Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-10
PEACE CONGRESS
DISCUSSES PLANS
Would Marshal Church,
! School and Press Forces
for Understanding.

4ne 0egOblALlOIS AZ GeHeN6 have 10 10
with nothing more than the limitation
or reduction Of the most obvious kinds
Of ornaments. The question Of secur-
ity is not up for discussion, but since
it underlies the thinking Of most con-
tinental European nations 1t viii play
its part in the background"
The need of education in world rela-
tons was emphasized by President
Mary Z. Wooley of Mount Holyoke
College.
sNever has there been an age" she
said, when education with regard to
world relations was so critically needed.
m my mind as a child, China was
literally on the other side Of the earth,
and those ventlIresome spirits who
ventured thither as lost to sight as If
they had dropped into the heart OF the
earth. Now I have friends who COM
mute between the United States and
China.
Enemies From Prejudice.
"One may feel bitter toward q dis
tant enemy with no disastrous results,
except to his own character, but preju-
dice. misunderstanding and antagonism
toward the near neighbor lead almost
inevitably to conflict. What Is true OF
the individual is equally true OF the
group It is dangerous to be neigh
waiting the spirit of the good neighbor.
II Legislation never can accomplish
fhis result unless aided by education.
There is great interest among our
Young people In world affairs, evidenced
hy such signs of the times as the popu-
iarity Of courses on international rela-
lions. the increasing strength OF inter-
rational relations clubs and the assllr-
a1lce with which college executives de-
perad on an audience for Q lecture on
an international subject: But the
youth in our colleges are only q frac-
ton OF the youth OF today.
"There is nothing more unworthy, IN
tellectfally, than manipulation Of facts
for the sake of propaganda and no
more serious charge can. be brought
against a school system tnan may 81
choosing its text books on this principle.
II believe in preparedness with all
nv heart and soul, But there Is today
no real preparedness against interna-
tional disaster except the preparedness
Of good will. All else is an aTachronism
Ia safeguard, possibly, in the age OF the
hintlock and the powder horn. but futile
in the day OF the bomb ana the ar
plane"
The Importance Of the Pacific Ocean,
across which the civilizations OF the
East and West come in contact, in in
ternational relations was stressed in an
address by Yuslke Tsurumi.
Western Pacific Problems.
sThe problems that undelie the
situation In the Western Pacific" he
naid. command the serious attention Of
the peoples of the world. There you
have untold millions Of people coming
rapidly to q consciousness Of their i'm
portance and power in the worid-a re-
1t1venated China, revolving India and
q fast-mat1lring Russia--to say nothing
OF the scattered but pregnant poten-
tialities Of the peoples Of the South
Sea islands. Situated in the midst of
these people lies the island empire Of
Japan
This new Japan in the Western
Pacific Is facing America and Europe.
we coyet understanding of the cultural
and psychol0gical traits of Japan by
the western nations. Japan's one
outstanding trait has been always to
recognize the superior points in foreign
cultures and import and tmbibe them.
50 Japan has been grating upon her
Europe. It Is q very serious and inl-
portant problem that the cultures Of
japan. China and India be paid more
attention BY the Western peoples"
Ralision cannot stop war after it has
scared, declared Or. William p Mer-
ri1, president Of the World Alliance.
He INSISTED. however, that q continuous
cultivate international goodwill can
reduce the possibilities Of war to q
minimum.
Twenty eight ambassadors, represent
ing as many different countries, win be
guests Of honor at the International
Night banquet at the Willard tonight.
Dr. George Otis Smith, chairman of
THawa a. l..
and the Hon. Jacob Gould Schurnnan,
former Ambassador to Germany, will be
toastmaster. Invocation will be offered
by the Rev. John A. Ryan of Catholic
University. There will be addresses by
the Right Hon. Arthur Meighen, former
Prime Minister of Canada; Justice
Florence z. Allen Of the Ohio Supreme
Court: Hon. Alanson B. Houghton, for
11ler Ambassador TO Germany and Great
Britain, and Col. Raymond Robbins Of
Florida.
Leaders Speak in Churches.
Leaders Of the Congress spoke from
the pulpits Of Is Washington churches
yesterday.
x The record of religion Is bad on the
question OF war and peace, Linley ".
Gordon, executive secretary of the
World Alliance. said at the Metropolitan
Baptist Church
Il have heard Of religion causing
many wars. but have yet to hear of
religion stopping war" he said. The
late war was started by protesting
Christian nations. The pagan nations
did not cause 1t. II was protesting
Christian nations that furnished most Of
the cannon fodder. And yet there are
people and laboring classes and the nom
churches do not capture the young
people and tailoring classes and the nom
Christian world. AS long as the church
stands ready to add its blessing to every
war that is fought it viii make no head
way
At the Luther Place Memorial
Church last night Mr.. Linley declared:
~ Is q crime for nations. great and
small 10 be spending $4,000, 00O. 900 on
naval, land and air programs after they
have signed pact reriouncing war as
en- instrument Of national policy. II is
. crime for nations to be striding the
earth with 30,000.0DO soldiers three
years after they have solemnly given
their pledged word that they never will
tight again s'yer any conflict or dispute
that may arise"
The problem Of world peace" said
Harry N, Holmes, field secretary of the
World Alliance, at the Calvary Baptist
Church, involves the substitution Of
the organizations and machinery of
peace for those that have been in oper-
alton for a thousand years There is
tension and fear on a dozen fronts all
over the world. The war budgets Of the
i've strongest powers increased 100000
since 1926
THE kellogg peace pact creates a
new world psychology" said DR.. Henry
A. Atkinson at the Metropolitan Metho-
dist Church. IF treaties are more than
scraps Of paper, we now are living in a
wariess world"
The psychological factor also was