Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-18
SPEAKER REVIEWS
STATUS Of EUROPE
Council for Prevention of War
Told U. S. Should Approve
Kellogg Pact.

Hailing the Kellogg peace pact as "a
formal indictment of war" and a moral
weapon to be used in their fight against
big naval programs, James G. Mac
Donald. director of the Foreign Policy
Association of New York, principal
speaker at the annual meeting OF the
National Council for the Prevention OF
War in Congress Hall Hotel last night,
urged the ratification of the pact,
warning that failure on Americas
part to do so would "be tragedy to us
and to the world"
Taking as his topic "A Balance Sheet
Ten Years After the Armistice," Mac
Donald reviewed in detail the status
in European countries from the stand
point of material progress, democracy,
international relations, ornaments, the
League of Nations and the Kellogg pact.
Although materially Europe has
progressed much more rapidly since the
war than was expected, the standard
of living is ''pitifully low" compared to
ours, and the continent is slowly
marching to the goal of large scale
production which makes American
standards possible, Macdonald said.
Only two countries had failed to adj
vance in the last decade, according to
the speaker. These were Austria and
Great Britain. The latter country was
characterized by Macdonald as IAN
extraordinary example of how expen-
sive it is to win war;"
Britain Still Struggling.
Great Britain is still struggling with
problems of fundamental difficulties
greater than those faced by any other
European country, with the exception
of Russia, and it is an open question in
nv mind whether she will be able TO
solve the problems and make the adj
justmentS in such way as to remain
a world power" Macdonald declared.
Pointing out that those countries now
under relationships never had a salts
factory form of democracy, Macdonald
claimed, after analyZing the organiza-
ton of most European states at present,
that there was nothing to indicate de-
cline in democratic institutions.
Present international relations are
source of great optimism, the speaker
said. when compared with those of 10
years ago, asserting that only in the
cases of Russia and Poland and France
and Italy does there seem any diff
Guilty of adjustment
Alive to War Fever.
Although his resume of the arma-
ment situation, especially in view of
aviation development, did not lead to
an optimistic conclusion. Macdonald
held out the hope to his listeners that
the world was alive to the danger of
"feverish competition" so that real
progress might be expected in the i'm
mediate future.
The League of Nations, Macdonald
said, today has the countenance of
the world" while the Kellogg peace
pact was welcomed as an indication
that the United States was now part
of world organized to fight war"
Mrs. Anna Garlin Spenser presided
as toastmistress. The guests were well
coined by Clement Biddle of New York,
president of the council, and short ad-
dresses were made by Frederick j.
Libby, executive secretary of the coun-
Gil; Miss Jane Adams of Chicago.
Bishop Ashton Oldham of Albany. Mrs.
Lucia Anes Mead of Brookline. Mass:
Rev. Peter Ainslee of Baltimore and
Miss Julia Lathrop.