Evening star., 1933-01-19
ANT|-WAR PAR[EY
WILL BE MARKED
Cause and Cure Conference
Delegates Asked to Aid Feb.
ruary 6 Celebration.

Delegates to the Conference on the
Cause and Cure of War were urged this
morning to join with the Disarmament
Committee Of the Woman's Interna-
tional Organization in Geneva in max
ing February s. the anniversary Of the
1892 Disarmament Conference, day
of commemoration.
In a report read by Mrs. Ben Hooper,
recording secretary of the conference.
the Disarmament Committee pledges
itself to mobilize public opinion
throughout the world in celebration Of
the day.
The report requested members of the
Conference on Cause and Cure of War
to utilize to the utmost publicity
through churches, the press and the
theater to make the first anniversary
of the conference day of remem-
brance.
The report told Of a gift Of 1000
Norwegian crowns from the Nobel Com
mittee of the Norwegian Parliament in
1882. This grant was voted in the re-
sponSe to a request sent in September
by the treasurer, Nine. Clara Guthrie
d'Arcis of Geneva.
DR.. Stephen T. Duggan, director OF
the Institute of International Educa-
ton, discussed the financial relations
between North and South America. He
told how the United States had loaned
huge sums.
To-day about $500, 900. 900 Of Ameri-
can money is invested in Latin America,
s2,500,00O, 900 in loans by banks to gov
ernments. The remainder invested by
individuals and corporations in all kinds
of internal improvements"
He criticized the lack Of care and in
vestigation taken by american bankers
in loans to many South American gov
summated without justification "either
from the standpoint of the security Of
fered, the objects for which they were
made, or the burdens upon the natural
resources for the interest and amorti-
zation charges"
He thinks it probable that the
American investor will lose hundreds Of
millions of dollars.
He concluded by saying that the trou-
BILE with our relationships to South and
Central American countries Is that they
have been based too strictly on busi-
ness. He suggests that a more cul-
tural and spiritual grounding of friend
ship would make happier relations.
At yesterday afternoons session,
friends of peace" were charged with
being too submissive and silent by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, honorary chair
man of the conference, who appealed
FOR awakening by the American people.
Mrs. Gait said there are three fronts
which SHOULD be attacked. listing them
as follows:
First. balance the national budget by
reduction Of war costs. When the
United States has done this, other ma
tions will follow. Why should we spend
nearly $3,000,000,000 year for war,
when no war is in sight?
THE second front is the need to ap-
propriate for the aInenSeS Of the Amer
ican delegation to Geneva, where they
should go to finish the work OF the Dis
armament Conference.
THE third front should be great
shout to the nations of the world from
this Nation to return their delegates to
Geneva, where they should again take
up the consideration of Mr.. Hoover S
proposal for a one-third cut in all kinds
Of armament by every nation OF the
world
"Mr. Roosevelt has been interviewed
on this question" Mrs. Gait said. land
agrees to support the same proposal.
We're this done, some nations might
have money enough to pay their debts.
Surely these are obviously the first three
of the 100 fronts which should be taken
for peace"
Bruce Bliven, editor Of the New Re-
public, threw a bombshell into the Con-
ference in an address delivered late yes
terday at q round table conference when
he stated that what is going on between
China and Japan now is war and 1t. is
absurd to call it anything else"
Blivens assailed the League OF Nations
asserting that as an important 1nstru-
ment for the maintenance of peace. 1t
has been shown up" He added that
the United States Is the only nation
which has tried to act in accordance
with "the League Spirit" by promulgat-
ing the Hoover-Stimson doctrine: :.
The speaker charged that Although
China is the aggrieved party by any test
which the League or any one else has
devised, the authorities at Geneva be-
lieve It better to lose China. q weak
power with no important friends, than
10 suffer the resignation Of Japan. q
strong power with extremely important
friends"
He discussed the Lytton report and
said that II the League continues to
shelve the Far Eastern situation as 1t
has done during the last year, the
United States Will have to retreat to
some extent from the beligerent attitude
of the Stimson doctrine. unless she
wishes to bring about . war.