Evening star., 1928-06-12

[E0N ID. FESS,
e Republican national convention today.
been aggravated by our associates pro-
ceeding to carry out the provisions of
treaty which We had not ratified
and which had granted to others Ameri-
can rights without our consent by
treaty or otherwise, such as our rights
in the islands in the northern Pacific,
and other mandate agreements among
our associates. The correction of these
wrongs was difficult, but expeditions
and complete
Soon after the Inauguration of War
rem @. Harding. we turned our atten-
ton TO removing some of the burdens
OF war. The results OF the Washing
ton conference were the tripartite
treaty, in tightening the burdens OF
war taxation, lessening the chances
OF war, and ending naval rivalry: the
nine power treaty which secured DO
litlcal and territorial integrity OF China
and the open door OF all nations in
that ancient empire; the five power
treaty which provided for the machin-
cry 10 insure judicial settlement Of
disputes arising in the Pacific: and In
addition 10 these treaties we secured
a cancellation OF the Anglo Japanese
alliance. and the return OF Sh@ntung
10 China.
Our attention was next turned to-
ward the problem Of economic recovery
OF Europe. The war had left once pros
porous countries in what seemed hope
less chaos. On all sides were observed
the results and the victims of war: want
and suffering everywhere, due TO the
ravagcs OF war and the failure to get
back TO work. The uncertainty OF
reparations, the persistence of national
bitterness, and the dislocationS OF all
order, industrial. social political, and
the loss Of needed capital, blocked re-
covery.
The hardness OF necessary steps to
make peace adjustments clogged the
channels OF European credit, which
otherwise wcuid tap the reservoir OF
American credit awaiting safe invest
ment.
After years OF foundering OF Euro
pean statesmen in the bog OF economic
confusion In a vain effort to find re-
lief, with no promise of success. the
Republican leadership ventured TO sug-
gest a solution. which in due time and
after consideration was accepted. which
placed the problem under the direction
OF American genius and at once opened
the way To economic recovery
Insurance of World Peace.
This effort having succeeded, our at
tention was next turned to insurance of
permanent peace. IL has ever been
fundamental principle with this country
mat complete and permanent prosper
Ivy Is impossible with any nation that
consumes through unproductive sources
as much or more than 1t produces. No
nation can permanently prosper IL its
military establishments consume more
than the rest Of the nation produces,
hence our efforts TO induce limitation
OF European armies, following our eX-
ample after the close OF the war, when
we reduced from 100000 10 1877 900
men. Inis situation explains our anxi-
ety 10 employ this method OF compare
tive reduction OF military forces as the
surest plan for world peace and pros
perity OF individual nations
After failure of at least four confer
ences To secure treaties OF security
which had been named as basis for
limitation, 1t was the suggestion OF an
Amerlcan citizen 10 broaden the scope
or the treaty to include other European
e'NtNt iC9hltG0 III lIlE IAIAiDuS
Locarno conference, and which opened
the way, AS IL was thought, for further
Limitation. The President deferred TO
The League Council 10 take the initiative
10 cail The conference at Geneva. The
word is FAMILIAR with our efforts in that
conference, only 10 be blocked by Eu-
rope, especially France and Italy. on the
PROGRAM as related TO armies, and later
a. related To naval cruisers. by Russia
france offered q substitute TO outlaw
war by resolution and asked us 10 agree
our nation agreed on condition that IL
was 10 be broadened 10 include all ma
ilons, making II multilateral instead of
bilaterhl. To this France a reed on
condition That IL was 10 be limited to
aggressive war, Our Nation insists that
~ must include all wars to be effective,
VthfrWlse war could be resofted to bv
declaring 1t to be defensive, the usual
claim OK every beligerent. The powerful
influence OF the President was placed
sluarely behind this movement on
memorial day which will undoubtedly
compel Europe 10 make favorable
reply.
the attitude Of the military com
tGies OF the Old World has been seri-
ously disappointing 10 this country to-
ward rational proposals for permanent
peace, Declarations Of peace are in
effective when drowned out by the
CHATTER of armament. Our good faith
mas been shown Ia our leadership In
The washington limitation conference
whieli WAS the boldest stroke for per-
tnanenl peace In modern history, In
The reduction OF our armies 10 the
small number OF l37. 900, mere ma
tiofhl police force, without waiting for
agreements with European powers; In
our loan adjustments, the terms of
which provoked bitter criticism on the
part or some of our citizens as unfair
To our own people in our willingness
and our actual service to assist in the
economic recovery OF these nations, aa
well rs In our cooperation IN the work
oF rehabilitation That leadership has
been especially displayed In our con~
bibtent Efforts 10 promote world peace,
and never with more promise than
Today.
Widely Expanded Interests.
our concern for world peace Is aug
tnented because ot our widely expanded
interests that carry Americans Ia all
parts 0f tlis globe, neGessitatina not
Ices Than 90 diplomatic missions and
over 800 consular posts, employing over
$500 experts, eeAttered throughout thn
world. Ia look after hundreds Of thou
hands Of Americans, representing hln~
dfeds 0f millions nf dollars NJ Invest
ments, our foreign commerce Is ap-
preaching the bewiMefIng figure OF
10000, 100000 per war THESE far