Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11

Armistice day address follows
Upon this day all thoughts must turn
to our heroic dead whose lives were
given in defense of the liberties and
ideals of our country. Their contri-
button to these priceless heritages was
made without reservation; they gave
the full measure of their intelligence
and energy and enthusiasm, and life
itself, FORGETTING their portion of FUR
ther happiness-all that We and our
children might live on more safely,
more happily and more assured OF the
precious blessings of security and peace.
A solemn obligation lies upon us to
press forward in our pursuit of those
things for which they died. Our duty
is to seek ever new and widening OPP
portunities to insure the world against
the horror and irretrievable wastage Of
war. Much has been done, but we must
wage peace continuously, with the same
energy as they waged war.
This year 1880 has been rendered
notable in peace annals in the achieve
ment of the London Naval Treaty. That
has disposed of one Of those major fric-
tons among the great naval powers
that is, competition in naval construc-
vance in the reduction OF warShlps
Potential Conflicts Brew.
The promotion of peace and preVen-
ton of war, however, cannot rest upon
the accomplishments of any one year.
The outlook for peace is happier than
for half a century, yet we cannot over
look the fact that nations IN many
ways are always potentially IN confiict;
80 ,Ixy
aga-old controversies and ambitions
which are alive with prejudice. emotion
and passion, but you may be assured
that there will always be an unceaSlng
crop of new controversies between ma
tons.
Every shift in power. every advance
in communication in trade and flnance
daily increases the points of contact OF
one nation with another. The diffusion
of their citizens and their property
abroad increasingly penetrates ana
overlaps into the four corners OF the
earth. The many inventions OF THESE
citizens. their ceaseless energies, bring
an hourly grist to our foreign
Offices of contested right or grievance.
II Is true that many of these contacts
make for understanding and good WILL
it is indeed of the first importance 10
peace that these happy influences De
cultivated, and that the unhappy ones
be disposed of with justice ana gooo
will
little over two years ago to further
safeguard against the dangers from
these conflicts, has already become a
nowerful influence in international al
fairs Several further states have ad-
: red to it since last November, bring
ING the total number of nations up to
"a which have renounced war as an
Instrument of national policy and nave
agreed to settle conflicts OF Whatever
nature by pacific means. Five otner
states have expressed an lntentlon 70
adhere. which will bring the total 10 oS'
a figure comprising all put TWO naV'oiiS'
Moral Restraint Factor.
Nv the recognition of this fundamen-
tai principle of peace and from tne
moral restraint that the covenant 1t
self presents this agreement mas De
come one of the most potent iIlstru-
ments for peace which the world mas
ever forged for itself.
There has been much discussion as 10
the desirability of some further extern
sion Of the pact so as to effect double
purpose of assuring methodical develop
rnent of this machinery OF peaceful set
Element ana to insure at least the mo-
biIization of world opinion against those
who fail when strain comes. / 40 not
saw that some such further step may
not some day come about.
such q formula would be stimulative
and would appeal to the dramatic sense
of the world as mark in the progress
of peace But less dramatic ana posi-
hiv even more sure is the day-to-day
strengthening and buttressing OF the
oact by extension from one nation 70
another of treaties which in times OF
friction assure resort to well tried proc
esses of competent, negotiation, OF con-
citation and of arbitration.
And we can in our own relations re-
cord great advancement in these funda-
mental but less dramatic sur"orts 10
the pact during the two years since us
signature. Up to the signature OF the
pact our country was bound oy arpl-
tration treaties TO seven other nations.
IT was bound to rs nations by concilla-
tion treaties. both bilateral and multi
lateral. Since that time We have COM
Melted treaties with IS more countries,
and in addition we have signed further
arbitration and Cancellation treaties
with as nations, OF which 26 have been
ratified and the others are either before
the Senate or in course of presentation
to it.
Cancellation Is Pledged.
BY these treaties Of arbitration we
pledged ourselves to the acceptance
of the Judgment of a disinterested
third party in all controversies OF
iusticiable character. BY treaties OF con-
citation we pledge ourselves to submit
all other types of controversy to nego-
tiations or the mediation Of commits
sions which embrace representatives OF
disintc rested nations.
It is our purpose to develop In every
vay the use of arbitration and con-
citation agreements in our relations
with FOREIGN nations.
other nations of the world have like
wise been engaged over years in the
building up of the machinery for pa
ctfic settlement Of controversies. There
are hundreds Of arbitration and concnl-
alton treaties existing directly between