New Britain herald., 1930-01-21
reason.
 ENCs of World on I.ondpn

enlightened reason,
 Eyes of World on London
 '1'hc whole world, il mal be sail with almost literal accuracy ie url- lnG its eyes apou Es today. l. "N- poets that We shall deliberate an nc goti,'e OH the assumption tult having pu, our uamos 10 pacls of peace We mean 10 respect our Signa- lures. IL prays that we shall no, only relieve it Of burdens but cstaa- fish it still more securely in the ways Of peace.
 "Ig hogs Ills to give public opiniol a chance and to lift our program out Of the narrower scrutiny of the technical experts and 10 put 1t on the broader ricld Of inc crcutir statesmen. Above all it dcmau Is from us an agreement 10 stop com petition which recently has begun to show itself both in the types and the number Of ships. If we arc not careful we shall be once more iu- volvcd in fcvcrish competition sIlel a' hcralGcd the outbreak Of the War in 1914.
 At the same time if the conrpl- cncc and it's work are to be nudg d justly some appreciation must l.. shown Of the nature of its tasi.. Since 1919 the securing of peace has occupied much of the attention O. nations and very considerable pro- Grcss has been made.
 League Builds Work
 he League Of Nations steadily builds mp its authority and in yari- ous clauses Of it's covenant provides mutual security 10 wclI-Jocrs a1, hl"naces to vNil-docrs among nations
 Th" peace pact signed in Paris in 1928 which though lacking in machinery except that which the covenant supplies for members of the league IS nevertheless a mighv moral bulwarN against war-and Nc must never underestimate the cC- itct,NenoSs of moral bulwarks with no bayonctS or bludgcon behind them.
 The entry of the United States into the permanent court of inter- national justice, the growing conij dcnce in the court, and the jncrcas- ing number Of nations who have slgned the optional clause mark de;- mite and believe irrevocabl steps m the displacement Of military pow et by judicial process in the scttIy- ment of international disputes.
 Public servants like us will fail m our duty if We do not diminish military power in proportion 10 the increase Of this political security. On the other hand no one can say tha, an apsolut" security for peace anl Justlce yet has been found
 There are risks on whichever sid. one leans but I take it that the pra,- tIcal view IS that political securiti ,s must determine the amount of miIi- tary preparations; that excessive military preparation is not only 2 waste of national resources but T
 S VI pclIlltdl S'tI11lN, I l1,l military preparation that any one nation feels 10 be necessary at any &lNen moment must be determined 10 a considerable degree by the mill iarN preparations of other nations. so that no nation IS free except l.,. international agreement to pursae the policy of disarmament boyool certain rigidly defined limits. Stcas toward disarmament must be inter national agreements; the agreements '"hateVcr language is used or fig ures lnSertcd) must remove the sense O! menace from signatory nations.
 Set Value on Security
 This conference has therefore tu value the securities now afforded 10 nations by the political guarantees l have referred to and agree mutualiv upon how far they can. on the as- sumption Of a continuing peace. .,. duce arms.
 'l dare 10 affirm that in the navaI programs of the leading naval pow CTS there IS q margin between real security needs and actual .r projected strengths, and the word expects this conference 10 elimina,e that margin.
 'It win both smooth and shorten our work perhaps if VI. would as sHme two things in ouT discussions. Tn" first ls that We have different n'"ds imposed upon us by gyocrapr- ieM position, world rcsponsibilirv and points oC attack in event of ,,,,.
 suspicion l.ndcd Conferences
 ou'or nces have broken down "''3Uec th"r" has been an mWilln E. n ss Or ar inability 10 mdcrSiand ii"' 'nl~ IS oo. that therefore one ton u.'d in ~hip4 for onn purpose is ,o. '#i' d1l"ro1' thing from one ton u.I n sn.pe for auo5h her purpos..
 Inc" that pina or 'uo,d can u, .ir.tri"d almost 10 mfmuy and th,t m ' Inrhs danger hu, ls peace Is in "'r he"f'1 and reduction Of aruI,- "'''' Ut our minds the substance Cf "ha' constitutes oNf 'm,d,' can be .aIrIy admui,I by ,acb or us as r... -"f'5 lh" other and can b, satisfied !" 'i' form and provisions Of an ~-f'' w0n', and the conference VII ". d rousuoous su,r,.e.
 l'Nt of NIm on Address
 |2ndon Jan. q pP X declaration hO"' il" pro -ut effort al naval Iu,I- ta''on is not regarded as ,inaI yas made here today by Henry l.. sum. -o'. the American .ccr.tary Of ,rair 'n hIa address at th. opening of the naval conf,rcnc in the royal yaIIarv Of the house of lord.
 Naval limitation IS on conlinYoy, proeess,' hc said We rugard dis Hrmmocn' as goal 70 bc reached . hF successive steps. by fr,urni r.. N'~ou and important A souuou l-".tt bod AI.,y ., .-...-