Evening star., 1937-07-15
TRADE BARRIERS
HELD WAR CAUSE
Institute Told "Have Not
Nations Should Be Al.
lowed Raw Materials,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESv1LLE, Va, July IS,
Establishment OF an international
system for distribution OF the worlds
| raw material sources among the ma.
tions to meet economic needs was
urged today in two addresses before the
Institute Of Public Affairs at the
University of Virginia
Clark NJ Nchelberger, director of
the League of Nations Association,
proposed that q "house Of economic
planning" be set up within the League
OF Nations in order that the so-called
have not nations" might have sources
Of raw materials opened TO them on
more equitable basis.
Grover Clark, Journalist and con-
sultant on Far Eastern affairs, asserted
that as long as opportunity to get raw
materials and trade depends upon
colonization and political control over
territory, war will continue to afiict
the nations Of the world.
Wagenet Speaks on Security.
Discussing governmental response
bility toward insecurity of unempoy-
ment, r. Gordon Wagenet, director Of
the Bureau Of Unemployment, Social
Security Board, outlined the growth Of
popular opinion in favor of Govern
ment responsibility.
II there could be established be-
tween nations, Clark said, the same
kind OF freedom OF trade, of invest
ment, OF movement of goods and peo-
pie as there is between the States
Of the United States war would be-
come nothing but horrible memory.
That is. Of course. not within the
realm OF practical politics now.
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, re-
tired eommandant of the United States
Marine Corps. declared last night
that the United States can keep out
Of any future war by taking a friend
ly, helpful part in the affairs of other
nations and treating them all alike.
Should Tend Own Business.
But above all, he asserted, I'VE
should attend to our own business
make no faces at others with our Navy
and keep our naval maneuvers at
home"
After putting all nations on a quota
footing with respect to immigration
and putting our own foreign relations
house in order" Butler said" we should
tell the whole world just what we in
tend to defend with our armed forces.
Let all the nations know that We do
not intend to invade them or seize
their property and that our armed
forces are so constructed and de-
signed that We could not invade even
II change OF administration should
cause change of this policy.
When We have announced what
We intend to defend, let us put our ma
tional flag over it and forbid the fv.
ing OF our flag over anything else.
Then We will avoid insults to our flag.
which is the most useful and popular
cause for our wars ."
Gen. Butler said that inasmuch As
the nag belongs to all Americans, we
Americans who will protect our nag
should have voice in where it Is flown
and then We must coin appeal.
Ing peace slogans and there could be
nothing more potent than Attend TO
our own business"
Protection Of Homes.
BY the word our" Gen. Butler
said he referred to the business of
the people who do the fightine-those
who make the actual sacrifices in blood
and sorrow.
L contend that the only war busi-
ness OF these people is the preservation
and protection of their homes" he
said. Protection Of foreign invest
ments and trade is not the business of
these people. Certainly those who
die and are manned on the field of
battle and those left behind to sorrow
to the end Of their days cannot, by any
stretch, claim an interest in foreign In
vestments.
Our trade with Japan and China
together In 1896 showed a balance of
five million dollars In our favor
about one-twelfth the cost of . battle
ship-and how many Of those who
might bleed would share In that five
millions?"