Evening star., 1938-06-04
HUMAN|zED' WAR
IS URGEDBY u. S.
Hull Reveals Readiness to
Reduce Arms if Powers
Will Join.
By the Associated Press.

The United States, condemning
bombing of civilians. offered Coop
GRAFTON with other nations today in
''humanizing" the rules of warfare.
The willingness and desire of this
country to join in such an effort was
expressed by Secretary of State Hull
in a significant address on foreign
affairs in Nashville, Tenn, last night.
He also announced the readiness Of
the United States, just beginning a
huge naval expansion program, to re-
duoe and limit ornaments instead ii
other nations will do the same.
A few hours before Secretary Hull's
address, Sumner Welles, Acting Sec
retary of State, had denounced in a
statement here the bombings in Spain
and China which have killed thou
sands Of women and children. Mr..
Welles called such warfare bar
barous" and added:
ANY general bombing of an ex-
tensive area wherein there reside a
large population engaged in peaceful
pursuits is contrary to every principle
OF law and humanity"
Speech Sent Abroad.
The State Department said Secre-
tary Hull's address had been dis
patched to world capitals and would
be available If foreign Offices wanted
1t. However, American embassies and
legations were not given instructions,
they said, to pass it on to foreign
governments.
In addition to asserting this coun-
try's willingness to limit arms and
agree to humane code of war prac-
tices. the Secretary of State said the
United States was prepared to join
other nations:
O In directing every effort toward
the restoration and strengthening of
sound and constructive international
economic relationships.
CD In exploring all other methods
OF revitalizing the spirit of interna-
tional cooperation"
Officials said Secretary Hull had
no immediate intention of calling an
international conference on any of
these points, although this was not
excluded for some future date.
Reaction Awaited Here.
Oficials awaited with keen interest
the reaction not only from abroad, but
also from the United States to Secre-
tary Hulls fervent plea for united
public support of such an interna-
tional program.
The Secretary of States said:
There is desperate need in our
country. and in every country, of a
strong and united public opinion in
support of such a renewal and DEM
onstration of faith in the possibility
OF world order based on law and in
ternational cooperative effort
His own concern about the world
situation was expressed in this state
ment:
There was never a time in our
national history when the influence
Of the United States in support of
international law was more urgently
needed than at present-to serve both
our own best interests and those of
the entire human race. The world
is today in the grip of severe up
heaval, the outcome of which will af-
feet profoundly the future of man
kind" -71
Falsity of War Doctrine.
At another point in his address to
the Bar Association of Tennessee, Sec
retary Hull asserted:
Il am convinced of the falsity of the
doctrine that armed conflict is the
natural and inevitable state of man.
Il, for one, have an abiding faith
that eventually resort to armed force
as an instrument of national policy
will become so odious and revolving
to the conscience of mankind that
war will be relegated to the limbo of
things forgotten.
Il am certain that no legitimate
differences that may arise among ma
tions are incapable of settlement by
peaceful means"
Just prior to stating his four-point
program, Secretary Hull said the
United States was duty-bound to exert
moral force toward peaceful settlement
of disputes
Within the limitations -ot our ira
ditional policies, and without entan-
CLING alliances or inducements, we
should cooperate, sincerely and reso-
lutely, with like-minded nations work.
ing toward the same goal toward
which we ourselves are striving" he
said.