The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-03
SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES.

The proposition of the Soviet delegate to the Geneva meeting of the Security Committee of the Preparatory Disarmament Commission which was that all armed forces of every nature, all imple- ments and machinery of warfare be scrapped by every nation in the world is intriguing. Regard less of it's source, possibly because of it. it will carry sentimental appeal to all persons organi- zations and nations which sincerely desrous of world peace But that the time has come when it can be adopted or will be at any rate. is hardly debatable And. too, it is one thing tn suggest that such program of turning swords into plowshares be initiated but entirely another and vastly difficult to devise ways ana means of putting it into effect
 Most of the world is looking for ways of averting wars The World War showed how disastrous to human life and property war under modern tonditions can be- And in the near de- cade elapsing since that time, there have been refnements of weapons and machinery which are calculated to make war even more terrible and costly than it was in the Armageddon of 1914-18.
 So men snd nations looking around to find practical means of averting armed conflict The very first resolution that will be presented to Congress when it meets next week will have as it's object the discouragement of war. It will be sponsored by Representative Theodore E. Bur ion of Ohio. personal friend of President Coolidge seeks of the United States in effect toward tho Latin American countries prohibiting of the ex portation of arms and munitions to any countr, that engages in aggressive war in violation o any agreement it may have made to settle it differences by arbitration or other peaceful means Mr Burton is presumed to have the counten ance of the Administration in the introduction of this resolution. He has been closely connected with the Coolidge Administration and more thai
 m in thn on foreign matters The resolution is brief de claring:
 It is hereby declared to be the pol
 icy of the United States to prohibit the
 exportation of arms, munitions or im-
 plements of war to any country which
 engages in aggressive warfare against A any other country in violation of 83 treaty convention or other agreement
 to resort to arbitration other peace
 ful means for the settlement Of interna-
 tional controversies.
 Whenever the President determines
 that any country has violated any such
 treaty and makes proclamation thereof,
 it shall be unlawful, untils otherwise
 proclaimed by the President or pro
 vided by act of Congress, to export any
 arms, munitions or implements of war sF from any place in the United States
 or any possession thereof to such
 country
 Whoever exports any arms. muni-
 tions implements of war III Nloialoh
 of this resolution shall. upon convic-
 fion thereof, be punished by fine not
 exceeding s10,0O0 by Imprisonment
 nof exceeding two years. or both. . This follows approximately the hopes e' nressed by European leaders. Indeed, Mr. Bu 1on in general way discussed it with sever' Knropean statesmen during recent trip abroa Y grhey regard 1t as having almost as much effe Y ,,nor world peace as would American mem-erh h <. 12 fhe Ieaeue of Nations. It is generally fe