Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-11
SEES PEACE AID
IN PREPAREDNESS
Ordnance Association Head
Expounds Theory at Annual
Gathering at Aberdeen, Md.
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON,
STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND,
Md, October 11-Expressing the belief
that reasonable preparedness" con-
stitutes one of the most assuring guar
antees of peace, Benedict Crowell, preSi-
dent of the Army Ordnance Association
and director of munitions during the
World War, told delegates to the elev-
enth annual convention of the asso-
citation here yesterday afternoon that,
although the associations efforts to pro-
mote the production of the finest pos
sible machines of war may appear con-
Trajectory, the organization is "for
peace first and last"
Peace is wanted by us all; our peo-
pie are unanimously for any plan which
will guarantee it." Mr.. Crowell said as
the convention opened between morning
and afternoon exhibitions of the latest
and deadlieSt weapons of war the Ma
ton has produced.
Stating emphatically that the aSso-
citation, which is composed of leading
American manufacturers and indus
trialistS, potential munitions producers
in the event of war, is more strongly
for peace than a great many people
who are out-and-out pacifistS," Mr..
Crowell urged continuation Of the or
ganization's preparedness program as
a means of peace insurance"
Believe in Preparedness.
1--WE do not favor huge, threatening
ornaments" he continued. I'VE are
not militarists. We are not war lords.
But we believe that until humanity Is
made over, until Jails and prisons are
erased from our daily life, until the
policeman has disappeared from our
streets, there will be the necessity for
adequate preparedness against war.
Until peace negotiations have proved
themselves as lasting as the history OF
fact, we believe that reasonable pre-
parednesS is one of the most assuring
guarantees of peace"
In the event of war, Mr.. Crowen con-
cluded, industrial America, as repre-
sented by the membership Of the asso-
citation, will be called upon to produce
munitions in great quantity and Of in
tricate and unusual design. There will
be no time for careful study or long
preparation for the production of NUM-
tons, he said, and 1t Is of vital i'm
portance that those who will be called
upon to produce the machines of war
shall have an accurate and authentic
knowledge of the complex requirements
of modern ordnance. To supply this in
formation Is the purpose of the organi-
cation.
Gen. williams Speaks.
Maj. Gen. C. C. Williams, chief OF
ordnance of the Army, described in de-
tail the construction, use and effects of
the latest types of artillery, tanks, am
munition, powders. bombs and small
arms, pointing out the improvements
made in each type since the close Of
the World War.
Senator Hiram Bingham of Connect
cut, president of the National Aero
nautic Association, urged that the ord
nance representatives assist the aviation
organization in supporting the five-year
construction programs for the Army AIR
Corps and the Navy Bureau of Aero
nautics, which are threatened by lack
Of appropriations.
The function of the metal trades in
dustrieS of the Nation in national de-
Tense was described by Harold c. Smith,
president of the National Metal Trades
Association.
The field demonstrations, lasting
throughout the day and into the night,
were impressive in the extreme. They