Show SAFETY UNDER lAW LA STRESSED BY PRESIDENT Coolidge Theorises on onLess onLess onLess V Less N Need Ned ed of Armament Before Women's Conference Confer Confer- ence on National Defense W WASHINGTON Feb 23 Pro Pro Proportionally as the nations m make ke progress In creating effective tribunals trib trib- for peaceful settlement O of international International differences they will find themselves able to lessen their military establishments n s. s President Coolidge said in an n address today to delegates to the women's conference conference conference con con- ference on national l defense a's as s peace Insurance If It th the the- rule of ot law were were established established and certain then there would be far less need of ot armaments the president said So as we ad adVance advance ad- ad vance ance toward security under the law we shall be able to reduce the strength and cost of armain arma arma- in ments And whenever a particular na nation nation na- na tion shall convince its neighbor of such a purpose of moderation without without without with with- out aggression he added It will willbe willbe be easier for other nations to adopt a a similar attitude Al But e V are r re compelled to recognize tSat that national national national na na- na- na safety requires such sucha a measure measure measure mea mea- sure of preparedness as shall be bethe bethe bethe the guaranty against aggression without committing the nation to militarism For the present the most we can hope Is to secure genera general general gen gen- era eral acceptance in good faith and I without reservation of the view that whatever armaments we ve create create create cre cre- ate whatever preparations we make shall be limited to the reasonable reasonable rea rca requirements of ot security I i d do not think we we should set a good example b by abolishing our I army and navy But we can af afford afford afford af- af ford to limit our military and naval establishments so as to assure that I while determined and able to de defend defend le- le fend ourselves we have no intent of aggression V If It every nation would enforce such a policy the cost of armaments would be enormously enormously enormously enor enor- lessened and the general welfare of ot humanity correspondingly corresponding responding ly promoted |