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pi i in peac WILL Many of the men of which bave al- ready enjoyed the oppurtunity of see- ing France and knowing exactly what he is, They came to us in the most critical time of the war. They came and shed their blood—mingied their blood with ours—and they shared o1 life, and they have seen France, and they know What France ts They have seen Wurope, and they know what Europe is. “And certainly these men have con- tributed to enlighten their own coun trymen, and they have done every~ thing to dispel and drive away those noxious gases which have been spread about, and under which certain peo- | ple bave been trying to mask and to| conceal the true face of France. “Here in this country you are living among States which do not know the entangled barriers and frontiers of Europe. Here, you live in an immense expanse cf space. You do mot know | any factions on your own land. You! have nothing to fear. rather difficult for some of you-it must be difficult for some of you—to realize what are tho conditions at present prevailing in Europe, after war and after victory. ADMITS AMERICA HAS THE) RIGHT TO ASK “WHY.” “1 quite admit that every citizen of the United States should come and tell me this: ‘Tho war ts won. is signed. Germany has reduced her army to a greut extent. Most of her war material has been destroyed. ‘What is it that prevents peace from now reigning in Europe? Why is it that France keeps such a considerable army, abundantly provided with war material” “Of course, in saying this, only cer- ! tain people have got something at the | back of their minds, They suggest! that France also tus some hidden thought—some hidden design. It hi been said that France wanted to in- stall in Kurope a sort of military su- premacy, and that, after all, she) wanted to be so simply to take the place Germany occupied before the! war. | 1 "Gentlemen, perhaps this Is the most painful, heart-rending and cruel | thing that a Frenchman can hear, And for them to say. after the direful war from which we have just) emerged—unprovoked war which we! had to undergo—to be again in the cruel necessity tu give to the world only the appea'apce thut we have perfidious inten ‘ons and miliary design—this, geutlemen, constitutes, 1 may say, the most disheartening | thing for us. i “Lf we bave not the full confidence of those who know my country, those that have seen it—they can t that not one word of it is tru there isa country that has deliberate- ly turned her steps toward peace, that wants peace with all her heart. be- lieves in it with her entire faith—if there is a country that does this,| gentlemen, it is France. MANY DISAPPOINTMENTS SINCE ARMISTICE. “Since the armistice we have had many disappointments, Brance has had to wait,for certain realizations which she has not been able to get. She has seen Germany digress—' gle over the signature which she had given. Germany has refused to stand by her pledged word. She has re- fused to pay compensation due for the devastated regions. She has d clined to make the gesture of chas- tisement that, after all, every man of sense would expect after the bor- hors that we have witnessed. Ger- many hi wed to disarm, At that time France was strong and Germany could not resist. “Public cpinion in France was nat- urally impatient, while under this Provocation France remained per- ‘ fectly coo. There was not one ges- ture on her part to aggravate the situation. “I may say here emphatically in the face of the world we have no hatred in our hearts, and France will do everything she can. She will use every means to prevent between Ger- many and herself a recurrence of these bloody conflicts. She wishes for nothing else but that the two peoples should be able to live side by side in the normal conditions of peace. But, after all, we have no ‘right to forget. “We have no right to abandon our- selves. We have no right to weaken our position, And were it only be- cause we must avoid giving rise in the bosom that would only be ready to take advantage of it, to give rise to certain hopes that would be ep- couraged Dy our weakness, “Gentlemen, I spoke a few moments ‘ago of the moral aspect of disarma- ment, and I referred in my remarks to Germany, 1 do not want to be unjust—nothing is further from my mind. But we know there is in Ger- people. es ly among the working somone who want to work, who have neg enough of this war who have of war altogether, and who are most anxious to settle down e@ and also to set to work. HELP THE GERMANY THAT WANTS PEACE. democratic institution: ‘we can help her, and we shal! be able to contemplate the fu- feelings of jurity. i th “there le anoth e' ‘another ° ar ‘Germany ich has not mind and to which the her has no lesson. and rishes the ambitions as How can we our eyes to | tbat, we have So that tt ts! Peace | pects of disarmament. witnessed certain attempts to eileal ald. Gobi is and became such Nohody | the real! by a spirit of rev hearing of what was called the Kapp! world to that state of things. could be mistaken about Putsch. it had succeeded have returned to her pre-war state, and we do not know what might consequences of such a slate of things. “Gentlemen, a yolume has been {published by no less a man than Field Marshal Ludendorff, who still enjoys great authority in many Ger- man circles, and wno in followed by & great part of the elite In Germany, professors, philosophers, writers, &c. “What do we read in this book? | Gentlemen, [ should not like to make | too many quotations. 