Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16

apart from the strength of the arma-
ment OF different countries, the methods
of limitation and reduction should be
the same for all countries For instance,
If and so far as it is decided that bud
getary limitations should apply to any
countries, it should apply to all of them.
Similarly, at least in principle, prohibit
ton of particular kinds of ornaments
should be accepted equally by all coun-
tries.
Concerning Aircraft.
For instance. the .'vanquished" coun-
tries are forbidden to have military air
craft. That prohibition might well be
made general. 1t is here that the pro-
vision for the Decentralization of
aviation becomes important. For If
there is to be no national air force in
ternational precaution must be taken
to prevent the conversion of civilian air
craft into military machines.
Finally, whatever control is agreed to
for the supervision and enforcement of
the disarmament treaty should be ap-
piled equally to all states. whether
"vanquiShed" or victorious" This is
clearly right and desirable Nothing
can be said in favor of insisting on
special precautions against the breach
of disarmament obligations in the case
ful to secure performance in one case is
or ought to be equally useful in others.
This principle of equality is funda-
mental TO the Budapest scheme. 1t
was unanimously accepted there after
1t had been unanimously drafted by a
subcommittee which met at Paris a
few weeks earlier. The changes made
in the draft did not weaken any of its
main principles. What will the gov
ernmentS say to it next year? If they
accept it, agreement will be compare
lively easy, for it ought not to be diff
cult to carry out the principles OF the
resolution into figures
All that can be said at present is
that delegates from France, Germany,
Italy, Belsiunl Hungary, Poland. Britain
and other countries aSsented to 1t in
Paris and after several weeks con-
sideration repeated their assent IN
Budapest. How the proposals will be
regarded in other countries remains to
be seen. In my country I believe they
would be warmly and generally sc-
cepted. l trust the same to be true
elsewhere. For in this case govern
ments will do no more and no less than
public 2Pizscn approves.
Propaganda Urged.
A most interesting declaration was
made by Count Apponyi on the subject
of this the most important part of the
federation's policy In accepting it on
behalf of the Hungarian delegation at
Budapest. He claimed that there was
g difference not only in quantity but
in kind between the disarmament i'm
posed upon his country by the treaty
of Trianon and the type of disarma-
ment envisaged in the draft conven-
ton.
He pointed out that the Hungarian
army must be used, according to the
terms of the treaty, only for maintain
ing internal order and for policing the
frontiers. Similar terms appeared in
the Versailles and other peace treaties.
A pedantic reading of these clauses
might lead to q denial of the right of
the German, Hungarian, Austrian or
Bulgarian armies to be employed for
national defense. That, of course, Is
ridiculous. for self-defense is a funda-
mental right of human nature. But
here again. II the purposes Of national
ornaments are to be defined, the defini-
ton must be the same for all states.
In conclusion, let me once again ap-