Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-02
EASTER GIVES new
FAITH TO LEAGUE
Geneva Leaders Say More
and More Nations Are
III Foreswearing War.
BY JOSEPH e. SHARKEY,
Geneva Correspondent Of the Associated

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GENEVA, April 2.-Easter brought
new faith to the League Of Nations
that the peoples of the earth have
girded themselves with the glory of
peace. League workers are glowingly
filled with confidence that Christ's ap-
peal to His disciples to go into the
world and preach the gospel to every
creature is being fulfilled.
In an official announcement on the
eve of the anniversary of Christ's resur-
rection they pointed out in evidence
that more and more nations are agree
ing in solemn covenants to foreswear
the sword and settle all their disputes by
the peaceful processes of Cancellation
and arbitration.
Fifteen treaties of this nature were
negotiated in 1928 in addition to the
Kellogg pact, and the announcement
said that significance of this figure was
that only six similar treaties were con-
cluded in 1926.
There was, therefore, an accelerated
movement toward consolidation Of peace
which is being continued in the pres
ent year and which gives promise Of
being further accentuated by the gen.
eral adoption of the general act"
enacted by the last assembly whereby
nations bind themselves to settle pa
officially AL questions whatsoever which
they have not been able to settle by
normal methods of diplomacy"
Nine Pacts Exclude War.
Armaments may stiA be mighty, said
league officials tonight, but the chances
of men utilizing them against their
fellow nations are becoming increas-
ingly less. AS proof of this they en-
phasized that nine of the treaties men-
toned above exclude war even as
possibility.
Another feature of the treaties DEEM
ed immensely significant is that states
men have dropped their old contention
that questions affecting the nations
honor or vital national interests must
be carefully excluded from the scope of
the treaties. Henceforth disputes on
even these problems must yield to the
processes of peace.
The League will observe its tenth an
niversary in September with solemn
ceremonies. Its structural work has
been completed ana Is DedTIlS 1Iult.
Easter finds the League leaders turning
yearningly toward the American peo-
pie and striving to determine how much
cooperation can be expected from
America in the Geneva peace venture.
Sees HoOver's Sympathy.
Thanks chiefly to the leadership and
vision of Elihu Root, the League be-
lieves that it now can count upon
American adherence in the World Court
of Justice and believes this accession
will have tremendous moral influence
on the general movement for peace,
based on Cancellation and justice. They
believe President Hoover, who has seen
men suffer and die, will not falter in
extending collaboration to all peace ef-
forts whenever 1t is humanity possible
without unwisely entangling the United
States.
Finally Easter finds the new doctrine
permeating the hearts of men here who
are striving to weave the fabric against
war. To the League of Nations the
immortal Foch becomes the symbol for
the millions of youths who inundated
hemselves-martyrs to the sacred cause
Of humanity. Their faith Is that these
youths shall have not died in vain, and
that the world shall henceforth dedi-
cate itself to peace, so that men may
be permitted to live out their lives in
brotherly fellowship Of service and hap
ptneSS.