1 should not ‘ike to prolong this speech and per | haps draw too much on your atten tion, Sut this Is pact of my brief, and if you ars, ke me, convinced Unat the moral element |x of the utmost | portance, you will allow me to | Just two or three passages “This is the frat quotation: QUOTES FROM LUDENDORFF TO PROVE POINT. “It js necessary that we should learn to ynderstand that we live in a warlike time; that struggle will remain forever for the single individual as for the state, n nat- ural phenomenon, and that the struggle Is cqually great on the | divine order of the world,” “In the yume book Marshal Luden- dorff produces these terrible words of Von Mclike on the 11th of De- cember, 1919: “Etgrnal peace isn dream. It is not even a beautiful dream, and war is one of the parts of the order of the world, such as it has deen created by God. It Is by war that are acveloped the noblest vir- tues of man--courage, Glainteress- edness, devotion ta duty and spirtt of sacrifice, up to the abandon- ment of one's own life. Without war the world would sink in the morass cf. materialism.” And further—this is Marsha! dendorf himself speaking now: “It Is for the political educa- tion of the German people, and It is an indispenssble notion, with thé knowledge of this fact, that In the future war will be the last and the only decisive means of policy, that thought completed by the vieile life of war, the Iy- | tente shall not bo able to forbid the German people to entertain | although they are trying to take it away from us. War in the cornerstone of all intelligent pol- It Is the cornesstone of every form of future event, and oblefly f the future of the German LISTENS TO CONFIDENCE | OF GERMAN PEOPLE. i And, lastly, Marshal WLudendorff says this; “The war-like qualities of the i ieighe! and German Army have put to the proof on the biooay battlefields, The German | pron? need no other qualities for their moral renovation, The spirit of the former army must be germ which will allow this renovation to take place.” Such, gentlemen, are the words used by the highest Germay author}- tien who have preserved, and J can! quite understand It, the full part, the great part, at least, of the confidence of the German people, and that is what we are listening to now, war that has cRused the th of millions of men, after the re wounds that have been inflicte and that are still bleeding In the of the countries of Europe, that |s the sovt of thing that is betng taught at the very door of France. How can you expect that France should close her eyes to such words “T now come to the physical as- T can quite un- derstand that somebody might say that it Is not sufficient to harbor evil designs; to make war one must have appropriate means, because when it is a question of war ehormous effec~ tives are necessary; you must have fed ficers and non-commissioned you must have plentiful m: terial--rifies, guns, machine-guns, ar- tillery, &c.—and Germany has no longer any of these. “Germany, from the point of view of effectives, just emerging from the war, from a war where her men have eon fighting for four years—and I should be the last to underestimate the valor of her soldiers—our soldiers have to face and to fight the German soldiers and they know to what point the German soldier is able to carry his heroism; but Germany, just issuing from the war, still has 900,000 men over there in Germany who have made the war, Of course you will say they are not actually serving under the flag; they are not Tiving in barracks, frtainly. Have these men any officers and non-com- inuasioned officers ready to be mar- shaled to the field? Is it possible to mobilize such an army to-morrow? THINK GERMANY COULD MAKE WAR NOW. “To this question I answer yes, and I am going to explain it. Since the war, since the moment peace wi signed, Germany has constituted force, a so-called police force, which was intended for the maintenance of public order, That force in called the Reichswehr, It is to include 100,000 men, and in fact does include 100,000 men, But what men? They are nearly all officers or non-commis- sioned officers, I mean, gentlemen, regulars, all having served in or belonged to the old army. There- fore, the leaders are ready there, the officers and non-commissioned officers are ready to marshal the army of to-morrow, “And what is that army? Is it in conformity with the requirements of the peace treaty? Is it only for pur- poses of public arder? No. There are ® certain number of those on which 1 have to express the state of facts as they are, “Acoording to secret instruction irsued by the military authorities, th Reichswehr is to prepare not only for Beans purposes, but also for war, ard in to