The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-20
ARMS Farley
IS VIEWED AS
FORLORN HOPE
Little Chance of Success
Seen as u. S. Delegates
Sail for Europe.
SENATORS PESSIMISTIC
Holiday of Two to Five
Years Is Regarded as
Best to Be Expected.
SENATORS PESSIMISTIC
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Scripps- Howard Foreign Editor

Scripps-HOWard Foreign Editor
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-Keenly
alive to the epochal nature of the
world conference on disarmament,
due to open at Geneva week from
next Tuesday, Washington watched
the getaway OF the American dele
CATION today with somber misgiV-
ings.
Hardly anybody seriously believes
the fifty-odd nations. with aims as
far apart as the poles, will be able
to agree on disarmament. The in
ternational atmosphere is too hectic
with suspicion, fear, and nation
alistic ambitions.
The best that anybody seems to
hope for here is that the nations
may be able-as an alternative to
complete failure--to get together on
an arms holiday to last, say, from
two to five years, during which time
the world may get back to normal.
Has Little Hope
The view of Senator Royal S.
Copeland Dem., N. " might be
taken as that of the national cap
Ital. Asked if he was expecting
my radical reduction of ornaments
It. Geneva, he replied:
Frankly, 1 think it extremely
unlikely that much will come out
Of the conference. / hope l am
mistaken"
Senator Arthur r. Robinson
Rep, Ind, when asked the same
question, answered:
Il fervently hope that the con-
terence may be helpful in promot-
ing peace, but in view of what has
taken place in the past, ] am a
little pessimistic.'
Said Senator John J Blaine
Rep. Wis.,: Europe is not reaoy
for disarmament"
Sees Little Reduction
Senator M. M. Logan Dem., Ky),
said he did not anticipate any such
cut in the worlds war machinery.
Senator Robert B. Howell (Rep.,
Neb), said: mo"
Said Senator Harry B. Halves
Dem., MOI: NO"
Said Senator Arthur Capper (Rep.,
Kan0: Il believe substantial re-
auctions possible; hope they are
probable"
Senator Willard E. Tydings Dem,
Md: mo"
Senator Walter F. George Dem.,
GaD: II fear not"
Senator Wesley L. Jones (Rep.,
Wash.): Il hope So"
Senator G. G. Dill Dem., Wash.) {:
IF the nations meeting at Geneva
want to reduce ornaments, they
can do So"
Thus goes opinion on Capitol
Hill. But while the tone is pessi-
nistic, so far as arms reduction is
concerned, congress generally seems
IN agreement with Senator Borah
hat arms holiday would be far bet
or than nothing.
Hope for Holiday"
That is to say, if the nations can
not agree on arms reduction, every
effort should be made to get them
to refrain from increasing their
ornaments for a given period of
years, in the hope of finding sane
solution meantime.
Capitol hill seems also of Senator
3laine's opinion that Europe is not
,eady for disarmament at this time.
Great Britain is uneasy over Eu-
ope, Russia, India and the Far East.
France is worried over Germany,
italy, Russia and China.
Italy will not disarm unless france
does, and French policy, of course,
will determine the stand of her
allies-Poland, Czecho-S lovakia, Ru-
mania and Lugo-Slavia. Poland
ears both Germany and Russia.
Germany to Be Flouted
Germany, already disarmed by the
treaty of Versailles, will try to make
France and the other armed pow
ers OF Europe reduce down to her
level. But no one expects her to get
what she wants.
Russia again will likely make her
gesture of total disarmament. But,
her gesture ignored, she will go on
building up what the rest of Europe
fears soon will be the worlds biggest
army.
Japan, with the conquest OF Asia
reckoning to her at time when
the hands of the rest OF the world
seem tied. hardly will scrap her war
machine or materially reduce its
,ffectiveness.
Stimson Delays Departure
Chairman Stimson, succeeding
Charles G. Dawes. vii join the dele
cation later at Geneva. Until his
arrival, Hugh Gibson, ambassador
to Belgium, will head the delega-
ton.
Norman Davis, former under
secretary of state and Ambassador
Gibson are already in Europe. Miss
Mary Emma Wooley and Senator
Clude A. Swanson, sailing today
will head an advisory and secre-
tarial staff of nearly forty persons,
eleven of whom are women.
just before the liner President
Harding lifts anchor at 8 D. m. a
petition bearing 10000 signatures
and calling upon the world for dras-
tic disarmament will be presented
to the delegation by members Of the
women's international League fol
Peace and Freedom