Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-05

il tremendous desire for peace shared
by 95 per cent of all the peoples of
the world will enable President
Hoover and the British prime min
lister to solve the naval power prob
lem, said Ramsay Macdonald, speak
ing today at luncheon given the
Council Of the League of Nations by
the International Association Of
Journalists accredited to the League.
BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA. September S. Premier
Aristide BRAND of France. whose ora
torical triumphs have won him the
reputation of the most brilliant orator
of Europe, received the biggest acclama-
tion Of his long career today before the
tenth assembly of the League Of Ma
tions, when he made a stirring tribute
to the decade of work by the League and
scourged war-makers and all those who
secretly foster the spirit of war in the
coming generations.
When, in his memorable address, he
sent forth an appeal to the women OF
the world to protect their children from
false ideas of strife and from those
doctrines calculated to inculcate pre)u-
dice and hatred among peoples. the
great audience which packed the as
sembly hall burst into wild and pro-
longed cheers. H.
The French premier cotnented hlm-
self with a modest reference 10 MS
project for a United States OF Eu-
rope" saying that although his loea
had been described as dream ne was
could establish closer ties TO tnen
mutual benefit.
Economic Disarmament.
He asked the governments to study
this problem, remarking slgnlncantly
that in addition to military disarma-
nent there was another KIND OK dls-
that was necessary, ana tnat
was an economic one. He peheVeo tnas
problem should be attacked from 'he
political standpoint.
All the delegates, including nearly
a score of premiers and foreign min
isters and as many again OF former
nren1iers and former foreign ministers,
rose to greet NJ. BRAND as ne came
down from the rostrum.
II was an impressive tribute 70 the
great French premier. whose small form
Seemed modestly desirous OF enacing
itself in the crowd.
The ovation did not END In the as.
sembly hall itself, for a big crowo nae
gathered in the streets outside ana
hailed him with cheers of spontaneous
admiration a on his appearance.
BRAND, begun by saying that the
leagues decade of life had demon
strated its active power IN many 90
mains and triumphed over the heavy
difficulties which faced it at FIRST.
Called Great Moral Force.
"The League has vanquished irony
and criticism. 1t has the connoence
Of all peoples and it is great morai
force" he declared impressively.
M BRAND said that the League had
waged a tremendous campaign against
war and has been able to do so because
{ had prepared propitious atmosphere.
He insisted that the pact signed In
Paris last year really framed the
ideals of the League and announced
that he had deposited text OF 1t with
the League for registration.
The French premier, however. saw
the necessity for further measures to
assure consolidation of the progress
made toward peace. War had been
as a crime, but it was now
mot only to condemn war, but
also to make war an impoSsibility.
What will happen If one or more
nations violate the pact? How Will the
signatory nations prevent it?" he asked
his auditors, composed of some OF the
greatest statesmen In the world Of In
Lernational affairs.
Defends Concessions.
Extending his comment to the field of
world affairs in general, the French
premier remarked taht at The Hague
reparation conference he would have
been untrue to peace and concord II
he had allowed several millions OF
to prevent France from helping
TO liquidate the problems OF the great
war Had he held back on concessions
he would not have been entitled to be
welcomed back to France, the premier
added.
He had a firm hope that the Anglo
American naval conversations would
succeed and that the disarmament COM
mission of the League could convoke
There was, however, another kind OF
necessary disarmament, Premier BRAND
warned his hearers, and that was eco
nomic disarmament. He believed this
problem must be taken out of the do
main Of technicalitieS and handled
from political standpoint.
Getting down to what has been called
the project of United States Of Eu-
rope" M. BRAND said that this idea
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