Evening star., 1929-07-01
Peace and Navies.


The United states was pictured bS
Senator David I. walsh Of Massachu-
setts Saturday night In his radio ad-
dress as the logical and also the poten-
tial leader In the crusade for limitation
of ornaments. He outlined two courses
which might be adopted by this eoun-
try to bring about disarmament. One
was q campaign Of education and moral
suasion. The other, more stern sno
submitted "a q last resort, was the Gre
alton of vast armies and huge navy,
which In the end would force the other
nations to abandon naval building pro-
grams and the establishment OF larger
armies. The United States. because OF
its material resources and wealth, could
undertake such program. Indeed, IT
has been advocated In other quarters,
although not along such Overwhelming
lines. but rather as q means Of bringing
some of the other nations to q realiza-
ton of the actual situation.
| The campaign Of moral suasion ana
education suggested by Senator Walsh
has more to commend 1t to the atten-
tion Of the country and the world. 1t
"a the choice of Senator Walsh, Is he
made clear in his address. The Massa-
ehusetts Senator is thorough believer
in education a. O means of obtaining
! an abandonment Of war. II the peoples
of the world can be made to understand
and also not to forget the horrors OF
the last great war, Senator Walsh Is OF
I the opinion that the nations win cease
/ frou war. To his mind the oft-re-
heated phrase that strong armies and
nayies prevent war Is twaddle. Armies
! and nayies are intended. not for peace,
/ but for war, and their maintenance. he
insists, breeds wars. He has history TO
back him up. For there have always
| been armies and nayies and always
there have been recurrent periods OF
j international strife.
The Massachusetts, Senator would
have the campaign Of education and
/ moral suasion go along, side by side,
with q constant lessening Of armament
TO have one wait upon the other, in his
opinion, would be idle. Both are de-
| signed to bring about the same end
ueace. He sees In the Kellogg multi
lateral treaty announcing war the first
great step Sin the direction OF what
we may cali moral disarmament"
The newspapers today In this country
and abroad are filed with suggestions
and proposals for further conferences
| between the nations on limitation OF
/ armaments. Greater impetus has been
given to the movement since the recent
British election and the ensuing report
! that the British premier, Ramsay Mac
/ Donald, would come to the United
states for q discussion Of this and allied
subjects with President Hoover. There
! d no doubt that forces are moving con-
stantly in the world for and against
! international peace. At present the
forces demanding peace are IN the
ascendency. The proponents Of world
peace are seeking TO make the most Of
i the opportunity. But they are desirous
Of preparing the groundwork before
an international conference In called,
10 that there may be assurance Of sue
cess. To hold conference and to fail
! could result only In Ill feeling, with the
J blame attached to one nation or q
group Of nations.
The move for limitation Of arma-
naents had It's frst great impetus In
washington eight years ago, when thu
naval powers sat down to discuss ths
I curtaiIment OF navies. Out Of thai
J conference came the Arst treaty bind
ing the foremost nations IN navaI
strength to certain limitations regard
! ing capital ships"-the ships Of Of
fensive warfare primarily. It was found
to be impossible to bring about limita-
tion Of auxiliary craft ut that confer
! ence. The result has been that some
! Of the nations have continued to build
ON o large scale. cruisers, submarines
and other naval vessels not designatet
! as capital ships" It was to meet thil
situation that another conference wa.
called, meeting In Geneva. No agree
ment was reached, however. and the re-
Z action was unfavorable. The demant
now for q new conference grows in par
out Of that failure, and the displeasurt
of the British people there should hsy'
been o failure.
Two years hence, under the terms o.
the Washington treaty, limiting nava
armaments, another conference must b
called In any event. II 1t Is not possible
to work out o further limitation o
naval armament before that time, a
least the world viii turn with hope II
the conference Of 1881. If there shoult
be failure, Senator Walsh's alternative
the creation Of q bigger Navy than an,
other nation possesses, wiz have 1t
strcng advocates.
Special trafac regulations are cslle
for by New YORK and Chicago TO pre-
vent pistol practice In the highway
by representatives Of the underworld.