New Britain herald., 1929-12-13
SAYS CAPITALISTS
 GAN END ALL WARS
Former Shipping Board Head
 Has Novel Peace Plan

Washington, Dec. 13. While the five principal naval powers prepare to quibble at London over few cruisers more or less, other minds who have no political penalties to fear if they speak frankly are con tlnulng to suggest programs Of more fundamental nature for the elimination of war.
 It almost seems as if there were growing disposition to disbelieve the often-heard theory that war is inevitable and that as long as thero is human nature there will be war.
 Edward N. Hurley of Chicago former chairman of the shipping board, a manufacturer and an out standing authority on international business, is attracting world wide attention by his proposal to abolish war through control of industrial raw materials.
 More Radical Than Russell
 At the same time Hurley was making his proposal public, MT Bertrand Russell, the brilliant Eng fish philosopher and author, was ad- dressing the National Open Forum or the Jewish Community Center here. And Russell was saying among other things, that to prevent war we must have an international authority to ration out raw ma tcrals.
 Russell had the same funda- mental idea as Hurley. Like Hurley, He pointed out that war couldn't he waged without raw materials and that if belligerent nations didn't have raw materials they couldn't wage war.
 Strangely enough, the Hurley idea Of bringing about such a sys- tenn of control is infinitely more radical than the Russell idea. Rus sell like Premier Ramsay Mac Donald Of Great Britain, is a So- cialist. He has radical ideas on great many things. But his pro posal is to educate popular opinion to the point where it will elect governments sworn to carry out these steps necessary to establish permanent peace and he admits than 1t may take quite a little time.
 On the other hand, Hurley is a capitalist, a conservative million aire Democrat, and very far politi- cally from the Socialist point of view.
 But he hasn't Russclrs patience. He sees an opportunity for attain ing the same end which he believes can be realized immediately. What could be more simple, he asks, than for the industrial leaders of the world who control most of the world supply and allotment of 10 or 12 of the necessary basic raw materials of industry to get to- sether and exert their control so that no bclligerent nation might be able to wage war effectively.
 Russell, in his address here, pro- posed something similar He said that the international financiers could abolish war by withholding credit from belligerents. But he indicated a belief that this was rather utopian dream and that first there would have to be another war after which the participating nations would all repudiate their debts.
 Hurley. however, advanced his suggestions as as concrete proposal and presented it to President Thenuks of the International Cham Der of Commerce.
 It is interesting to note that neither this hard-headcd business man or this philosopher were con- tent to repose faith in the efficacy of the Kellogg peace treaties or in any of the other international peace agreements.
 The most impressive thought brought out by Hurley was that such small group of men here and in Europe has such 8 potential in fluence on the future of the world.
 The Rulers of the World
 Here are those he mentioned as having virtual veto power against war If they should act in concert:
 Oil: Walter s. Teaglo and Sir Henry Deterding, Copper: John D. Ryan and F. Franque of Belgium. Rubber: Harvey Firestone and II. Erie Miller of England. Steel: James A. Farrell, Charles M. Schwab, Willis X. King, James X. Campbrll-all Americans; Sir Hugh Bell, Sir Ar thur J. Dorman and Sir Robert A. Hadfield of Englan1: Eugene Schneider, Francois de Wendell and Alexander DreuX of France; Dr. AL bert Noeglcr and Dr. Fritz ThysScn of Germany and Jacques Von Hoe garden of Belgium. Chemicals: Pierre s. Dupont, of America; Carl Bosch and Dr. August Diehn of Ger many; Lord MelChett and Sir Will liam Alexander Barta of England and M. Donat- -Agache of France. Electric and automotive industries: Owen D. Young, Gerard Swopc, A. w. Robinson and Charles r. Kcttcr- ing, all Americans.
 Now, If these men do not act on Hurley's suggestion, apparently all that remains is to put them alto gether in a cage and keep them there unti they agree to do their stuff.