San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-20

are thinking, instead, of the
next step in the consolida-
ton of that world peace
which II the dream Of all serious
minded people who witnessed and re-
member anything Of the tragedies OF
the Great War.
The word disarmament" Is upon
everyone's lips now that the guaran-
tees Of the Locarno Treaty, which not
20 long ago seemed 50 difficult Of ad-
justment, have at least become q seal
I'd document.
Since these great nations have come
- near to deciding that none OF them
. must fight, why not disarm altogether:
That u the sentiment which il spring
ing up and crystsllizing.
SOME REAL OBSTACLES.
Il would seem indeed to be the
only sane conclusion to the past of
Locarno. But 20 we all thought when
al the nations of the earth-including
America--adhered to the covenant OF
t1e League of Nations at Versailles.
What are the difficulties in the
way of such an ideal state of things?
They are not by any means insur-
mountable but at the moment they are
very real The chief obstacle Is the
state of Russia and her relations with
the rest of Europe. Just as the fu-
fure Of Europe and Of the world will
depend largely upon disarmament. 90
disarmament will depend upon Rus
sia and her attitude towards the
League Of Nations.
She still IL q danger and q menace,
not only to her neighbors but in all
quarters Of the globe. In the Fast,
China is being permeated with boil
shevik propaganda and some of her
armies are being equipped out of boil
being trained by Russian officers.
AMERICA INFECTED.
Nor 10 the American continent i'm
mune from these activities. Someone
who has lately returned from South
America told me that even some OF
the South American republics are feel
ing the effects OF the insidious and
peryasivs propaganda Of the boil
sheviks.
On the other hand, Mr.. Tchitcherin,
one of the ablest and most accomplish
ed foreign secretaries in the world, has
been visiting Berlin and Paris; and
although his declarations upon the Sc
curity pact are not too conciliatory,
the doors Of Russia do not appear to
be quite closed 10 reasonable negotia- |
ton. 1t is important, for two reasons,
that peace with Russia should be &C.
complished In order 10 stabilize
Europe and indeed the world. IL she
were on friendly terms with her neigh
bors and did not feel herself to be
an outcaet from the society Of the
European nations, she would cease TO
attack their institutions.
CREATES VICIOUS CIRCLE
1t Is not so much that the Boil
Ihevik teaching Is dangerous to. those
Institutions - the fact that these
incessapt Russian attacks upon them
create q sense Of evaporation in the
minds of these countries and make
them continue 70 treat Russia as a
pariah nation. Thus the vicious cir
Gle goes on: Russia, in her turn,
retaliates In her own way and the
peace of the world is always in a
state Of precariousness for that rea-
son-
Russia Is, moreover, dissatisfied
about her western frontiers, which /
were settled at q time when she had
20 much internal trouble that che
could not defend them. II she were
TO make up her mind, however, to
join the League OF Nations, her rela-
lions towards other countries would
immediately undergo a change and
the question of frontiers could be set
lied smicably.
CONFLICT Is CERTAIN
But unless she does this, it is pure
b Q question OF time before her
economic recovery viii enable her 10
take military steps to redress her
grievances. At the moment, she can
not equip her armies for she has not
the resources TO do so. Her inva-
sion of Poland was a failure owing
70 lack of the most elementary mill
tary equipment. Her army did not
even possess a sufficiency of cars
for the purpose Of carrying food and
ammunition TO her soldiers. Il
Economic recovery in Russia would
inevitably mean, under present COD
ditions, an improvement in her mill
tary equipment. Today, Russia is o |
hostile and antagonistie nation at war I
with the rest OF civilization. Now her (
armies are too ill-equipped for aggres- i
sion but, with economic recovery, she q
win be more efficiently armed than a
she was in 1924. Trotsky is once :
more reinstalled and be is different =
type Of administrator from the inept
and corrupt Sukomolinoff. .
J1OPARDIZES PEACE.
Sukomolinoff sent millions 10 the ?
battlefield without sufficient rifles, a
cannon and ammunition. But proper s.
" re-armed, BolShevik Russia would. q
sooner or later. pounce upon one of a
her nfighbors and tear and claw them Il
70 p'nces and the peace Of the whole a
word would once more be leopard L
lied. v
In such circumstance, what could S
France doi The Russian frontier is a I
long way off. Russia is the most diff g
iicult country in the world TO attack o
successfully and still more to con t
quer. Napoleon was not the only
military chieftain who discovered that.
IL Is no wonder that the fears Of the 4
Little Entente are not altogether al
layed BY the signing Of the Locarno