Evening star., 1934-03-21

Steps toward further control Of war
connection with national efforts to
curtail activities which are held to
be a menace to peace Passage by
the United States Senate OF an arms
embargo bill receives commendation
and much attention is given to the
charge by Senator Borah that NUM-
tions makers have employed propa-
ganda as a means of creating hos
tilitieS.
There is growing movement"
declares the Waterloo (1owa) Daily
Courier. in favor of limiting the
profits of private munitions manu-
facturers. of prohibiting the shipment
of arms to foreign countries. or of
placing the entire ornaments industry
in the hands of the Government"
The Springfield (MaSs) Republican
maintains that $50 far as possible,
and in every way possible, the NUM-
tions makers should be prevented
from selfishly influencing armament
programs and from making inordinate
profits"
OcIldIOI DOl oil SCCo bltC IldAlOo VI
the munitions makers" says the Wa
tertown IN. " Daily Times, in the
failure of disarmament conferences.
He has evidence to show that French
makers of war materials are selling
munitions to Hitler to be used. if
the occasion presents itself against
Frenchmen. He believes that much
of the feeling now existing between
Japan and the United States is in
spired by these same munition makers
to whom war and wholesale death
mean added profits. Whether or not
this is all true. the fact remains that
one of the greatest obstacles to in
ternational peace is this very system
of private profit from the sale of
munitions"
The struggle of the people to ban
war" charges the Portland Oregon
Journal, sis resisted by armament
makers. If all governments took con-
troll of the manufacture OF war
weapons the most powerful of all
influences and the most extensive
propaganda for international slaugh-
ter would be eliminated" The Salt
Lake Deseret News voices agreement
with this position in the statement:
THE cruel truth seems to be that
there are national groups frequently
with international interests and always
with advantageous sympathies, whose
prosperity depends to large extent
on the great quarrels among the ma
tions. They have not only industrial
power, but frequently possess great
influence in the financial world and
in some cases dominate the political
life of their nations"
There can be but one urge to
supply material for slaughter and for
property destruction" in the judg-
ment of the Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gram. That is the urge for profit.
When civilization finally arrives that
influence on international relations
shall have disappeared. The United
States Senate passed the arms en-
barge bill without debate. 1t is
unanimous sanction of the idea The
House has yet to approve the Senate
action. 1t Is conceded TO be a GER
tainty. The United States will go on
record as being the first major nation
to deprive itself of the age-old priv
ilege of supplying combatants with
the means of warfare. While it ap-
plies only to actual arms and does
not go the other two steps of sup
plies and money, it is powerful in
fiuence in the disturbed conditions of
both Europe and Asia"
Passage by the United States SEN
ate of the bill which would give the
President power to declare an en-
barge on the shipment Of arms from
the United States to warning nations,