Evening star., 1932-07-01

icle. while the belief that the people
Of the world will demand some action
Is voiced by the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin and the Hamilton (OntarioI
Spectator. The Providence Journal
holds that it is sufficiently cnticino 70
too many nations to permit the plan
TO be shunted aside by diplomats with
out formidable struggle" {" The
youngstown Vindicator sees indications
that every one is for it except the
countries that have designs on their
neighbors' possessions The Topeka
Daily Capital argues that 'it cannot be
ignored by the nations essembled at
Geneva in a professed effort TO 1nd a
formula for armament reduction" The
Birmingham Age-Hersld sees "a dy-
manic effect on the conferences. even
though we shall have to be satisfied
with a much more limited arms reduc-
ton than our Government urges" The
New Castle News thinks that it will
test the sincerity of the nations" while
the New Orleans Times-Picayune. view
ing governmental leaders of Europe.
contends that their actions in block
ing agreement on arnaments are far
more revealing and convincing than
their professions OF desires for reduc-
ton" The Newark Evening News offers
the criticism 1T must be that French
demands Tor security are Just . snoke
screen for an overweening ambition TO
boss Europe with steel and gold. as
were pre-War German demands for a
place in the sun France might profit
by what happened to Germany as a
result"
The world situation is such" &C
cording to the Morgantown Dominion
News. that Europe can do much for
the United States in return for a favor
that she greatly desires. II it is true
that the granting of this favor to Eu-
rope involves an abandonment Of the
effort to collect war debts. il Is also
true that it involves the securing Of
gains which in the long run NAV be
more important than the money rep
resented by the aggregate debts. A
recognition of this on both sides Of the
water will go a long way toward
fastening that economic recovery which
is the common desire"
y
we hold a trump card and are IN q
position to force recalcitrant nations to
meet our terms" says the Schenectady
Gazette. with the further conclusion
that sentiment of the people in other
countries should be favorable to the
proposal" The Hartford Daily Times
suggests that the economic plight ~
the world, everywhere tax-ridden is Of
itself an unanswerable argument that
the work of real armament redtctinrs
should be begun at once" The salt
Lake Deseret News states that "the
move Is bold, sensible. and, 1t Is to be
hoped, will be effective" The Danhurv
Evening News inelines to the belief that
"a new civilization might date from the
time of the Hoover arDea1 rr-loe 49,,
lngton Leader maintains that this Ma
tion has laid down a program which
should be acceptable TO everv country
that signed the Kellogg pact with sin
cere purpose"
Only false patriotism. stirred I'M
by jingoes," charges the Posr,Ite
World-News. stands in tbe Tsv of
saving from $4,000 900 600 To sIs non
O00,0 to the taxpayers Of the rnsior
nations In the next decade uiths11t
changing in the slightest the 1ror,nTs
tlonate status OF the military and naval
powers"
Difficulties in the way are pointed
0ut Dy tne Rock Island Argus. with
.n .ile ssaSeIneht: eht: We cannot share in
otls os oPti,nism JUN OF those who think this
mentS being reduced bv or,e-tI,iYa ne
countries overseas do not innnrsss ,,s as
oelhg ready to accept such a nronosai
nor VIII that propcsa. meet vitb I'm
qualined approval at home. Rut N "a IN
line with the Presidents we'll E,n,,,,, -,
policies as to disarmament and e.
nomlc betterment. LOOKING 81 a..
world as II actually is. we lsek his ar
parent faith that it Is CAPABLE st ~,
stage Of carrying out what Mr.. Hoove@,
has ezRaated." --O0'