train for war, with the necessary rehearsals an) manceuvres. “There is something more. Ger- many has another denominatio t is another ‘bree oe led Ein Voner Verein. Thi includ " almost all the men of Froot will wi are ready to serve thelr country in time of eed and, instead of using it only to preserve internal ord i might be used for other purposes. DANGER SO REAL ALLIES !!1AD TO ACT, danger was so real that the Allies were obliged to send an ulti- matum to Germany to demand this force should be disarmed. At ppother, moment, under an or- called the Orgetz, which Lu- og a We know very well that if| and he could Germany would | have happened, or rather we know! « too well what would have been the} — | their jealled Freikorps, or foymer | that. ; to show you how rapidly these organ- /40,000 READY WITH ARMS She. greaaisa tion of war, the Ein| diplomatic threat that tre yada, antinater ‘alt, mformed the! had ot his dispo: ine my of 800,000, p with rifles, machine-guns \tery. “Well, canized, “The German Boyecumen need (auty, and nobody m n my- yendy to recognize mt Wt is duty on my part, a mere duty re sense of fair play. 1 #tated it in my own fam ready to recogni, rman Chan. cellor, Ghanoslior Wirth, le' man of food will, animated by fair purpo loyal and frank, and that he plied every endeavor, small merit on his part. in order to really realize a state of peace, and honor the signature of Germany “But this Government in Germany 8 weak. It is being watched 8 ¢ laid in their path and At fall at any moment. While 'L on our we are ready in order to allow to return to normal | e, and the German as 1 said, dissolved th Verein—there is some Prime Minister of that and artil that force sas been dis done ap- eting with no Government, Ein Voner thing else, gentlemen, TAKES UP POLICE FORCE AS VIOLATION. ' “There is another fault, which is | called the Sicherheitspolize. That is also a police fore 000 men, ‘These arc force ix composed almost exclusive of regulars, officers and non-commis- sioned officers, or at m= missioned officers ready a new period of military service, j harmless to all intents and pu "We demanded the dissolution of} we found her again on the bat thia forge, but what happened? ‘The and we were nearly bled white. Sicherheitspolize disappeared, but an other came tn its place—the Schutz- polizer, but It just That {eluded 150,000° men instead of its being a local foree It became a general police force) at the disposal of the Central Govern t, that could be used anywhere on’ German territory; so that we come to ® total of 250,000 men, and enough men that are real officers, ready to marshal the troops who are training, to be ready Instantly in case of war.| ‘These men are constantly watched by | , the Government. Government keeps them under | nd, have not returned to civil ilfe, to civil | eccupations, entirely. ‘They are groupe! together in these marvellously ingent | cus ways which the German peopi> always have when they want to] achieve their purposes. ‘They are | combat- and what not. Avy | German of anniversaries—-as ' favorable in order to convene these/ men and marshal them, to see that | you have got them under your hand ready to do the work that ts to he done. “We are Frenchmen. We know} It is happening at our door. And T will only give you an example izations might be put on a war foot- ing. Just one second. IN A FEW DAYS. “When the Upper Sil n question reached a somewhat acute stage re- ntly, within a few weeks, | might almost say within a few days, there were, out of these Freikorps or other bodies, about 40,000 men ready with guns, machine guns, rifles, armored traina and with most perfect military instruments, so that this ferce should have Its full combatant value. These | are facts, gentlemen, I am not notic- ing them and bringing them here just to make my case better. They are facts that Have been verified, and pase everybody can ascertain for him- self. Therefore, as a question of fact, and from the point of view of effectives, Germany n raise In a few week and perhaps almost in a few da, and can begin to ralse, her six or seven million men with thelr officers again and &he non-commissioned of- ficers ready to do the work and to help them to do the work. “Now, I must ask the great people of the United States, ro fond of jus- tice, so noble In their purposes, to answer me when I tell them this: Suppose that by your side, O Ameri- can people, a nation, a nation which has been for years and centuries in bloody conflict with you, and suppose that this nation, you feel, is still ready, morally and materially, to en- ter Into a new struggle. What would you do? Would you turn away your eyes? Would you close your eyes to a danger that was threatening you? SAYS AMERICA WOULD ACT AS FRANCE DOES. “You that are said to be such a posi- tive, such @ precise people, would you close your eyes? Would you not de- sire to do everything in your power in order to safeguard your life, and, what is more, your honor? Would you do anything to weaken your- selves? No! “There is not one citizen in the United States who would not answer me, ‘No, never in the world!’ “France is looking upon what is happening. France does not exag- gerate, She is only watching and waiting. “1 now come to the question of war material. We have been told that there no more war material, It in true, the commissions of control in Germany have done admirable work. A great many guns—artillery, 1 mean —have been destroyed. Some of the destruction has been supervised by the Allied officers. It is real, “Other destruction has taken place, as we have been told. We might have a dovbt. We are not quite certain. But we must give the op- the benefit of the doubt, and eve the destruction on that ractically completed, the problem of war material side ts “But is one that can easily be solved. You have seen, in the war, with what promptitude—and that was lucky, be- cause if help t.od not come so quickly we might have been down, finally— you have seen how quickly immense armies have come over to us, pro- vided with the most modern material, and fought on our side upon the bat- tlefelds. EVERYTHING READY THERE TO MAKE ARMS, Well, what is Germany but a vast country of industry—industrially or- ganized. Germany always bad two aims. The first one was trade, com- merce; and that was only naturi All her indu ing to the full during the war, The second was war. they tM developed sinc 'ything is ready in Germany; ¢ tl designs, the ocalibres, Everything is there ready to ins: @ steady manufacturing of guns— machine guns and rifles, “Suppose that during a period of tension, purposely pro~ tracted for a number of weeka, certain fean we fe | Steadily fixed on whatever is sad THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, NOV rm of the manufacturers, works, begin to fabri beginning, just to sta Just to set the war going and then go on | to preserve order, manufacturing gui and rifles and ar. vertain of tho operation, suddenl, t the| she was going to si , 21, 1081. informed us that nd the Relehswehr | on the spot in L “These were momentous times for shoul defi ha ly to answer clearly and it would be impossible t! per Silesia in order) for us to do it without exposing our- | | selves to @ most serious danger, Uiery—what would happen? It ts) us and, although I have been through | the conference it were possible some- not only in Germany that Industry | many critical times in my life, | may | Where over there in Kurope—if it ean work to the full, You can make | say hat no hour was perhaps of more! Were possible to say that the out- preparations outside. In importance that that, and 1 clearly| come of this conference, is indirect rations have actually take and definitely made up my mind, is © and opprobrium cast upon captains of industry or | magnates have bought firms in Scandinavia and in ot Europe. is easy enough to fabricate these gung without our seeing It, out- side of our supervision, You know very well that It is possible to build kreat railroads, You know very it is Impossible bring here t proof that Germany is not actually making or purchasing war materials. It is different from the nav rather ditfenlt to lay the k ship in the stocks, tu prepare duckyards, without the world knowing i But suppose that was possib you think you could lunch a great ship without somebody. being on. the | there spot and knowing what is happenin, But the guns, the rifles, the machin uns—any instruments used on eld of battle—they can be manufac~ any measure of certainty. NOT FIRST TIME FRANCE HAS, FACED FACTS. “Ah, gentle have known Prussia disarmed. And! |tured and cannot be controlled with | ime in history that France has had | derstanding, (fo face a situation of this kind, Wel P Maurmed by whom? fy Napoteon, | Well, that Prusgia, which st practically armed = which was rget that? OF course, we know iid of the French people. It is oft aid that we are a frivolous nat nd that naturally when the danger is past, we turn our minds to otner hings, just as befits a reoy what is often idently, sort of gentlemen, men to we are not the keep our eyes! depressing. We have not been alae that since the war but we ha be too deeply wounded, I might aumuat | @ say murdered, to forget the direful lesson which has just been taught us. These seven million met | Gentlemen, there are too many homes | in mourning {n our country, the disabled and maimed. Even wanted to forget, we could not “Therefore, we have not the and we d if right not intend to leave France| | defenaeless, France must, to all in- tents and purposes, protect herself, “Such is the situation as far as ¥ are concerned. You will grant m gentiemen, that it is serious enough “But that Is not all, What about the rest of Europe? Apparently Eu- rope is at p » Although, here and there om the ground certain vol- umes of smoke just rising seem to Indicate that the fire is not ex: Unguished everywhere.” I may & this fire is smouldering in certain parts of Europe, and if France had not had an army war would already have broken out in Europe again, “I will just draw your attention to one subject to which I may refer later on, and that is the subjece of Russia. Russia is a country of 120,- 000,000 men, which is actually boil- ing