Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-18
Says Regional Agreements to
Reduce ~Armaments Must
Precede Sweeping Slash.
DENIES GENEVA ENJOYS
ARE TO BE WITHDRAWN
Gives Review of American Policy
in Address at Plattsburg
Shrine dwelling.
By the Associated Press.

PLATTSBURG, n. Y. August 49,
The Washington Government wants
results" in the shape of progressive
ultimately reduce ornaments, par
ticularly naval ornaments, Secretary
kellogg said here today in an address
chiefly devoted to review of Ameri-
can policy in connection with the
Geneva preliminary arms limitation
conference.
He denied categorically that the
Washington administration contem-
plates withdrawal from the Geneva
discussion. On the contrary, he said,
the Government was working. and
would continue to work. for the sue
cess of that effort to clear the road
for actual steps to cut down military
burdens.
The occasion of the address was the
unwilling of monument here TO
Commodore Thomas Macdonough, who
led American naval forces on the
Great Lakes to victory in the War
Of 1912. That battle, MIR. kellogg said,
initiated the friendship between the
two great branches Of the Anglo.
Saxon race which has endured over
100 years"
1T is inconceivable." he said. that
anything can bring these nations
again into the conflict of war
Summarizes Enjoys Work.
Mr.. Kelloggs review of America
policy at Geneva was presented after
a stay of several days At the Summer
White House at Paul Smiths, in con-
ference with President Coolidge on
foreign relations. He declared the
time to be opportune to summarize
what the American delegation at
Geneva had been trying to accom-
plish. He began this summary by
saying that the United States had mo
selfish interests to serve" at Geneva.
I'VE have advocated the desira bility
of starting with regional agreements
which would strike at the root of the
problem by removing from nation
the fear OF aggression from its imme-
date neighbors,' he said in discussing
the American view on land arma.
ments. by progressing from modest
beginnings We are more likely to go
forward than II all nations wait until
some universally applicable scheme
of arms reduction Is formulated.
1T seems almost an impossible task
TO draw up any pan WHICH would
he acceptable TO all nations. Nor is
this essential to progress.
Wide Formula Unnecessary.
cit is dificult to see the relation
Of the land ornaments of the Far
East to those of Western Europe or
of such ornaments in Europe to those
of North and South America. Thus
1t seems an unnecessary as well as a
futile task to attempt to devise an
all.embracing formula for the reduc-
ton of the armies of the world.
If we must delay all action until condi
tions are everywhere ideal we would
have to abandon hope of any arms
limitation for some time to come"
The American Army Is so small
MIR. Kellogg said, that it never had
been deterrent to other powers on
either side Of the world who desired
to reduce or limit their own forces
Because Of this. he added. .Ameri, an
interest was less immediate at Geneva
in the land ornaments question. al
though its participation in limitation
of naval armament was more direct
Here TN naval armaments) it is
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