The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-01-12

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dent Elect that he believed dis
armament is necessary to restor-
alton Of world confidence and cred
it and said he thought important
steps had been taken toward reduc-
ton Of armament. This, in turn,
he predicted, would have favor
able effect on efforts for success.
full world economic conference.
The first step. he said. would be
to persuade France and Italy to in,
dorse the terms of the London
naval agreement Of 1880, particu-
larly regarding submarine construc-
ton. Disarmament advocates, he
stated, believed they could ban
submarines In spite Of the objec-
tons Of France and japan. or at
least limit them to coastal defense.
Then, by outlawing offensive
weapons. poison gas, mobile heavy
artillery and bombing airplanes
and banning the manufacture of
aerial bombs, the world would be
ready to work toward restoration
of confidence.
Mr.. Roosevelt expressed the view
that world security would return
as the deadly instruments of war
were reduced and mentioned that
the late Premier .Clemenceau of
France had once told him that "the
one essential for France out of the
World war was security"
81 asked him for his definition
of security" Mr.. Roosevelt said.
HE replied that for thousand
years no French babies had been
born and gone through life to three
score and ten without knowing
some kind of trouble with Ger
many Since that was true. he
said. the guaranty of no war with
Germany would constitute security
for the French. | think that be-
lief is still there"
1890 -
DROMINENT among those taken
l by death during the week was
Brig. Gen. John j. Carly. retired
vice president and chief engineer
of the American Telephone and Tel
egraph company. He died in Bal
! timore at the age of seventy-one
years. General Carly was credited
with many important developments
in the fields of telephone, telegraph
| ic and radio communication. Dur
ing the war he was director of tele-
phone and telegraph communica-
tion for the American army in
France.
Norman r. Mack New York mem
Der of the Democratic national COM
mittee for 80 years and former pub
/ Usher of the Buffalo Times. died in
Buffalo. aged seventy-four. He was
one of the best loved of all Demo
cratic leaders.
/ NE of the major mining disas-
~ tiers Of the year occurred at
Moweaqua, ILL.,. when an explosion
Imprisoned "a coal miners beyond
all hope of rescue. For a week
their fellow workers dug frantical.
4 " to get to the doomed men, but
| all they found were lifeless bodies
AT the time of writing the corpses
of all hut seven of the men haf
. been brought TO the surface. The
little town was stricken by the
tragedy. which left there 80 wild
ows with q total of IS children.
n,UL REDFERN. an American
I aviator who in August. 1927
left Fort brunswick. Ca. on non
stop flight to Rio de Janeiro ant
disappeared, is now said 70 have
been discovered in the upper ANA
: ION region. charles Hasler. al
| American engineer who recent.
arrived from the tinterlands at I
locality on the Tapajoz river nea
: the Ford concession. said Redferl
is now in the Rio Major zone nea
Humayta village on the right shor
) of the MADEIRA river and is en1n!
T ing perfect health among Tn
. rarantin Indians.
s. d 1899 Western Newspaper Union