from it in arresting
the
growth of arma-
ments.
Man is the
most
unteachable
ol
all
animals.
If you
inflict punishment
upon
any other animal
he
quickly learns.
The
late
war
was
the
most
terribly
destruc¢ive
in the
history
of the
world
and
for that devastation
competition
in
arms
is largely responsible.
That
lesson
was
scored
deep
into
the flesh
cf
the
world, and yet no sooner
are
we out of it
than
the nations
spend
their
substance
in
devising and amassing
fresh
engines
for
war, fresh
subjects
spring
up
else:
where
to justify war.
You
might
ima-
gine
that the
one purpose
and
glory
of
national organization
was human
slaught-
er.
Armaments
today
are
thrice
as
ex-
pensive
in men
ond and
material
as they
were
before
the great
war, at the
pres-
ent
rate
they
will
soon
be
a
hundred
times
as
destructive
and
terrible.
In
peace,
the
burden
was crushing,
in
war,
the
effect wll be too terrible
to contem-
plate.
Disarmament
is the only road
to
safety
for the
human
race.
Suspicions,
[ears,
misunderstandings
even
quarrels
are
as inevitable among
nations
as among
individuals,
and
if a deadly
weapon
lis
ready
at hand,
one day
they will strike.
I'he
United
States
confer2nce
has
the
future
Os civilization in its charge,
there-
fore
1
earnesily
pray
for
its
success,
Twenty-fiva years
ago
Lord Salisbury
in
this
room
expressed
the
satisfaction
vhich
taz people
of this
country
salt
at
he peacefui
solution
which
had
just been
roached
of
our
last
servious
difference
with
the
United
Staies
of
America.
{yvery man
who
is a
man of British blood
his
been
taagkt
to
regard
a
serious
gaarrel
7ith
the
United
Staies
as
un-
thinkabie.
That
attitude
of
mind
is
in
icself
a guarantee
of peace
between
the
two
ecouniries,
but
this conference,
heid
under
the
auspices
of the United
States,
ougat
to carry
us
a stage
further.
Itis
the
inculeation
of
a simiiar
attitude
to-
war's
=
3 betwezn
all other
peoples.
If
that
..
achieved
at
this
assembly,
the
Washing
on
Conference
will
be
the
oreatest
event of the last
nineteen
nhun-.
dred years.
~'Of the Irish negotiations”’
he said
in
couclusion,
‘‘l cannot
reveal
any
seerzts
of
the conference
room,
that
is
the
way
to
bring
a
conference
to
naught.
All T
ecan
say is, that
there
is a
better
prospect
of our
invitation
to
the
people
of Irciand
to come
into
free
part-
nership
in the British
Empire
as
equals
being
heeded
today
than
at
any
time
for
ye-rs.
We
are
now
at
the
most
criticai
stage
of
the
conference.
There
have
been
many
faults,
but
not all
on
one
side.
But
i shall
say
nothing
that
would make it difficult for us
to arrive
at
an
arrangement.
There
are
three
par-
ties
to the conference,
all with their own
susceptibilities
success
depends on the
exient
you ean
reconcile
and
accommo-
date those
differences of temperament,
of
tradicion,
and of
interests.
In order
to
do
that ali parti-s
must
be
prepared
to
give and taz{e”/ e repeatediy
empha-
5.
it
X
A YIS
sized
the
necessity
oi peace,
saying
that
it was
needed
for the welfare of the
Em-
pire,
as
well as for the good
relations
of
the British Isles.
The worst
aspect
cf
a
family
quarrel,
he added,
was not
only
that
it
caused
unhappiness
within
the
family,
bet
attracted
the
attention
of
neighbours.
Deeclaring
that there
could
be
no peace
and that
a
great opportunity
would
be
lost
if each
partyv
approached
the
tangled yrohlem
determined
not
to
budge
an
inch,
he
«xplained’’,
we
who
are
iu
the
conferencein behalf
of
the
British
Government
and
people
regard
ourselves
there
as
the
trustees
of
the
Empire,
the
guardians
of its
honor
and
security.
It is a high
trust,
we promise
you
we will not betray
it.
Washington,
Nov.
9th.—While
the
de-
legations
of
the Nations
were
working
today
quictly perfecting
their plans
for
the
armameanis
conference,
cheering
as-
surances
~f
support
for
the
purpose
of
the
nogotiations
reached
Washington
from
two
mportant
guarters
of
the old
world.
Mr. Lloyd
Gecrge,
in
a message
expressing
regret
that
he eould
not
at
tend
the
openiug
session
on
Saturday,
deciared
the
heart
of Great
Britain
was
“*deepiy set
upon the
success
of rhe
con-
ference’’.
and promised
diligent
efforts
of the
United Kingdom
towards
a
solu-
tion of
the problem
of
armaments.
