Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

interested in the welfare of Europe
and the cause Of world peace" con-
cludes the st. Paul paper.
Better partially to disarm, by re-
gional agreements" advises the Ann
Arbor TimesNews independently, than
to confer forever on universal dis
armament and make no progress.
That Is one way, anyhow, of salvaging
something from the Geneva wreck"
The Schenectady Gazette independent
Democratic) suggests the process:
Sections Of continent may conclude
agreements. Then all parts of the
continent. And finally one continent
with another. In this way local prob
lens and difficulties will be gotten out
Of the way and settled before the
larger contracts are undertaken" The
BinghamtOn Press independently ap-
proves Of this plan for land arma.
ments. and adds: CAS- for naval re.
duction. the chief naval powers should
consider that among themselves. And
the United States is waiting to CO.
operate with them when they are
willing to do it," Regional agreements
would constitute IAN evolutionary
growth" in the opinion of the Reno
Gazette Republican). which comedies
they would lessen the possibility of
hostilities in those countries where it
was most probable"
1.-THE Locarno pacts," according to
the Jersey City Journal independent
Republican,, "offer some precedent for
these agreements, the first purpose of
nations are saved from the threat of
attack by their immediate neighbors.
This makes possible a closer compari.
son of armament strength and a more
equitable decision as to the amount
each nation should cut out of it's mill
tary establishment" The Ithaca Jour.
Mathews independently adds that "Mr.
kellogg expresses the genuine desire
Of this country to be helpful and that
perhaps the administration will soon
go a little further and indicate what
1t has to offer toward the solution of
the question Of security
I'm Britain, and probably in France
and Italy," says the Baltimore Sun
| independently ARE many millions Of
people who have neither heart nor
stomach for naval programs that I'M
necessarily cost money and invite
peril. They will not be Indifferent for
all time to proposals that make for
economy and for security from a Ma
ton that can OutSpend and Outbuild
them, one and ALL" The San Antonio
Express independent Democratic) be-
lieves that Secretary Kellogg's address
may expedite the calling of a second
international conference on navy limi-
tation," while the Kalamazoo Gazette
independently directs attention to the
fact that at the Washington confer
ence the work was finally limited to
placing restrictions on capital ships
and aircraft carriers, with the under.
| standing that other types of war YES
sells would be considered in the future
If the governments represented at
Geneva" suggests the Gazette, would
follow similar course with respect to
land ornaments, they would undoubt.
eddy make more Roadway"
1.-The delegates in Geneva know
from Mr.. Kellogg's utterance," as
| serts the ST. Joseph News-Pres tin
dependent. that the Government of
the United States considers futile any
effort to effect a general. inflexible
plan of world disarmament. to affect
equally and without regard to regional
and special conditions. all the nations
of the EARTH The Louisville Courier
Journal Democratic holds the further
opinion that the only country where
disarmament could be put into effect
without jeopardiZing the idea of Sc
| curity or weakening the military or
| naval strength that protects COM
mercs would be the United etataA" =.