The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-14

New York, Jan ld,--Dr Nicholas Murray Butler, president of the Carnegie Endowment for 1nterna- tional Peace and of Columbia unl. versity, last night broadcast over Columbia Network an appeal to the United states to join In the move ment to end the present economic war which is laying waste to tho worlds trade.
 Dr Butler Is chairman of tho National Advisory Council of the Le0gue of Nations association and his address was feature Of the dinner program at the three day convention which the League, of Nations association ls holding in St Louis. At this convention the 10th of the League of Ma tlons association Is being eelebrat- cd. Several hundred guests heard an address by Glenn Frank, presi" don't of tho University of Wiseon. sin and others, and then listened In on Dr Butler,
 In too cities groups of nssoca- ton members met last night In honor of the anniversary and 10 hear Dr Butlef. Ills speech fol- lows:
 A Call To Action
 There is no time to waste upon geneplitlos or formalitIes, The modern world is In the Rravest crisis of It's history. The duty and the opportunity of tho people of the United states and of their gov-
 ornment are imperative and uneX-
 ampled, It Is for them to decide. and quickly, whether they will
 dawdla and falter and do nothing, and thus permit the present eeo-
 homie and financial depression to continue to It's certain and disas- trous end, or whether they will now take those steps. and insist upon their being taken. which alone can point the way to n happier and . better day.
 We must not shut our eyes to obvious facts. The great forward movement for international under- standing and international eoopera- ton to promote tho peace and the happiness of tho world which will forever be associated with the names of Briand and of Strese. mann, with the treaties of Locarno and the pact of Paris which re- nounces war as m instrument of national policy. has been rudely checked. We are in a period of reaction and Bourbonisln which Is well-nigh worldwide. Bitter and relentless international war Is go- ing on in the field of economies and finance. with the result that tho trade of the world is strangu- lated and Is sick unto death. international trade continue to decline at the same rate aS dur ing the past three years, 1t will dis appear entirely within n few years time, and each separate and lso- lated nation will be left to q quiet economic death in It's own lonely bed.
 Thls economic war is being car- rlcd on with four weapons which are quite as destructive of peace and human happiness as are bat tlesh!ps and guns, airshlps and poison gas. These are high tariff walls. trade prohibitions and quotas. Appreciated currencies and international exchanges. These are the weapons which must now be renounced and displaced if this destructive and devastating war Is to be brought to m end. These can be little use of ~renounc- ing war as an instrument of na- tional policy IF economic weapons be quickly substituted for those laid down by the military and naval forces of the nations.
 There is being celebrated throughout this land the tenth an- Of the organization of the League of Nations association. This association has large and membership of men and women of every class and creed and interest who are concerned with the establishment of sound and continuing policies of interna- tional cooperation for the uphold ing of international peace and for the advancement of international prosperity. What are the specific things which the American people now can and should do and insist upon being done by their unhurfy- Ing government?
 First. they should make it plain that they demand from the com ing disarmament conference such and agreements as shall actually disarm the nations for and naval war and not merely equalize their establish ments and equipments for the kill ing of men and tine devastating of cities and towns under the guise | of gaining security. Only by so doing can we cease stimulating the | spirit and lift huge | and unnecessary burden of tax | from the patient backs of the peo- pie of every land, including our own.
 Second, we must not permit out worn political formulas and tradi- tions and passwords to stand in the way of the work of the coming eco- homie conference. This conference offers distinct and quick possibility of restoring the worlds trade and industry, of again providing mar kets for our farmers and our in- occupation for our wage workers and traffic for our | railways. by bringing about the re- duction or removal of the many barriers to international trade | which now everywhere exist. That Is a pretty poor system of protec-