overewith anarchy. They have an enormous standing army, which is In. theory a million and a half men but which has a@ practical strength of 600,000 men. What will Russia do? Who can say what. will happen on that side? “About a year and a half ago there was a wild rush of Russia on Eu- rope. Russia tried to rush Poland and through Poland to reach Ger- many, where some people were beck- oning to them. Gentlemen, we had at that time known terribly anxious hours In France. If the barrier nad not held good, if that anarchic army had been able to join the people who were calling them on the other side, what would have happened? Where would France now be and where would the rest of Europe be? “Happily there was the soldier of order for our own account and for the sake of the world. “The situation in Russia is far from being settled. It is a sort of permanent anxiety to everybody, What will become of that enormous army? What could or might Ger- many do in order to equip Russia and exploit her?” ABLE 80 FAR TO INSURE LIB- ERTY OF MEN. “That is a sort of question mark in France. Thanks to our Allles—toward whom our gratitude will remain ever- lasting—thanks to their efforts, we have been able altogether to insure the life, liberty and dignity of men; but, gentlemen, while [ trust you, you will certainly feel the weight of my argument and recognize that we are faced with a very terribly serious situation, “When wo say we contemplate a reduction of naval armaments, when we discuss it with ourselves, heart to heart, we could have nothing in our minds, we were snenhicn between friends, there is no threat of war; it there Is any monace to peace it Is eo far distant that you can hardly conceive it, and yet you have not as- sumed the right of ignoring this dan- ger allogether—you intend to keep your navies to the extent necessary to defend your liberty and insure your life. “Well, if you do that, gentlemen, on the sea, what shall we do when the danger is there at our doors and hanging over our heads? “It there was any statesman—and one I may say I have always been in favor of peace; I have assumed power for the sake of peace in very dificult conditions where my country was feeling natural impatience at the state of things; I formally at- tached myself to the cause of pence: I fastened my heart on that nobi task and 1 may say that if ever peace is to be disturbed in th hall not be the one to disturb it, But, gentlemen, precisely because I have urged everybody on the road peace, because I have done ever thing In my power In order to obtain peace, I feel all the more the great weight of the responsibility which I have assumed, and if to-morrow, he- cause | shall have been too optimis- tic, I saw my country again attacked, trampled under foot, leeding be~ cause [ had weakened her, gentle- men, IT should be a most despicable traitor, “It is that situation which we have got to take into account, gentlemen, and the weight of the responsibilities with which we are burdened, “Only the other day the course of events turned in such a way that ft suddenly became acute, as you know, in Upper Silesia, I have already re- ferred to this subj did not think that the French people were ready to undertake o milicary , to demonstrate the sincerity frivolous 1nd t and a ject. Germany, who | would be therefor }which are being made here in ced 1 told Germany that such a thing not possible and that if Ge: undertook a thing of the wort would have to bes and the lan, “But, genttemen, if | had spoken without having the Rrench Army back of me what would my words have br she the consequences, uage was understood, come? And if the event had actua taken place, what would have become of Kurope itself? Europe is still in a troublous state m1 It ts wily come to'lire. at sich conflict of composed NY young states, ? mi would problem, and that wa and the struggle did not iL was felt that sufficient force in oe to preserve or- the take problem, place because a was sUi'l Surope and in F der. “Quite recently another attempt has been made, @ certain attempt at the restoring of the old order of things in the center of Burope, that micht have set fire to the powder ma; zine again. Nothing happened by en, thin is not the drst| cause the Allies were in perfect un- was and incident by Nettled, y might possibly come the nd tell his danger that you are ox posed to, we see it, we realize it, and we are going to shure it with you We are going to offer you all means: put all means at your dixposal in order to secure your safety.’ Imme- di if we heard those words, of we would strike upon another We would be only too pleased of our purpose, “But we understand tice difficulties he necessities of the stat@smen ef other countries. We understand he position of other peoples who have td face diMcult and troublesome tions. We not — selfi en jough to ask other people to give a part of their sovereign national in- dependence in order to turn it to our enefit and come to our help. We ) not expect it; but here L am ling to your consciences; pe withoot any exaggeration not deny her what she v in order to insure, her security. {must let her do what she has to d if need arise and if the time come: DANGEROUS AND UNJUST TO DISARM. FRANCE. shouki be,the last one he to restrict the noble end of try » to vOrs to limit armament as in the confer- ence which has-been convened, with ssuch noblé purposes in view; and | should like to be able to say that | foresee no limit, ng restriction to} your labors and to the results which you may achieve. Any question here can be debated and can be resolved upon, but I must draw your attention | to one thing: Moral disarmament of | France would be very Allow me to say it will be most un- < it. “We do not enjoy the sufficient con- witions. We should be ready to do it, but the time has not come yet to Europe. We have to know, however, that France is not morally isolated; that she still has with her che men of good will and the heart of all people who have fough: with her on the same battlefield, “The true condition of a moral dis armament in Germany—I mean to say I am referring to these noxious cle ments of which I have already spoken —the true condition at this time of disarmament in Germany lies in the fact that it should be known over there that France is not alone, and then I feel quite sure that the poison cus propaganda of which I have spok- en will simply run up dead agains: the wall; hat it will not be able to go through and that nobody anywhere will pelieve in it. “If those that still harbor eyil de- signs know that, and if those that entertain happy ideas of peace—this working class that want to return to @ normal state of peace—if it is known in Germany that France is not morally alone, peace will come back much quicker; and the words of anger, the words of revenge, will be simply preached in the wilderness, THEN ALL CAN HOPE FOR FINAL PEACE. “It will be impossible for Germany to reconstruct a defensive army, and she will be able to install democratic institutions, and then we can all hope for final conditions of peace. “Everything that France can do in this direction she will do, In fact. she hay already done much. She did not hesitate to open conversations with the German Government in or- der to settle this painful question of reparation for the devastated region: Everything has been done and will be done in order to restore normal conditions, and the -hour will come when everything will be settled, but the hour has not yet come. “The thought of reducing the arma- ments, which was the noble purpose of this conference, is not one from which we would feel disinterested frgm the point of view of land arma- ments, We have shown it already Immediately after the armistice de mobilization began, and demobiliza- tion began as rapidly and as com~- pletely as possible. “According to the military laws of France, there are to be,three classes of men—that ts, three generations of young men—under the flag. That law is still extant; that law {6 still valid. It has not been abrogated yet; and the Government has taken the re- sponsibility to reduce to two years the time spent under other flags, and Instead of three classes—th erations of young men—we dergoing mil therefore, duction of one third that has taken place in the effectives—and J am speaking of the normal effectives of the metropolis, leaving aside troops needed for colonia! occupation or ob- ligation imposed by treaty in Rhine- land or countries under plebiselte. FURTHER CUT TO COME IN A FEW DAYS. “We did not think th was sufficient, and in th h to inal peace ndeavor it that the a few days proposals otf he government will be is certain passed in the chamber, and in order to further reduce the milltary serv- ices by half. That is to say, there will be only one class and a half petually serving. “The metropo! n French army reduced by half; to go further, reductions | . it if anybody asks consent to oth: % 2 homes | France is to remain alone, facing the | ig | situatio hoax I have described, foo many men inthe streets that « ejand nm such as I ha we) must @ up our defense for the sake of | nee-—if were possible to point out France ag the only country in (he World that is still imperialistic as the only ntry that opposes final disarm then, gentlemen, in- decd conference would ‘have dealt us a severe blow; but 1 am avuite sure that nothing ts further {from your minds and from your in- tentions, “If, after listening to this ment, after weighing the which you have just heard, you con- sidew it then as valid, then, gentie- men, vou will stil be with us and vou will agrie with mein saying that France cannot possibly do anything but what she has actually. done. |BRIAND’S SP SPEECH NOT HOPEFUL, SAYS B. BALFOUR thin argue reasons ‘Baron Kato Declares “Japan is! Quite Ready to Reduce Land Armaments.” WASHIN ‘ON, Nov. 21.