The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-11-28
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS.
United States Contends at
Geneva for Real Reduc-
ton of Armaments.
BY EDWARD w.. PIcKARp

SAOA VA & Al AA4SSAAASAASOe
BY EDWARD w.. PlckARD
nIRECT and genuine reduction of
~ land and sea armament was pro-
posed by the United States in the ses-
sions Of the preparatory disarmament
commission in Geneva, the spokesman
for this country being Ambassador
Hugh Gibson. He was replying to
Lord Robert CeciIs speech advocating
limitation through budgetary curtail-
ment, and said the United States could
not accept this plan for two reasons:
First, because it is imperative and
cannot efficiently and accurately re-
strict the maintenance Of war ma
terial;
Second, because the congress at
Washington probably would refuse to
ratify any such agreement, which, he
said, infringes on its rights to make
appropriations for national defense.
The British want the budgetary sys-
tenn applied to land forces but not
to navies, and they are supported by
France, the little entente and some
other nations. The American demand
is backed up by Germany, Japan,
Russia, Scandinavia, Holland and
Canada. Maxim Litvinov, Moscow's
representative, insisted that a direct
system of limitation of arms alone will
give results. He went further and in
sisted on dual method Of limitation
with the publication Of complete
tables Of war material, and gradu-
ated decrease in military budgetary
expenditures.
N. Sato Of Japan declared that the
direct method Of limiting fighting
forces was too difficult to apply and
was impossible to impose on all ma
lions. He said: II think that Japan's
view is that we should be content to
limit soldiers and not attempt to limit
material by any method"
Rene Massigli of France complained
that Mr.. Gibson was too severe against
the budg0tary system, but admitted
that some countries military budgets
do not reveal the exact amounts spent.
He also voiced apprehension over sub
sidized arsenals.
The French delegation then pro-
posed that a committee Of experts be
named to examine both systems and
report to the governments to give
them time to make up their minds be-
fore the disarmament conference is
held ,os
DRESIDENT HOOVER in an Armls-
tice day address urged his listeners
to work continuously for peace with
the same zeal with which Americas
war dead waged war, but he said the
time has not yet come when the United
States can rest its defense solely upon
the Kellogg pact and other peace ma
chinery, and he also made 1t clear
that the United States intends to keep
free OF political pacts that would bind
1t to the use of force to maintain
peace. .7---iN -4i3
1.-THE purpose of our government"
the President said in addressing an
audience of 5000 delegates attending
the Good viii congress of the World
Alliance for Friendship Through the
Churches, SIS to cooperate with others
to use our friendly offices and, short of
any implication of the use of force, to
use every friendly effort and all good
will to- maintain the peace of the
world" F4
General Pershing, Secretary of State
Stimson and Secretary of War Hurley
all made Armistice day talks In Wash
ington, and all of them pleaded for
adequate preparedness for national de-
Tense.
Secretary Hurley said that in event
Of another war leach farm and fac
tory, each mill and mine, will be re-
quired to perform its duty to the coun-
try in support of the soldier who faces
the enemy at the front. Never again
shall one citizen be required to give
his life in defense of his country while
another is permitted, to make unusual
profit at his country's expense" &
HOW American agriculture caI be
IA helped to establish itself on q
firm economic basis was the main
topic before the National Grange al