Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-01
No Peace BY Conference

Another call comes for the Pres
ident of the United States to in
vite the nations to world con-
ference for disarmament. Sena-
tor Willard E. Tydings, of Mary
land, would like to see the fears
of the world relieved by reducing
all weapons down to the rifle.
Mr.. Tydings is the second prom
inent Senator to suggest a confer
ence on ornaments. Earlier, Sem
ator Brien Mcmahon, of Conl4eti-
cut, suggested a $4,000, 100000
Crusade for Peace" ana recem-
mended that Eat almost kny cost"
the United States seek an inter
national arrangement neutralizing
atomic and hydrogen weapons.
No one can find fault with the
purpose that these Senators, and
many others, have in mind when
they urge the ACCESSIBILITY of a
limitation upon ornaments. Nor
can any reasonable person doubt
the danger that the nations, in
their race for arms supremacy,
are setting the stage for another
great conflict. All Of us realize
the general good that will come
to the nations if they can, with
confidence in each other, limit
their preparations for war.
The issue goes much deeper
than a superficial desire for peace.
The preparations of the United
States for war continue despite
this country's well-publicized de-
sire to limit ornaments and to
outlaw the atomic and hydrogen
bombs. 1t goes on largely be-
cause the Soviet Union has, up to
this time, steadfastly rejected ev-
cry provision for international in
spection which is necessary to
guarantee that all nations carry
out their disarmament agree
ments.
We have no way Of knowing
whether the Russian Government
suspects the motives of the United
States, but it is certainly a fact
that in this country, both the
Government and the people are APP
prehensive of possible Russian ag-
gression. With full knowledge
that the Communists do not be-
lieve in democracy, as we under
stand the term, or in the freedoms
that we think are necessary to in
dividual happiness, there is a firm
determination not to permit the
Russians to have sufficient power
to conquer the world and to COM
pei all peoples to accept the ten
cts of Communism.
1t is hard to see how the United
States can do anything more
Perhaps, an invitation to an inter
, national conference on disarma-
ihent would do no harm. Certain
ly, it would give the Soviet lead
ers another opportunity to show
their good faith and peaceful in
tentions, but it is difficult to be-
lieve that any change has oc-
Cured in the Communist attitude.
Consequently, some word from the
Russians, which could be conveyed
secretly through diplomatic chan
nels, is important if the interna-
tional conference is to have an
opportunity to succeed mi is pur-
pose.
! 1t is beginning to appear that
some of the officials of the United
States are becoming a bit nervous
as they contemplate the possibility
of an armed clash with Russia.
Mr.. Tydings speaks of the
worlds nightmare of fear" and
Mr.. Mcmahon urges agreement at
"almost any cost" 1t seems
strange that no similar apprehen-
sion is apparent in any of the
declarations that come from Soviet
officials. Even during the period
when the United States had the
atomic bomb exclusively, there was
no indication that the Russians
were experiencing any might
mare" in regard to the world sit
uation and future events.