—Archur Balfour, head of the British delega- tion immediately after M speech. He praised ‘the deciared the conference Briand “with full sym- rose Briand’s speech and Ws had paths “We have heard than a great speech. a perfectly candid and lucid exposi- tion of the inmost thoughts of the Prime Minister of our great ally. Briand told us without reserve what the French feas and wh), and nothing can be more useful or helpful than such exposition,” Neither England nor said, finds at its door, “a country great ind powersul in spite of defeat, It is good {or us all that we should be initiated ard something more We have heard America, he into the inner sanctuary of the French policy.” It must sorrowfully be acknow' edged, he added, that M. Brinnd’ speech was not hopeful for any solu- | tion of the question of land arma- ments. Mr. Balfour indicated that be did not belleve M. Briand’s promised re- | | duction in fighting strength was suf- ‘feient to make possible an important ‘limitation of land armaments. | Mr. Balfour supported M. Briand's contention that there has been no dangerous. |“moral disarmament” either in Rus-| to have a regular military estab’ sia or Germany. “M. Briand appears to have some jfears lest France find herself moral isolation,” he continued. “That France in partioular, should be guard- ed from the domination of her eastern neighbor is the policy for which the British Empire fought and in which it still believes,” Britain grieves for the million men she lost, but does not repent it, Mr. Balfour declared. “If some one shotld again threaten the peace and independence of our neighbors and allies, how could it be possible that sympathies once 50 warm could be refrigerated?” SCHANZER INDORSES FRENCH PREMIER'S TALK. Carlo Schanzer of Italy's group re- sponded to M. Briand following Mr. Balfour, He spoke in French, @a- plaining that he wished “Italy's thought to arrive directly across the table’ to the French delegation. He said the Italian delegation was in acoord with the remarks of M, Briand regarding tne situation in Bu~ rope, Italy, he sald, recognized the difficulty with which Trance found herself confronted. Italy was as sym- pathetic as though she herself were In France's place. Italy, he sald, was always on the side of peace. He declared his coun- trymen sought to live in accord with her neighbors, “Italy has already made consider- able military reductions.” Baron Kato responded on Japan's behalf. He spoke in Japanese. After expressing Japan's appreciation of the sympathy for the sacrifices in men and wealth by France, Great Britain, Italy and the United States, he said: “Japan is quite eeady to announce her support of the principle of re- lieving the burden of the people by reducing land armaments to thé limit of national security and the preserva- tion of orde~. Japan has not the slightest intention of maintaining land urmament in exc of defensive necessities of the Far Hast altuatio: Baron De Cartier of Belgium out- lined what Bel fered dur- ing the wa » property, deportations and ogher ou'rages. The Belgian Army ha’ been reduced to the minimum consistent with national security, he said, The Baron sald that just as soon, however, @s her national security was otherwise se- cured Belgium would like to take oH in further general reduction of land armaments, “WILL TO PEACE” IS THE ESSENTIAL, | SAYS MR. HUGHES WASHINGTON, Nov. 21,—Secre- tary Hughes briefly replied for the United States after the Belgian dele- gate had concluded: “No words ever spoken by France have fallen upon deaf ears in the United States," he eaid, to loud ap- plause. “The heart of America was thrilled by France's valor and sacri- | fice. has said that what Is essential that we may achieve the great ideal le the will to peace, and that cannot be until the institutions of liberty are “May | say to M. Briand that there ' If by direction given the labors of, faces the menaces which France + in} would be a tragedy indeed. That the| liberties of the world In general, and | “It is evident from what M. Briand | a: BRI TAIN AND OTHER POWERS WARMLY APPRO VE CUTS IN ARMIES - is no val isolation f¢ y the derendere| of liberty and justice? He assured M, Briand that the} American people would read speech with understanding. What |s needed to make progress possible is candor and frankness such as M " | Briand employed. | “Then the will to peace may have) | ite way.” sald Mr. Hughes Without attempting to outline at ts time detailed practical means for Innd disarmameyt, Mr. Hughes said he felt sure ‘the expressions from the rious powers made it certain that the conference could ys of dealing with it. » he said, would “Renerate that disposition toward peace which is a greater se- curity than armies, officers, guns and war material—the will to have peace.” Se HUGHES DECLARES US. 1S GRATIFED OVER CONFERENCE, (Continued from First Page.) there was no problem there for the United States, whose traditional policy was to maintain a small army. Secre- tary Hughes said he took pleasure to state that “gratifving progress had been made during the first week of the conference.” “The United States full 1@O0R ~ niges however, the apprehensions, and diMeuties of foreign powers re- garding lend armament,” he saide” “The proposals of the American, Government regarding the limitation of navar armameat,” sald Secretary Hughes, “Nave been under vonsidor- Ation by tie committee of the pleni- “potentia delegates and, aided by) sub-commi'{iee, fhe muster is gre8sing favorabl Regarding