The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-05

less 8unekihg tklat foroe could ha mobillxed ir sufnclent volumo to lessen such cruelty in Che aays ahead. Even though it may take 20 years, which God forbid, for civilization to make effective lts corporate protest against this barbarian, surely strong voloes may hasten the day"
 There is solidarity and interde. pendence about the modern world, both technically and morally, which makes It's impossible for any nation completely to isolate itself from economic and political upheaVals in the rest of the world, especially when such upheavals appear to be spreading and not declining. There can be no stabil- ity or peace either within nations or between nations except under laws and moral standards ad- hered to by all. International aTl- archy destroys every foundation for peace. It jeopardises either the immediate or the future security of every nation, large or small. It iS, therefore, Q matter of vital in- terost and concern to the people Of the United States that the sanctity of international treaties and the maintenance of lnterna- tional morality be restored.
 The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of tho world today want to live in peace They seek the removal of barriers against trade. They want to exert themselves in industry, in agricul- ture and in business, that they may increase their wealth through the production of wealth produce ing goods rather than striving to produce military planes and bombs and machine guns and cannon for destruction of human lives and useful property.
 Tn those nations of the world which seem to Do piling armament on armament for purposes of ag- gression, and those other nations which fear acts of aggression against them and their security, . very high proportion of their national income B being spent die roctly for armaments. 1t runs from 90 to as high as 50 per cent.
 The proportion that we in the United States spend is fer less-- il or i2 per cent.
 How happy we are that the cir- cumstanceS of the moment per. init us to put our money Into bridges and boulevards, dams and refofestation, the conservation of our soil and many other kinds of useful works rather than into huge standing armies and vast supplies of implements of war.
 I am compelled and you are compelled, nevertheless, to look ahead. The peace, the freedom and the security of 90 per cent of the population of the world is being jeopardiSed by the remain. ing 10 per cent who are threat- enlng breakdown of oil inter. national order and law. Surely the % per cent who want to live in peace under law and in accords ance with moral standards which have received almost universal acceptance through the centuries, can and must find some way to make their will prevail.
 The situation is definitely of universal concern. The questions involved relate not merely to violations of specific provisions of particular treaties, they are ques- tionB Of war and Of peace, of fii- ternational law and especially of principles of humanity. It is true that they involve definite viola- tio1g Of agreements, and especial. ly of tho covenant of the League of Nations, the Briand Kellogg pact and the nine.power treaty. But they also involve problems of world economy, world security and world humanity.
 It is true that the moral con. sciousneBs of the world must recognize tho importance of re- moving injustices and well found- cd grievances but ct the same time 1t must be aroused to the cardinal necessity of honcring ganetity Of treaties, of respecting tho rights and liberties of others and of putting an end to sets of international aggression.
 It seems to Dc unfortunately true that tho epidemic of world lawlesgness iB spreading.
 When on epidemic Of physical disease starts to spread, tho com. fnunity approves end joins in c quarantine of the patients ifi ors der to protect the health of the community against tho spread Of tho disease.
 It Is my determination to pur- sue c policy Of peace and to adopt every practicable measure to avoid Involvement in war. It ought to Do ineoncoivable that in this modern era, and in the face of experience, any nation could Do 50 foolish and ruthless as to run the risk of plunging the whole world Into war by invading and violating in coiatFaVention of solemn treaties, the territory of other nations that have done them no real harm and which gre too weak to protect themselves ade- quately. Yet the peace of tho world and welfare and security of every nation is today being threat- ened by that very thing.
 No nation which refused to ex- erCige forobearanco and to respect the freedom and rights of others can long remain strong and retain the confidence and respect Of other nations. No nation ever loses it's dignity or good standing by concluding its differences, and by exercising great patience with, and consideration for, the rights of other nations.
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