The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-16
World PEACE
NEARER, FESS
Tells THRONG
Accomplishments at Navy
Conference Lauded by
Senator.
PASTOR ALSO SPEAKS
NotabIeS Give Addresses a
Opening Session of
Teachers ConCIave.

Chances of war have been I'd =
duced, the United States hs
reached naval parity with Grea,
Britain, and rivalry on the seas hal
ended" declared Simeon D. Tess Of
Ohio at the opening session of the
Indiana State Teachers Association
annual convention this morning at
Cadle Tabernacle.
Fess' address on Recent steps
Toward World Peace" followed a
discussion of Some Problems on
Present-Day Teaching by DR.. Al
bert Parker Fitch of New York.
DR.. Fitch said the real objective of
education should be the teaching
of American men and women how
to use their minds constructively.
Beginning with the move toward
world peace, which came to the
fore. at the 1888 peace confer
ence. Fess described situations and
problems which confronted succeed
ing peace conferences, climaxed at
the London naval parley last year.
Opposes League Membership
Tess said that although the
League of Nations has done great
work for Europe, have always OPP
posed entry of this nation in the
league
The Washington conference of
1921, although a forward step toward
peace, failed to fix ration for con-
struction of submarines, cruisers and
destroyers and did not enter into an
attempt to limit standing armies,
the Senator declared.
The Genoa conference broke up
over the difficulty of seating the
Russian delegates. Then came the
Geneva protocol which stipulated
certain immigration provisos and
for that reason was rejected by
Great Britain.
"A decided step toward peace was
reached at the Locarno conference,
which adopted treaties. all of which
were ratified and secured any ma
ton from invasion by another coun-
try" Fess said.
81 Sign Kellogg Pact
THE major movement eliminated
in the Kellogg pact. in which the
signatories denounced war as ma
tional policy and pledged them
selves to resort to peaceful settle
ment of disputes. Fifty one nations
signed the treaty which paved the
way for the London conference"
The latter pact did not impair
our first line Of national defense,
the navy" he declared, but has
ended rivalry on the sea, reduced
chances of war and has given us
naval parity with Great Britain"
Entering upon a discussion of the
American mind of today, DR.. Fitch
declared the need of America is a
generation that can think through
to a logical conclusion"
Hits at Politics
Political supervision of education
through state government was de-
scribed as a hindrance to our edu-
cation progress. for all educators
in state-controlled schools teach
under the fear of the popular vote, -
he said.
THE goal Of popular education
should not be a vocation goal al
though it is far wiser to train the
youth in the major trades than to
become parasites in colleges, but
should be the teaching of the youth
how to think.
American education never will
be successful unless the teachers are
cultivated, frank and courageous
and are mental human beings" he
pointed out.
A quartet from the Murat Chant
ers choir opened the program.
Speakers we're introduced by Ralph
N. TREY, Bloomington, retiring
president of the association.