the conference bt ¢ nine powers on Pacific and Par Bast- ern queecions, Mr. " most important dects tions have been made there was noth- ing at the moment to repori co the | plenary session.” “I think | am jusiitied in saying, | Secretary Hughes contipued, speaking with reference to the Far Bustern | questions, “that our expectations with reference to the expedition and the consideration of these questions have been move than realized, — Tie question of land “armament, Mr, Hughes said, was one which ‘ad not yet been brought before the Con- ference, * ‘so far as the arm of ta {United States fs concerned {question is presented. It has al- Ways been the policy of | the | Unitéa States, its traditional pott | Ment with the smallest possible be < At the time of the Armistice there |were upward of 4,260,000. Ameri under arms. At once on the sign! | of the Armistice demobilization began and it was completed in the course of | the following year. "To-day our regular establishment |numbers less than 150,000 men. While \we have this gratifying condition with respect to our military force, in the United States we filly recognize the }spectal difficuitios that exist with ref. | ,erence to military forces eisewhore. | Mr. Hughes said it was felt that |full opportunity should be given all) lthe delegates to present their views | |fully on the question of land arma- |! ment so that they might be made known to the conference and the world. Mr. Briand then arose to pre- sent the views of i Reinhardt of No. 1760 Hoe Avenue, | the Bronx, to take an ax and break into his home, Reinhardt went away to do it Some time ago there was a fire in Reinhardt's apartment, caused by a private motion picture exhibition for his children. The landlord company | —the Trask Building Company— notified him that {t would take six | months to make the necessary fe pairs. / Reinhardt moved out some of ‘ne furniture to. make room for the re-| pair men, then moved upstairs and “camped” in the home of his sister- in-law. Lately, he satu, he discovered that the repairs had been completed— including a new front door lock, which his key would not fit. He says be was told by the landlord that the apartment was no longer his, a de- posit having been accepted from a new tenant. It was then he went to court, PRINCE OF “WALES GETS BIG OVATION IN INDIA LONDON, Nov. 21.—The Prince of ‘Wales, in continuing his way through Indja, reached Poona, in Bombay Province, to-day, and bad a great ro- ception, according to official cables received by the India Office here. — i 1 $2.80, Fao, RACING RESUITS BOWIE WINNERS. RK FIRST .CBh—Matden two-year-old ‘fillies, five and a half furlongs. Miriam Cooper, 114 (McAtee), $8.49, $9.70, $2.70, firgt: Finnish Maid, 114, ' (Miller), $3.60, $2.70, second: Finery, i (Brickson), , third. ‘Time, 1.09 “ Toodles, tty Lady, Lady’ Zev ‘ Retty Louise, “Fayelle, Stola, Miss \ Vanity, also ran, ECOND tACE—Claiming ; varolds an six and wi thre lady Gra Chas. J. IRD RACE—' two-veur-olds, seven It (Ponce), $3.80, § . thar lain, 111 (Robinson), $5. recond; Tangerine, 108 (McAtee). [thirds rimeet 283-8. Voleantes Du ut, Weasle’ B. and Wannie Boan “an “first: 0, seennd 0. third. ‘Time, Emmeline and Lo 115 (Mee {9 2 Tap PIFTH RAC: old and upwa miles.—Who Claiming: and 06 (Lung). $1 ; Veteran, 112 (Alle: $5.10, §: second; \Woodthrus! Goslah), $5.30, third: ‘Tinve, 1.68 4 Rribed Voter, Commi Ci, Widow dot, Yorkfsh, Queen Blond, Joan Are wise ran. ——pi BOWIE ENTRIES. Md. Noy. 21 entries the Tuesduy!s race: FIRST two-vear-olde; m Fin Hats, vk nt Modo 3} Cities tng entry hi Tie Stelatiweat Moca mud entry * Urineetun. Pame: for al Ia. sammy 1 THis Doughnut 90: Gain De C “aim i Nov, 19,! ons ‘for Hard Guess, Gil eae I : we CHOP WAY INTO.HOME, | oTillip, RACE —s Arrah G n. Charlie Summs COURT ADVISES MAN) FOURTH Ht Modo and Gerr - joactietentts entry, Bean Harding entry, Quincy ¢ Bropx Tenant Ousted After Fire “ener RACH. — Tipnity Witchat, Im Apartment. Mook Orange. Magistrate Douras in the Morris-| Reuss: OR OSes inna Court to-day advised Harry Wodan, COLGATE’S cleans teeth thoroughly—no dentifrice does more, ALARGE tube costs 25c. Why pay more? a Attacks Pr Room, Incensed because Aasistant District Attorney Dobbs of the Bronx was argu- ing against a motion to release her from the House of the Good Shephard, Gladys Pollack broke awny from her gunrds and attacked the prosecutor in Justice Finch's court this afternoon. She used fists, finger nails and teeth until the guards dragged her, screaming, from the room. Justice Finch denied the mo- tion of the girl's parents, Jacob and Clara Pollack, No.” 858 Union Avenue, for a writ of habeas corpus. They de- glared the institution was holding thar daughter sllegally. Ace ee Indictment Against Hoard view of Fire Dept. Quai Justice Burr of the Supreme Court this aftempoon dismissed the indictment charging Mansiavebter in the first do- Ne- ee agatnat William F. Doyle, Thomas Lantry and William Hi.’ the fire faiden Lane Jan. where three men lost their SERIOUR DANGE! we thie time at with Pathe tee AYE i lohw « iz ‘Trade duck, Advt. on Page 13 FUNERAL DIRECTORS.