Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
FRICTION BECOMES
PROBLEM OF PEACE
Task Now IS't End Discord
Growing Out of War as
UpheavaIs Bob Up.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Twelve years have not diminished the
urge to find a way to avoid war.
Speeches throughout the world on
Armistice day are expected to have a
profound effect on public opinion and
thus help to revive the efforts that have
been made to develop machinery that
would preserve peace.
President Hoover delivered today a
message on the significance of Armistice
day and so did Premier Macdonald
Naturally the anniversary of the ending
Of the great war provides an occasion
for review as we'll as exhortation.
Surveying the world situation, there
are trouble spots again in Europe. The
greatest menace to peace at the moment
Is the revolutionary spirit which has
made its appearance in various parts of
the globe Revolutionary governments
are not always respectful of inter-
national obligations or treaties made by
their predecessors.
Germany is in the midst of political
upheaval which has threatened to
bring about reputation of the YER
sailles treaty and the German debts.
No treaties outlawing war or defining
aggression apply to the state of affairs
In Germany where the q ople are be-
ginning to show signs = defiance of
contracts entered into by their gov
eminent.
New Problem Faces World.
The world is therefore faced with a
new problefn-how can people be re-
conciled? How can civil dissension be
prevented or diminished. The internal
problems OF Germany have become the
external problems for the rest of the
world. Looking back over the last IL
years, there is no doubt that the diplo-
macy of the allied powers has fallen
short of its detectives and that the inn
position of impossible burdens on the
backs of the German people have
brought matters to the breaking point
Governments can be defeated, ma
, tons can be disarmed, but they cannot
be deprived of their spirit Passive re-
sistanee which frustrated the. march
| OF the French into the Ruhr has been
followed by another kind of passive re-
sistance, revealed in the last German
election-a willingness to follow leaders
who openly announce their intention of
bringing about reputation of the
Versailles treaty and reparations pay
ments.
So the problem of peace has become
essentially task of reconciling the
| friction that has grown out of the war
itself. President Hoover's speech today
bOAOAC O4AC BOO0 WILL Oh Tie
World Alliance for International
Friendship Through the Churches was
dramatic plea for an extension of the
/ work Of the London Naval Conference
as well as the Kellogg peace pact, to-
| gether with the suggestion that treaties
of Cancellation and arbitration be ne
| gotiated so as to buttress the Kellogg
| pact
World Wide Viewpoint Stressed.
The President emphasized the need
on the part of America of a world
| wide viewpoint He preached a doc
| trine Of cooperation for the United
States with a>significant reminder that
the contribution of the United States
can best be made in these emergencies
when nations fail to keep their under
taktngs OF pacific settlement of dis
putes, by our good offices and helpful
ness freed from any advance commit
ment or ENHANCEMENT as to the char
| acter Of our action"
The Presidents philosophy is con-
tanned in this paragraph:
| THE purpose of our Government is
| to cooperate with others, to use our
friendly offices, and, short of any i'm
| plication Of the use of force, to use
(, every friendly effort and all good will
| to maintain the peace of the world"
In effect, this means that the United
States will not hold itself aloof in the
| event Of a world emergency, but will
| not commit itself in advance, yet will
at the same time decide every question
| OF its cooperation in the event of a
violation Of the Kellogg peace pact on
the circumstances as they arise.
(copyrlght. 1900