Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-19

in a political campaign. but 1t would
give lis a short four months for the
people OF the United States to under
stand 1t and, understanding 1t. to eX-
press themselves concerning 1t. The
treaty is a highly technical document.
1 am quite within the fact when / say
that very few Senators have any ade-
quate conception Of it, and even a
smaller proportion necessarily of our
people know what it is. Four months
will do no harm to this treaty if it be
what the Secretary of State and its
signers say 1t is. II they are right,
this brief time will justify them, but
if they are wrong. and We act with
the haste that they desire. then an
irreparable injury. which never can be
undone. will have been inflicted upon
our country.
Nonsense to Deny Probe Right.
II is nonsense to deny a people the
right of investigation of what may
affect their future welfare, and the
denial upon the ground that interna-
tional. relations may be intimately dis
cuSsed is a counsel of fear which should
frighten nobody. For more than three
months what was considered at Lon
don? II was the relation of the navies
of Great Britain, the United States
and Japan. Every conceivable aspect,
from mass combat to commerce pro-
lection, from submarines for immediate
defense to great ships in far-flung battle
array, was discussed. With meticulouS
care Great Britain and Japan measured
our Navy in comparison with their
own. and each was concerned in pre-
serving either its equal balance or
superiority. 1t wasn't question of war
at London. 1t isn't question of war
now. Nations. of course. wish in this
world of realities. unfortunate as we
may think it, to feel safe in any con-
tingency. And in the last analysis it
is peoples who are to be safeguarded.
who, if not, must themselves pay the
price. and when the very subject mat
ter is their future protection, who have
a better right of understanding and
discussion than the very people them
selves?
The great preponderance of testimony
is against this treaty. Among the wit
neSseS who were summoned, and who
testified because summoned, were Rear
Admiral Mark l.. Bristol, Rear Admiral
j. V. Chase, Rear Admiral J. M. Reeves,
Rear Admiral George c. Day. Rear Ad-
miral Henry L. Hough. Admiral Charles
F. Hughes. Rear Admiral H. P Jones,
Rear Admiral William D. Leahy, Rear
Admiral l.. M Mutton, Rear Admiral J.
R. P. Pringle, Rear Admiral Samuel
Shelburne Robson. Rear Admiral
George H. Rock, Rear Admiral Frank
H. Schofield, Rear Admiral W. H.
Standby, Rear Admiral M. M Taylor,
Rear Admiral H. A. Wiley Oetired) F.;
Rear Admiral r. E. Coontz, Capt. Adolf
phus Andrews. Capt. Alfred w. john
son. Capt. J. K. TauSsig, Comdr. Harold
c. Train and Capt. D. w. Knox. All
favor reduction and limita ton of navies.
Their testimony demonstrates to any
disinterested person:
l. That the treaty carries with 1t no
economy and does not reduce the bur-
den of taxation of our people.
2. That If we act under it, we i'm
mediately enter upon building pro-
gram that bellies any cessation of COM
petition, and what Is worse. If the I'M
settled condition in Europe continues
and the "escalator" clause is invoked
none can foreSee the end of naval
building.