Evening star., 1933-01-01
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
ACCORD 1888 WORLD HOPE
Possibilities Declared Existing for Pro-
gram in Spite of Continuing Rule Of
international Anarchy

has failed to apply the covenant in a
jor dispute. Great Britain, in par
ticular, still balks at any attempt to
apply Article Is as long as the United
States remains outside the peace
system.
The Kellogg pact, with its irnplica-
achieved no better results and nobody
has even invoked the nine-power China
treaty.
] This international moral breakdown
+, has served to encourage certain adven-
turous ambitions and arouse vast hopes
of forceful or unilateral treaty revision
on the part of dissatisfied states.
Japan is trying forcible revision of
treaties in China. Germany wants to
recover the Polish corridor and military
equality Italy seems TO want to re-
arrange the Balkans to its own advan-
| tage.
If all these forces of economic au-
! tarchy, political anarchy and narrow
national egotism are to continue un-
checked, the year 1888 will take one
aspect. If, on the other hand, con-
structive program were to be adopted
in the common interest, 1t might take
quite another and might, indeed, mark
the beginning of genuine world recov-
cry.
Program Outlined.
Such a program might be stated thus: !:
/. A loose working agreement among
the worlds three strongest powers and
stable democracies--the United States,
to which the others would be added as
quickly as possible The theory Is that
1t would be difficult for any one to block
a reallv constructive effort by such
combination.
2. Recognition for Russia by the
United States, which is the only great
power that has not yet accorded such
recognition This step is said to be
advisable, not on moral grounds. but
as a matter of practical politics Russia
and the United States both live in the
same world and have certain problems,
which. despite the quarrel of capitalism
and Communism, they ought to discuss
together.
3. Reach a new and equitable war
debt settlement somewhat in the spirit
of the Lausanne reparations agree
ments.
4. Bring the disarmament conference
to a speedy conclusion In accordance
with the latest American project for
short-term convention reducing some
armaments, limiting all and setting up
machinery to continue the work unin-
terruptedly through a permanent dis
armament commission.
Establishing Confidence.
5. Find means of restoring, strength
ening and unifying the world peace
system in such a way as to lead to the
restoration of international confidence.
6. The Far Eastern situation to be
discussed and, If possible, settled
through discussion by the United
States, Great Britain. France and Rus
STA with China and Japan.
7. The issue Of treaty revision, in
both the Far East and Europe, to be
faced squarely. If the discontented
countries can show equitable reasons
for territorial or other changes, their
views should be considered and solu-
tions sought on the basis OF a mutual
compromise
8. after due preparation, in the form
Of private conversations among the
leading powers, the world economic
conference to be held for the purpose of
arranging stabiliZation of f1uctuating
currencies. removal or lowering Of ar
tif1cial or lnjusttfled obstacles to inter-
national trade and liquidation by COM
mon measures Of excess stocks Of COM
modities.
(Copyright, 1880