Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1929, Page 30

“MODD OF NATIONS ISPARLE FCTOR Armaent Agreements - Wil B¢ Limited Unless Five . pi P(’M'ers‘Concur. BY MARK SULLIVAN. From this day on, the proposed navai conference becomes like an arch with five stones, éach dependent on the other. It cannot be sald that refusal by any one nation to accept Britain's wvitation would make the conference impossible. In such an outcome, which is completely unanticipated, the con- ference would go on, and some very important agreements would come out of it, though' recessarily limited. Assuming all five nations accept, any Hmiting ‘condition imposed by any one of them ‘will be.'a itation on the ultimate agreement as'a whole. On the other hand, the reverse side of th> pic- ture includes sensationally beneficent ibilities. If all the nations should willing to go all the way, there is no exaggerating how far the final agree- ment might go. Certainly it could go beyond anything so far discussed. There was one most pregnant of all the moving sentences Mr. Macdonald has spoken since arriving here. The passage said: “We have all taken risks n the making of war and the going into war. Isn’t it time that we should take some risks to secure peace?” That, coming from the sort of man Mr. Macdonald is, indicates a mood of readiness to make a daring adventure in reduction if all the others are willing to follow. Free of Naval Armament. To begin with, Great Britain and the United States, as respects each other, are at the point where the boundary between the United States and Canada has been for 100 years. From the is safe to say that he and, of course, be happily willingness, expressed in the spirit of speeches by responsible heads of gov- ernments, is a concrete accomplishment and a’historic one. Its consummation Is the fruit of what has so far taker A “Great Britain, however, must take account of several other boundaries. One is: the minimize naval armament as i’u'fi.‘.’"u"w“';'i‘i ma‘:‘:‘mind Yo & - 3 ar in mi an- other boundary, namely, the one be- tween hersel! and Italy. Furthermore, Great Britain is obliged to take account of the Pacific Ocean boundary between her dominion Australia and Japan. ‘The whole thing is an arch with each dependent on the other. The distarce any one nation can go in reduction is limited the distance one or several of the are willing to go. All are tied together. . The limit to the distance the conference as & whole may Ta is the degree of the fear or the belliger- ency entertained by the most suspicious one of the five. Mood of ‘Nations Factor. | From mow on, everything hangs upon the mood in which all of the five enter the conference and conduct it. If France, Italy and Japan should have the mood that America and Britain al- ready have, in that event the outcome of the conference could be a greater re- duction than is indicated by the figures already mentioned for the United States and Britain. ‘To bring about such a mood as would lead to really striking reduction is prob- ably beyond the reachrof statesmen. The mood of a conference and the moods of nations come ®ith as much casualness as the moods of an individual. The concrete fact is tfat each of the na- tions, Japan, Ifaly and France, has rather more reason to wish for reduc- tion than America and Britain. Each of these nations, in the sense of e gations of individuals, wants reduction. Everybody knows that the aver: Japanec2, Frenchman and Italian would prefer not to pay heavy taxes and not to go to war with each other. Japan, for example, is at this moment poor. Her statesmen know has an eco- nomic strain ahead. Within a few weeks Japanese statesmen addressed mass meetings of people asking them to lbe willing to work d‘;:m" ]:nd ml&d ess. In some cases people respond- ed with emotional tears. Japan Wishes for Reduction. Apart from the immediate economic motive, Japan earnestly wishes for ace and naval reduction. That has gicn Japan's policy for some years, regardless of careless assertion to the contrary. Some two years ago, on the eve of the Geneva conference, a res- ponsible Japanese statesman asked the writer of this dispatch to carry a mess- age to the then President of the United States. The message was that if the United States wished to go down to one cruiser, Japan would be willing to go down to three-fifths of a cruiser, assuming the other nations would act in the same spirit. Yet the Geneva conference fell into, or was worked into, a mood of contention and suspicion. In the end, the outcome was not less building. but mare ‘The immediate problem between now and the coming London conference is to have the nations which will compose the conference enter into or remain in Corns, Callouses | | Off in 3 Minutes Painless, Easy, No Irritation Three minutes ends the toughest, | most painful corn or callous when | |you use Shur-off. This amazing | new remedy stops all pain the in- stant it is applied; positively will not |irritate or affect healthy skin, but | 80 quickly softens the corn or cal-| |lous that in a few minutes you can | | easily take it flub—rgol and all | [Why use old-time ¥preparations which so often irritate and require | several days treatment. Get Shur- |Oft at Peoples Drug Stores or at |any druggist, follow the simple | directions and enjoy real foot-com- | fort at once. | Shur-0ff Ends Corns in 3 Minutes ~—Advertisement. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ©, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1929, the right spirit. That is not easy. One of the difficulty lies with commer- clal interests in each of the nations. Every nation has its own shipbuilders and its own Shearers. Another diffi- culty lies in the domestic politics of each country. A statesman in office may hesitate to make public avowal of willingness to reduce, lest a politician out of office and wanting to get in make capital out of the announcement and work the people into fear. This coming conference from now on is in the lap of whatever gods it is who cause the national moods that g0 up and down the world. It is at shoe for informal wear. Informal Showing of Shoe Salon, F Street at Eleventh Wales Ties Present a New Fashion An original conception of the most flattering green suede with leather trim, $13.50. See the Wales Ties on the mannequin in the least a beneficent possibility that the outcome may go farther than is sug- gested by the figures so far mentioned between America and Britain. Blind Men Form Brass-Band. A brass band composed entirely of blind men has been organized at the Royal Glasgow Asylum of the Blind at Glasgow, Scotland. The members memorize every plece, the music being first learned from Braille characters. Conductor Scott leads his musicians by pulling strings attached to each player's eg. Shown in brown, black or Fall Fashions tomorrow. Second Floor W. B. Moses & Sons Public Confidence Since 1861 9 AM. to 6 P.M. ELECTRICAL WHALING MACHINE IS INVENTED Commerce Department Cites Ad- vantages of Method Over Older Systems. With the whaling industry already developed to such an extent that the extinction of the whale is not to be considered as improbable even, accord- 9 AM. to 6 P.M. ing to authorities, it will come as a sad blow to those interested in the preser- vation of this king of the sea animals to hear that n &”uicket. more certain way of killing m electrically has been devised. The equipment can be purchased for about $700. “The advantages of the new method are several,” says a United States De- partment of Commerce report, “one of the most important of which is the in- stantaneous death of the whale, even if hit in a % The report F Street at Eleventh t ly ater if it leemeppd desiral _— Government railways of South m not ordinarily mortal. says: “It is thought by will establish bus services. W. B. Moses & Sons: SiNCE 1861—S1XTY-EIGHT YEARS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE National 3770 - Extraordinary Sale—2,400 public utterances of Mr. Macdonald it A Reasonable Deposit Will Hold Any Coat You May Select Stressing STYLE and Brooks’ QUALITY in Gorgeously Furred CANNON TOWELS $10.50 Dozen Regularly $1.75 and $2 Each And we will be glad to hold your: selection in safe keeping until desired. . . . Charge accounts are gne $10.50 Dozen WINTER COATS Most Exceptional Values at O not miss this opportunity to obtain your share of these heavy, double-thread Turkish towels of the famous Cannon make. Colored borders with the well known Whale and Marmosette de- i ng::l"'l'l:;e towels sold in out - £ re| stock at $1.75 and $2 each. Sizes for $ Blacks Guaranteed nblo’lutely oolof fast. Misses, and New o e Can You Think of a More Practical Gift for Most Anyone Than a Dozen of These? } and Brown, ‘The Linen Shop, Pirst Floor W. . Moses & Sons Women Gray, Green Since 1861—Sixty-Eight Years of Public Confidence National 3770 F Street at Eleventh 9 AM. to 6 P.M. Radio Section, Lower Floor—Direct Entrance from 1ith Street No Lower Terms in the City Backed by oses Service was % SPARTON EQUASONNE RADIO’S GREATEST VALUE! OTHERS, warried daugh- ters, accomplished hostesses, ¥ young housekeepers, aunts, nieces, cousins, sisters—not to men- tion a few fathers, several sons, oc- casional brothers and other gentle- men, will be honestly pleased to- - have this opportunity to buy some Cannon towels at these prices. “Chosen Fashions” in Winter Coats that are of the type you will find pictured in the smart fashion maga. . zines . . . New in silhouette, indjvidual in their lavish use of fur, and most exceptional in their painstaking tai- loring and high quality fabrics. Other Coats From $49 to $195 The Furs . . . Within these three groups you will find every wanted and fashionable fur. Including Fox, Wolf, Fitch, Badger, Lynx, Caracul, Krimmer, Manchurian . Wolf, Opossum, Northern Mink (dyed Muskrat), etc., ete. The Fabrics . - Featuring such important fabrics as Cres- sells, Norma, Velour du Noir, Velvets and novelties in imported and domestic fabrics. Important Style Notes . Naturally longer lines, either all in-back Vionnet effe all kinds of flares. seaming, revers, Coat Department Second Floor Once more Sparton has taken a long stride ahead, and pre- sents new developments which bring to the world “Face-to-Face Realism”. Radio’s Richest Voice becomes reall, ALIVE, with all the warmth an charm of a human presence. You forget distance. You m&fi tinto the picture yourself . . . to FEEL the mood of the artist . . . to almost SEE as you listen. Hear these new instruments. $ 1 DELIVERS It to your home Balance to suit your convenience Liberal TRADE-IN wance on Your Old Set and of Course Sport Coats Splendid Values From 325 © 369 Medium end heavy weights in Twe ither furred or unfurred. New shades and patterns. Ideal for sports, business or traveling. cate tucking M:Brooks-Co 2 NEW SPARTON ", EQUASONNE Model 301