Evening star., 1933-10-16
HENDERSON WARNS|
PARLEY MUST GO0N|
Utters Impassioned Plea for
Arms Cut in Talk to
Peace Societies.
BY the Associated Press.


GENEVA, October 16.-Solemnly in
voking the duty imposed on humanity
by the Great Wars 10000, 900 dead and
2o,0o0,0 900 wounded, President Arthur
Henderson of the Disarmament Confer
ence in a speech which brought almost
frenzied applause from a great crowd,
today demanded unceasing efforts to
prevent the world being plunged into
barbarianism by another like conflict
Receiving the international peace as
sociations, majority Of the delegates
Americans. Henderson said: my mes
sage Is that the struggle for disarma-
ment must go on and that the cove
nant Of the League of Nations shall not
be treated as scrap Of paper. We will
not break faith with the dead who fell
that there should be no more war"
With eloquent gestures, and In i'm
passioned tone, Henderson continued:
Nail your flag to the mast of the
League.
Make the will to peace stronger
than to war.
Asks Strength After Setback.
Every delay or defeat must call
forth fresh reserves Of stubborn and re-
lentless energy. The flower of one gen.
Grafton was slain in the Great War and
1t Is our duty to give the world peace in
our time"
Making what Yves deemed an allusion
to Germany, he continued: I'VE must
not hesitate to incur risks and make
whatever sacrifice may be necessary to
insure the final triumph OF the reign of
law over international anarchy that
breeds war"
Henderson said the withdrawal of
Germany necessitated asking what all
were trying to do at Geneva and his
answer was that all were endeavoring
to organize a peace. THAT enterprise
Is not confined to members Of the
League" he said
I'VE have welcomed as partners the
United States and the Soviet Union
and they have both made great contri-
buttons to the cause of consolidating
world peace-the United States through
its n1ne-power treaty and other agree
ments concluded at Washington through
ment and numerous conciliation arbi-
tration treaties"
Makes Demand for Loyalty.
After paying tribute to Russia's peace
impulses, Henderson, making what was
believed to be another allusion to Ger
many, said: However Just its cause
or good its intention, no government
can be trusted to remain loyal to the
cause OF peace If it houts the collective
peace system to which the world is
pledged
The government which rejects that
system is inevitably encouraging its
citizens to regard war as legitimate and
inevitable"
Germany's action may make the task
more difficult, but the solution of the
disarmament problem is of such vital
Importance that every effort should still
be made to achieve it." Norman H
Davis, United States Ambassador at
large, declared in a letter to Lord
Cecil Of England here today.
His letter was read with a message
from Secretary of State Hull of the
United States on behalf of President
Roosevelt when the International Peace
Association received Davis at the public
session presided over by Sir Arthur
Henderson of Great Britain.
Davis explained that Hull,s message
was received before Germany's with
drawal from the Disarmament Confer
ence. Had it been sent afterward, lit
would, no doubt. have been somewha.
differently worded," he said, adding,
however, that he saw no reason for re-
calling the message.