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Show oo SHIP BUILDERS INSPIREWAR TALK WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. That war Bcarcs are largely Inspired by "arma-Xnont "arma-Xnont contractors, who ultimately "would drag: various countries Into tho bankruptcy court," wag charged by Francis W. Hirst, editor o the Loudon. Lou-don. Economist, In an address before th. International Conference of the American Society for JuJlcial Settlement Settle-ment of International Disputes tonight. to-night. Armament Purchases Wrecking Countries lie characterized as absurd the pur-Chaeo pur-Chaeo of Dreadnoughts by Brazil io protect Itself against Argentina and said the rivalry between Japan and the United States was crushing the people of Japau under a load of ti;xes, while armament exponditurps were wrecking Great Unt-iin and (Jornjany. The supreme court of the I'nlted States as annlopous io the proposed arbitrator was often cited In tho discussion dis-cussion of the conference. Andrew J, Montague, former governor of Virginia, Vir-ginia, characterized the supreme court of the United States a an interim-tloo interim-tloo court "because It was called upon tJ settle difficulties beUveen sovereign sover-eign Btatos." Favorable and Unfavorable. The permanent court of arbitral Justice, the purposes of which the society so-ciety ultimately hopes to put Into effect, ef-fect, received favorable and unfavorable unfavor-able treatment by various speakers. Mr. Hirst, the English representative, representa-tive, commented on tho danger of having the court "too Judicial," urging that diplomacy be mingled with justice jus-tice for tho general satisfaction of |