Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
ST|MSON TELLSA.P.
ABOUT NAVAL AIMS
Statesman Describes Agree
ment as Long Step For
ward for World.
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this wear and who were nominated fol
reelection are: w. H. Cowles, Spokane
Spokesman Review; Frand P. McClen'
nan, Topeka State Journal; E. Lansing
Raw. St. Louis Globe Democrat; Robert
r. Mccormick, Chicago Tribune, anC
Frederick 1. Thompson, Mobile Register
The five additional candidates were
C, C. Hamlin, Colorado Springs Tele-
graph. Walter M. Harrison, Oklahoma
CITY Times; George B. Longan, Kansas
City Star; John l.. Stewart, Washing
ton (Pa0 Observer, and E. @. Lelp-
heimer, Butte (Mont) Standard. Mr.
Leipheimer withdrew.
Text of StimsOn Speech.
The text of Secretary Stimson's adj
dress follows:
Mr.. Noyes and gentlemen of the AS
ISOLATED Press:
When l had the pleasure OF meeting
the directors of the Associated Press
last January at the dinner given by MI.
Ochs l warned you that the London
Conference would be prosaic per-
formance. I prophesied that what 1t
lacked in drama it would make up IN
length. 1 think you will agree with
me that my prophecy has been fulfilled.
Yet because it has involved tedious
and necessarily private negotiation 1t
would be a great error to jump to the
conclusion that it does not contain
dramatic promise for the future. AS a
matter of fact, the past IA weeks have
given me more confidence in my be-
lief that the peaceful methods OF
diplomacy eventually can take the place
of war than anything 1 have witnessed
since the last war drew to close. This
confidence is based on the fact that
limitation of arms gives us an affirma-
tive plan for promoting good relations.
Merely negative opposition to war is
not sufficient. Progress in civilization
comes only from the affirmative cuIti-
walton of habits of good will
Cites Kellogg Pact.
Nearly two years ago the nations of the
world met together at Paris and signed
a document containing a good resolution
of epoch-making importance. That
was the so-called Kellogg BRAND pact,
in which the nations renowned war as
an instrument of national policy and
agreed in future to solve their contro-
versies only by pacific means. That in
strument proposed new era. 1t laid
down new international policy and
1t had behind it general and over
whelming popular support. But such a
proposal cannot be made and then left
alone to hatch. New eras do not come
out of old conditions merely by new
edict or a good resolution. In order to
reach a condition when no nation will
resort to war as an instrument of ma
tional policy there must be established
a larger measure of confidence than
now exists in the ability of the different
nations of the world to maintain their
pacific intentions under all the tempta-
acf1 1fch
to confront them. History shows us only
too clearly what will happen if we leave
the old conditions unchanged. Affirma-
tive constructive steps must be taken to
carry out our good resolution and to
begin the evolution in mutual confidence
and good will, upon which the success
of our resolution depends. Otherwise
the failure of our good resolutions may
produce a condition worse than If they
had never been made.
Praises HOOver's Vision.
Last Spring President Hoover wisely
of such constructive steps was move
toward naval limitation.
He realized that if the nations mean
the Kellogg pact literally they must not
allow conditions to arise that Will
jeopardize their promise. The first
method to that end is an agreement on
limitation of ornaments. That Is a
clear and positive test of a national in
tention to maintain pacific relations
under all circumstances. Such an
agreement by its very nature precludeS
the idea of war as an instrument OF
national policy. For no nation is likely
to agree that its neighbors shall have a
navy large enough for such purpose.
One of the surest tests, therefore, of the
effectiveness of the Kellogg BRAND pact
is the progress which is being made in
the limitation of armament.
Limitation of armament Is ba-
rometer or gauge of the development
of confidence between nations which
will enable them to deal with each other
wholly upon an amicable basis. 1t is
for this reason that my experience in
the Naval Conference has given me SO
much encouragement. This encourage
ment is not based solely on an appraisal
of Just how much has been accom-
plished in the particular treaty which
affords that the process of limitation
can be carried further in the future.
Two Problems at Farley.
The work of the London Conference
has really comprised two quite separate
naval problems-the problem of the re-
lations between the navies of the United
States, Great Britain and Japan on the
one hand and the problem of the re-
lations between the navies of Great
Britain, France and Italy on the other.
These are quite distinct problems.
The first of these has been solved. This
is a great achievement in itself and
fruitful of great benefit to the general
conditions of the world for the future
But it Is far simpler problem than the
other because the naval relations Of
three countries, separated by such
great oceans and wide distances as
separate Great Britain, the United
States and Japan, necessarily are less
complex than the naval relations of the
great powers of Europe. The latter are
complicated by many conditions from
which the former are entirely free.
Furthermore, Americas isolated and
advantageous position and the national
security which this position affords i'm
poses upon us the duty TO lead in the
limitation of ornaments and to refrain
from criticiZing others less fortunately
placed.
In the second of these problems-th
problem of the relations of the navies
of Great Britain, France and Italy
valuable discussion has been had, and
the underlying questions on which g
final solution must rest have been eX-
plored and clarified. In much of dis
cusSion, members of the American
delegation have been privileged to
sit as friendly observers, watching
the development and Qualification OF
these underlying questions. The dis
cussion has not merely involved nego-
tiation about the size of navies or the
types of ships. 1t has been study anc
debate concerning the political ques.
tons which govern the relations Of
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