The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-05

WLllCAt AlOkiG PS0SS SNtA ASSV oSSNASe The peace-loving nations must make 0 concerted effort in opposi. ton to those violations of treaties and those ignorings of humane instincts which today are creating Q state of international anarchy and instability from which there is no escape through mere isola- ton or neutrality.
 Those who cherish their free- dom and recognize and respect the equal rights of their neighbors to be free and live in peace, must work together for the triumph of law and moral principles in order that peace, justice and confidence may prevail in the world. There must be Q return to @ belief in the pledged word, in the value of Q signed treaty. There must be recognition of the fact that na- tional morality is as vital as pri- vate morality.
 A bishop wrote me the other day, 1t seems to me that some- thing greatly needs to be said in behalf of ordinary humanity against the present practice of carrying the horrors of war to helpless civilians, especially wo- men and children. It may be that such c protest might be regarded by many, who claim to be realistis as futile, but may 1t not be that the heart of mankind is so filled with horror at the present need- less suffering that force could be lnobilized in sufficient volume to lessen such cruelty in the days ahead. Even though 1t may take 20 years, which God forbid, for civilization to make effective It's corporate protest against this barbarian, surely strong voices may hasten the day"
 There Is solidarity and interde- pendence about the modern world, both technically and morally, which makes its 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 decliring. 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 an- archy destroys every foundation for peace. It jeopardizes either the immediate or the future security of every nation, large or small. It is, therefore, 6 matter of vital in- terest and concern to the people Of the United States that the Sanctity of international treaties and the maintenance of interna- tional 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 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.
 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 and their security 6 very high proportion of their national income is being spent di- rectly for armaments. It runs from 30 to as high as 50 per cent.
 The proportion that we in the United States spend is far less Il or 12 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 reforestation, 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 fl being jeopardized by the remain ing 10 per cent who are threat ening . breakdown of all inter. national order and law. Surely the % per cent who want to live fin peace under law and in accord 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 oi universal concern. The questionf involved relate not merely tc violations of specific provisions oi particular treaties, they are qucs- tons Of war and of peace, Of In-