Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05

beings are leveled in a vast chaos
If those days are not to come to
paSS-if we are to have a world
in which we can breathe freely
and live in amity without fear-the
peace-loving nations must make a
concerted effort to uphold laws
and nations must make a concerted
effort in opposition to those viola
tionS of treaties and those ignor-
ingS of rumane instincts which to-
day are creating a state Of interna-
tional anarchy and instability from
which there is no escape through
mere isolation or neutrality.
Those who cherish their freedom
and recognize and respect the equal
rights of their neighbors to be free
| and live in peace, must work to-
| gether for the triumph of law and
| moral principles in order that peace,
| justice and confidence may prevail
| in the world. There must be re-
turn to belief in the pledged word,
| in the value of a signed treaty
| There must be recognition of the
fact that national morality is as
vital as private morality.
There is solidarity and interde-
pendence about the modern world,
both technically and morally, which
makes it impossible for any nation
completely to isolate itself from
economic and political upheavals
in the rest of the world There can
be no stability or peace either
within nations or between nations
except under laws and moral stand
ards adhered to by all. Interna-
tional anarchy destroys every foun-
dation for peace. 1t jeopardizeS
either the immediate or the future
security of every nation, large or
small. 1t is, therefore, matter of
vital interest and concern to the
people of the United States that
the sanctity of international treat
les and the maintenance of inter-
national morality be restored.
The overwhelming majority of the
peoples and nations of the world
today want to live in peace. They
seek the removal of barriers against
trade. They want to exert them
selves in industry, in agriculture
and in business, that they may in
crease their wealth through the
production of wealth producing
goods rather than striving to pro-
duce military plans and bombs and
machine guns and cannon for de-
struction of human lives and useful
property.
In those nations of the world
which seem to be piling armament
on armament for purposes of ag-
greSsion, and those other nations,
which fear acts of aggression
against them ana their security, a
very high proportion of their ma
tional income is being spent direct
| ly for armamentS. 1t runs from 30
to as high as so per cent.
The proportion that we in the
United States spend is far less
II or IL per cent.
How happy we are that the cir
cumstances of the moment permit
us to put our money into bridges
and boulevards, dams and refores-
GIlt dUlOll vi Jul oOll
and many other kinds of useful
works rather than into huge stand
ing armies and vast supplies of
implements of war.
I am compelled and you are COM
PEELED, nevertheless, to look ahead.
The peace, the freedom and the
scurity of 80 per cent Of tire popu-
lation of the world is being leopard
lied by the remaining 10 per cent
who are threatening breakdown of
all international order and law,
Surely the 80 per cent who want
to live in peace under law and
in accordance with moral standards
which have received almost univer-
sal acceptance through the CEN
| turies, can and must find some way
to make their will prevail.
! 1t is my determination to pur-
sue a policy of peace and to adopt
every practicable measure to avoid
. involvement in war. 1t ought to
be inconceivable that in this mod
ern era, and in the face of eXpe-
rience, any nation could be so
foolish and ruthless as to run the
risk of plunging the whole world
into war by invading and violating
in contravention of solemn treaties,