Evening star., 1928-04-19
international Realities.

Il in no wise detractS from or mini
raiEeS the Importance Of Secretary Kel-
logSs S ovcrbIgeS to the great powers for
Pronunciation of war" TO consider the
NeTn realities III the international Situs-
Non. which Strew the path to permanent
peace with tllornS Bismarck III his day
called them tmponderables.
II Mr.. Stnonds' Geneva dispatch in
The Sunday Star there were Sidelights
CT the pveSeat-hour European Situa-
ti0n which graphically illuminate exist
tng world politics. He speaks Of her re-
hcfsnce 70 abandon that sea power
which gives Great Britain established
supremacy. lie shows how Britain's tn
sistence upon superior naval strength
oepTiyeS her ot calling upon France to
reduce ilcv military armament. He re-
fers to the Versailles treaty provisions
which imposed military and naval i'm
potency upon the Germans, and Won
GERS how long Germany will consent to
remain politically negligible" He
mentions PoIand's unwillingness 70 re-
ouce her army as long as no Eastern
Iocarno" pledges Germany TO respect
the latter's eastern frontiers as perma-
nenE as the Western Locarno" has
fixed ner borders which run with those
Of France.
Throughout Mr.. Simonds' thoughtful
rev5ew runs a note Of European hope
lessneSs. as far ss the utility Of further
conferences for disarmament purposes
Is concerned He makes it plain that
until European countries are guaran-
teed security the integrity CT
their territory-"d disarmament" is DOOM
&C tc remain paous aspiration. "As
for the Italians remarks Mr.. SiraondS.
parentheticalIy. they are definitely fol-
loving under Fascismo program Of
military and naval development" Else
where on the same page Of The Sunday
Star. which contained this disquisition
hv a trained American observer. were
two other pieces Of European news.
Hungary Is Looking Forward to Return
Of Lost Territories" ran the headline
scross one Of them. Spain Seen aS
Tending Toward Absolute Monarchy"
was the caption which adorned the
ether. Conditions thus epitomized are
not such as 70 encourage the faith that
we are heading irresistibly toward
wsriess world.
Take an illustration that comes home
more clearly 70 ourselves. Our relations
with Japan we're never better than they
are today. The four r-power Pacific
treaty. signed a. the Washington con-
ference six years ago. ushered in an era
CT good feeling and security between
the United States and Nippon. Even
the intervening crisis Of our immigra-
ton exclusion laws. while II strained,
SIC not seriously impair japanese Amer
ican friendship Yet we continue 70
maintain the overwhelming bulk Of our
naval power on the West Coast. Ameri-
can statesmen recognize the "imponder-
asles" in the Pacific situation.
Take Stiu another illustration that
Amerscans viii have no difficulty In un-
6eggtanding. The Monroe Doctrine re-
mains the keystone In the arch Of the
Unssed States foreign policy. We would
like our sister nations throughout the
globe to Join Us In renouncing var "as
an instrument of national policy" But
lives there anywhere an American with
political soul 30 atrophied as 70 imagine
tnat. Var-FenunciGtion treaties Or not.
the United States would not unhesitat-
ing1y resort 70 war IL the Monroe Doc
trlne from any quarter we're 70 be az
sailed Or viol&sed7
These are International realities. They
eanno. be eovenantec out of existence
We can highly and sincerely resolve 70
consider for their solution, as Article II
Of The suggested Kellogg BRAND draft
treaty proposes, none except pacific
means" but untA uDoDia's banners are
Gylsg from the rsmparfs u reRen-
crate mankind. we shall snhabit q world
E1Eehargee S4th the possibilities ot con-
Esef.
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