Evening star., 1927-10-03
Observers See Hopeful Sign
In Leagues New Peace Moves

American interest in the latest
moves Of the League Of Nations for
disarmament and peace is tempered
by the ever decided differences OF
viewpoint concerning the League It.
self and all it's works. Nevertheless,
many observers find hopeful signs In
the methods now being followed in
approaching the big problems. :.
'The Assembly of the League"
according to the New York Times,
"adjourns amid far brighter pros
poets for the cause Of disarmament
than seemed possible a week ago.
This has been brought about by
frank recognition of the fact that the
problem Of disarmament cannot be
studied in disregard Of the problem
of security. On the other hand, 1t
has been perceived that the two prob
lens must be separately studied. 1t
was the mischief of the Preparatory
the year and of the Naval Limita-
ton Conference which followed it
that they attempted to deal with Sc
curity in terms Of armament"
"The very fact that EurOpe's hopes
have not been blasted by continued
failure is an encouraging sign," says
the Kalamazoo Gazette. ut shows
that European statesmen realize at
least one important truth-that the
peace-time progress of the nations
cannot be advanced as 1t should be
while peoples are staggering under
heavy armament loads, and that the
way to economic recovery, to security,
and even to peace itself, Is through
disarmament"
The Newark Evening News declares:
"The members of the Assembly are
right-minded. They know their prob
lem and are resolved to solve it. A
good many barriers have still to be
cleared away, but the will Is ex-
pressed, and where there is will
there is a way not very far of"
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Speaking of the decision to convene
the Preparatory Disarmament Com.
mission in December, the Louisville
Courier-Journal observes: '"The prob
lem is still far from solution, but a
problem is perceptibly advanced when
it is understood; and peace, happily,
is not a condition to be attained. Peace
exists and the object is to retain it."
Giving credit to the small nations for
forcing the issue5 the Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin points out that lit
commission, to meet at the same time
as the Preparatory Commission, TO
study the problem of security" and
that paper continues. Security means
to the practical French mind one
Of armed assistance
against aggression"
"It is said that the United States
may be invited to meet with the.
security subcommittee, remarks the
Providence Bulletin. perhaps the
administration will decide to partici-
pate, but advices from the State De-
partment indicate that we will prob
ably observe the meetings up to the
time when our technical experts are
needed on the Preparatory Commits
sion itself. Security Is largely a
European political problem with which
the United States cannot become en-
tangled"
The Kansas City Journal-Post Is Of
the opinion that "the promise OF a
League Of Nations drive for disarma-
ment December l, under the lead of
the special commission on ornaments,
does not arouse much expectation.
There are. two reasons for this-(D
the nations are so concerned each as
to its own situation that they cannot
consider a properly balanced program;
(2) the scheme in the covenant Is not
based on practical understanding OF
the subject and would be unavoidable"
Hoiding thai the most effective dis
aEeument Is economic. thsl
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