Show Will Prevent Next War I IBy i- i By HON ARTHUR ARTHUR Member of the British Parliament and of State for Foreign Affairs Under the Former labor Government Plans for International disarmament and plans for Increased national armament are developing at the same time What Wat will be the result The writer of this article believes that the answer must come from the people The people ot f the United States and other countries coun- coun countries tries are the agents ot of war as well as the victims of oC war var Without their cooperation war cannot be waged aged It If they stand out and understand that true Patriotism means living not dying for their country country It iC they stand out out against the modern methods or of exterminating whole populations il in the thc vain att attempt to settle a dispute they vill make malo theIr governments and their ministErs ministers hesitate before they plunge their countries agaIn Into war There has been a significant significant cant expression of oC popular opinion i recently In this country countr and It is to be hoped there Will be a similar expression in Great Britain if events move In the wrong direction in the Far East People are dIsillusioned about this traditional institution institution in- in o 0 warfare Too many falsehoods were poured out on them The which achieved are found to be negligible No good has come out ot of it in any direction only profit to those to whom profIt ought to be given and the disillusioned people still sore want to make their protest Should governments fall t to keep leep pace I believe the popular voice will be raIsed Every effort made in every direction towards this end has my support The league of oC nations has it and will have it more wl wh n nIt nit it is a real league ot of nations and all nations shall shaU see that It means business and are going to abide by th their r pledge and allow their disputes to be in the c uncil chamber where alone they can be settled Any conference has my support While the mInIsters mIn mm- and the great speakers of the world tell us that they are seeking peace we are manufacturing armaments and preparing for war My constituents are are are- known as the Brightside division of oC Sheffield They are engaged at this moment in turning out twelve Inch and inch fourteen shells rhey are making some for the United States and to balance It It they are malting making some for Japan When the United States inspector comes down they screen off oce the Jap Japanese nese shells When the Japanese inspector comes down they scrEen off rt the American shells They are making magnificent tanks with thre three guns and impenetrable armor and another department is engaged in making shells which are going to pene- pene Ene tr trite te the armor Americans might find themselves oppoSEd one da day to a nation armed with American weapons made by American workingmen just as the British did when they got to the fhe Dardanelles The essential barbarity or of this bu business iness has come home to the people People have been bleating about its Immorality about Its expense and about barbarity barbarity barbar- barbar ity but the most thIng about it 1 is its futility I. I believe in the realizing their strength th I believe that through their wisdom and force they are able to control they will chain up dogs of war once and for all aH Copyright 1921 Cosmos Newspaper Syndicate Inc f C |