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Show Open Disarmament Conference WW ' i Sepator Hiram Johnson of Cu)l-f Cu)l-f ot nln has Issued a statement In which he i.iiys that the fcesslona of the forth-cnmlng forth-cnmlng dlsiinuumcut conference ufust he open He says- Tim dlsurmutnent conference) must be held in the open. I realize tlk (liKndvantuges of this course. I think I understand fully what maybe may-be sold against It Hut we have hud our les-on. We have seen u world conference, commencing under the most f.ivotnhlc auspices, with Idealism Ideal-ism publicly exploded, nnd then have had that Idealism throttled In seciec). The old diplomatic gnme Is one which nt nil hazards must bu avoided In the coining conference, In order that tlie world may be benellted and ihut the ultimate object of disarmament disarma-ment aud world peace may be obtained ob-tained The only vvny lu which wo muy uvold the pitfalls of secret dlplo- tnne In hv ttti. HlitilliFht of inihllnltv. Oniv hv open hcvsdiis with tnc world looking on and the public opinion of the w oi id compelling obedience to Its will, can be obtained from tfuropeon illptuuiitts what we seek In the disarmament conference." |