made the statement only recently
that the Red Army is not only the
protection of Bolshevism but the
means of Bolsheviking the world.
II Russia Is to maintain the finest
standing army in the world and 9TH
er nations disarm, there may be an
attempt to make the Red Army re-
sponsible for the spread of Bolshe
vism throughout the world. Russia
is virtually an outlaw nation today.
We have little hold upon her and can
WELD little influence. She represents
one of the great international prob
lens affecting vitality the future. II
the members of the League carry out
Il program of disarmament in the
face of a developing Red Army. they
will be hazarding independence and
freedom world wide, such as We
Americans enjoy.
international Craftsmanship Needed
what Is needed today Is the
broadcast kind of international states
manship. Our foreign policy and our
world contacts must be taken out of
the political realm. There are enough
brains in the world today to develop
an international code, and to estab-
lish a world court to enforce justice
throughout the world and to give
both race and nationality. great and
small, due credit and position.
1.-THE nations have not all advanced
10 the same degree or intelligent ap-
probation of the world situation. IT
will require some generations of ed
ucation Of purposeful sort to sup
ply the spiritual values necessary TO
back up protocols, agreements, trea-
ties and customs and to make them
mean more than idle phrases and
scraps of paper. This question de-
serves the careful consideration of
every citizen Of every country. A
generation hence may demonstrate
That cooperation and concord are not
only essential elements but possible"