Evening star., 1937-07-08
WEL[ES WARNS
Of WAR DANGER
Conci|iatory Spirit Needed,
UnderseCretary of State
Tells Institute.
HS the Associated Press.

ES tEc AhSOClutSQ fTesS
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, July g.
Dangers to the United States which
almost inevitably will come out Of a
war in Europe or Asia were emphasized
by Sumner Welles, Undersecretary of
State, and by Senator Key PittmAn OF
Nevada, speaking last night before the
Institute OF Public Affairs, at the Uni
versity Of Virginia.
1T is unnecessary to exaggerate, it
would be perilous to minimize the
urgency Of the need for courage, for
Intelligence, for vision and for . con-
ciliatory spirit on the part OF the
statesmen Of the world at this hour"
Welles said.
The most immediate danger to the
peace OF the world, he said, lies in
the conflict Of Fundamentally an
tagontstic dogmas which men have
evolved since the outbreak Of the
World War, which have had their
genesis in want and misery In a
sense Of injustice, social and national,
In the belief on the part Of peoples
that through the realization OF these
concepts they may attain the remedy
for the ills, from which they have
suffered"
Refers to Spain.
Spain has become a battle-ground
for these dogmas, he said, adding
1t is no diplomatic secret anywhere
that the supporters of these conflict
ing tenets, short of actually inter-
vening openly and officially, have lent
aid and assistance" to one or the other
OF the contending factions.
Diagnosing the Spanish war as but
a manifestation OF the disease from
which the world is suffering, Welles
said the causes lie in maladjust-
ments-political as we'll as economic
and Misunderstanding from the war
that have never been rectifed.
Emphasizing strongly that the
United States has reaff1rmed its ira
dltlonal policy Of no foreign political
entanglements, he asked what the
country might do within the limita-
tions and answered his own question
as follows:
1T is apparently but too little recos-
nlzed, even by our own people. that
during these past years this Govern
ment has upon repeated occasions held
aloft and proclaimed on every appro-
pirate occasion and in every practical
manner broad program for world re-
habllltation which in our considered
belief, outside Of the realm OF those
political readjustments in which We
nave no share, will restore interna-
tional confidence and lay those foun-
dations of normal and Just interna-
tlonal relationships which mean peace
These are the chief features of that
program:
Urges Arms Cut.
The rehabilitation OF international
morals; which means first and fore
most the sancity OF the pledged word
given between nations; and likewise
feamrmation of those salutary tenets
OF international law which have been
painstakingly evolved as civilization
has advanced, but which are today
regarded more in the breach than In
'ue observance, as well q Develop
iient and faithful observance Of peace
agreements.
Second, through the abolition, or
reduction Of all those innumerable
artificial barriers to international
trade which today exist, the restora-
ton OF peaceful trading interests be-
tween nations, thereby serving to give
employment and to improve stand
ards OF living In all counties, without
disturbing in 4 significant way the
organization of production in any
country.
Third, the limitation and eventual
reduction Of armaments.
And fourth, frequent conferences
between representatives Of govern.
ments, and free intercourse between
their peoples, with free exchange Of
views and ideas"