At
the
same
time it became
known througi
unofficial channels
that
the Pope has given
his appiovai
(o the
pu
poses
of
the Con-
fercnee
and
might
pro
iounce
the official
sanction
of
the Holy
See
at
the
consis-,
tory of November
21st.
He has prepared
to miaintain
close
eontget
with the
nego-
tiations
as
they
develvp.
The
attitude
of the
Holy See
is considered,
especialiy
by those
of
the
Cathclic
Faith,
as
ex-
tremeily
important’
since
it
secures
to
the
conforence
the
support
of
what
13
termed
by
many
‘the
greatest
moral
and spiritual pewer
in the world.””
Mes-
sages
of
support
from
two forcas,
each
of the
greatest
power
inits
own
way,
struck
a
note
of
encouragement
ia
ali
the delegations
as
they
conierred
among
themselves
for the
work
ahead.
Today
the full membership
of the United States
delepation
and
its
Vdvisory
Committee
met for the first time.
Washington,
Nov.
9th—Mr.
Lloyd
George’s
personal
message
delivered.
at
State Depariment
‘oday
by Sir Auckland
Geades,
the
British Ambassador,
reads:
“Will you
please
express
to
President
Harding
oy very keen
regret and
disap-
pointment at having been
unable
to leave
England
in time
to atiend
the
opening
of
the
Washington
econference’’.
The
discussions
to
which he
nas invited
the
Powers
whose
representatives
assem-
bled in Washington
this week
are of pro-
found
importance
to the world.
Nothing
but
the
iniensely
delicate
state
of
t.e.
Irish negotiations and
absolute
obligation
which I feel
to parhament
and
the
coun-
try to
be present
nere
uniil these
nego-
tiations
are
completed
and
the
Govt’s
unemployment
legislation is in operation,
would
bhave
prevented
my
sailing
last
Saturday
as I hoped
to do.
1 must
dis
charge
thst
obligativn
before
1
leave,
but
1
will at
the
earliest
possible
mo-
ment,
and
I hope
to
be
with
you
be-
fore
the
conference
reaches
to
deci-
sive
stage
of
its
momentous
work,
I
need
not
assure
you,
in
the
mean-
time,
that
the
-heart
of
Britain
is
deeply
set
upon
the
success
of the
con-
ference.
The
world
has
needed
such
a
iead
as
Mr.
Harding
gave
us
last July
for many
months.
It was the
new worlds
opportunity
to have
grasped
it promptly
as
Mr.
Harding,
and
his
advisers
did.
It wall prove
a lasting eredit
to the
clear-
eyed statesmanship
of the United States.
Mr. Hughes
expressed
to the
Ambassa-
dor the appreciation
of
the United States
Guvt.
of
the
"rime
Minister’s message
and
said
a
reply
to
it
would
be cabled
SGON.
London
Nov.
10th.--The
Delhi (ham-
ber of
Princes
unanimously
adopied
a
resolution
requesting
the Vicerouy
to con
vey to the Prince
of Wales
when
he
land-
ed
in India
expressions
of
the
warmest
greetings
on behalf
of the Chamber,
em-
phasizing
the
attachment
of the Indian
Princes
to the
Imperial Throne.
Lon“on,
Nov.
10th.-—A
statement
is-
sued
after
this
mornings
meeting
of the
Uister
cabinet
members
here,
concludec
as follows.
‘‘Sir James
Craig,
on behalf
of the cabinet
of Northern
Ireland,
wish-
es it clearly
understood
there
can
be
no
surrender
of Ulster’s rights.
Belfast,
Nov.
9th—liwenty-nine
moie
Sinn
Feivers
held
in
the
internment
camps
were
unconditionally
released
yvesterday.
Eleven
from tte
Rath
Camp
Curragh,
eight
from
Spike
Island,
Queens-town
and
10
from
Rallykinlar.
This
makes
the total
of
released
to date
113,
leaving
the
number
interned
at
approximately
4,720,
LIBERTY OF
PRESS
UPHELD.
Chicago
officials brought
suit
in
the
name oi the city,
for
$10,000,000
against
the Tribune and
the
News
because
thoy
printed
attacks
on
the
city
Govern-
ment
and
declared
that
thz city’s credit
was
being
.injured.
The
case
w.s
thrown
out of court,
on
the ground
that
the
newspapers
had
merely
done
their
duty
to
the
public
in
exposing
what
they
honestly
believed
were
wrongs.
I'he
judge
pointed
out
that
there
are
only four grounds
on
which
freedom
of
the
press
can
be
restrained;
these
are
blasphemy,
immorality,
sedition,
and
defamation
of
character—and
none
of
these
had
been
in evidence
in
this
case.
Governments
would
soon
be bad
indeed
if
the
newspapers
could
not
criticise
them.
If people
go
into
polities they
must
expeet
to
be
criticized,
for they
make
themselves
public objects.-
Path-
finder,
Oct.
29,
1921.