Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
Nations
ATTITUDE 0NPEACE
Speakers at Anti. War Group
Dinner Discuss Feeling
Toward U. S.

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China and their attitude toward the
United States and world peace were
discussed by speakers at a goodwill
dinner of the National Council for Pre-
vention of War last night in the Young
Women's Christian Association Build
ing at Seventeenth and X streets.
The dinner was one of the features
Of the annual conference of the touncil
now being held here.
The speakers were Willmott Lewis,
Washington correspondent Of the Lon
don Times; Gideon A.: Lyon. associate
kuehn Of the commission for liquidation
of war claims between the United
States and Germany; DR.. Kiang Kang-
HUI, president Of the University OF
Shanghai, and DR.. Loyal Lincoln Writ.
secretary of the western office of the
council. DR.. Edward T. Devine of New
York. director of the Yorkville- Bellevue
health demonstration, presided.
Hopeful for Naval Farley.
OF special interest in view Of the
approaching arms conference in London
in January, were the speeches of Mr..
Lewis and Mr.. Lyon who were hopeful
In their opinion of the outcome of
the conference, at least SO far IS con-
Germs Great Britain, the United States
and Japan.
Mr.. lewis viewed the movement to-
ward peace Is keeping pace with the
progress of civilization and government
which extend and enlarge in concentric
circles h AREAS Of peace" formed by
u%nification Of persons, communities,
States and nations into harmonious
wholes.
Speaking Of the London conference,
Mr.. Lewis asserted that "only the states
manship of President Hoover has made
It possible, and this statement ome
from an Englishman." Even If the con-
ference fails at complete accord, he de-
clared, there should result at least a
tripartite agreement between the United
States, the British Commonwealth of
Nations and Japan. Then, he indicated,
these nations can say to France and
Italy, If they do not wish TO sign, ON
fort yourselves as If you had signed for
two or three years and then come back
and we will talk it over again.
The British newspaper man gave 1t
as his opinion that peace would be
brought about at last only by h SUBJ
Stitution of a positive for a negative
attitude for peace among the nations of
the world, and particularly the United
States.
There was a time when an Amer
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eign disputes would have been severely
criticized" he said. II pray for the
day when the American statesman who
does not interfere for peace will be
severely censored"
Conflict Unthinkable.
Mr.. Lyon, who recently toured the
!! Orient with a group of prominent
newspaper men under the auspices of
the Carnegie Endowment for Interna-
tional Peace, made 1t clear that he was
presenting an impartial view of Japan,
speaking neither for the Japanese or
American people or Government.
Conflict between Japan and u
! country is next to unthinkable,'' he de-
clared. ITO take the shortest possible
| step to understanding, let US look at
| Japan's trade relations with the United
States for guidance in estimating the
chances, not of war, but of peace be-
tween the two countries"
Mr.. Lyon then went on to quote from
the Japan Year Book for 1928 figures
which showed that this country is by
far the greatest importer Of Japanese
goods.
He said: "Can there be better proof
of the peace pudding than these few
figures? Jingoism may have prevailed
in Japan at n period of her recent
ueNclOpIlcIlI as q IucIIlDCI VI IIlc 4diiAAy
Of nations. But one of the most pow
erful lessons Japan has learned in the
past rs years Is that jingoism Is folly.
highly dangerous folly. The present
generation Of Japanese statesmen know
that in the peaceful advancement Of the
material interests of the country, in
the development Of trade, in the educa-
ton Of the people, in the i'm
provement Of their condition and
In the cultivation of friendly relations
with all other nations lies Japan's most
important, most profitable, most patri-
otto line of e~ndeavor."
Germany Gratifed.
DR.. Leverkuehn pointed out that the
recent developments in Washington
tending toward reduction of ornaments
are regarded in Germany with gratifi-
cation, the methods of procrastination
heretofore employed at Geneva and
elsewhere during the last 10 years hav-
ing called forth deep disappointment.
Against this he hailed the recent con-
versations between President Hoover
and Prime Minister Macdonald as fore
runners OF real action. He said that it
Is felt by all Germans that the death
of DR.. Stresemann was particularly
tragic as occurring just when active
I progress seems at hand in furthering
the ideals he fostered.
DR.. Kiang Kang-Hu explained Chinese
philosophy as a philosophy of peace.
and said that while China is overrun
with wars, in time the program of
education and philosophy will triumph
over the war lords and a united China
will result.
DR.. Writ, who has Just returned from