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Show PREMIER WOULD Pill guns m Reduction in Armaments Reduces Re-duces Danger of War. Swedish Leader Holds B Mil rOM BRl ) mi: European Manages1 . ES. v GENEVA. Switzerland. Nov. 30. IJranting. Sweden's first Socialist prc-Bller prc-Bller and now head of that nation's delegation In the league assembly, believes: be-lieves: "If we reduce armaments we likewise reduce the danger of wart for military men are always tempted to try In actual warfare tho machlm they have built. "The abolition of armaments can't , be done by a stroke of the pen. bu the big thing is that here in Geneva we are making a beginning We are Planting the seed now, future meetings meet-ings of the assembly will see the re-,p mrr of the harvest that will be a bit lng to the world " CA1 TIOXS IMERICA Brahtlng adds a word of warning to I the United States not to expect too i much of the assembly or the leagu' at the start. "The millenlum." he said, "will not be brought about In a day. week or year." Brantlng started life as an astronomer, astrono-mer, but gave that up for newsp ip, r work, devoting himself to the struj; gle for the betterment of the masses of hi;? country. W'hen we i tlked bis room was filled with masses of roses sent In honor of his sixtieth birthday The table was idled with congratulatory telegrams, not only from Scandinavia, but from ! , all parts of the world. Including many from Scandinavians in the l'niw,i States. He said: M S nil.c.T II HIT, "The league of nations is the best I hope ,,f mankind for better things, and the assembly can do much to brine : ' la hope to fulfillment. More democratic than the council,! II more nearly represents tho aspir-1 i Kiin of the plain people of all nar tions. Tho assembly Itself can stud) the pressing question of reduction Of armaments and bring the matter to focus before the council and each na-;n na-;n In the league. Heretofore In league deliberation armaments have been studied as mill ! lary xpicatlons. But ns regards plain j people It Is an economic question 'The nations which feel compelled to keep up big armies take large num- bers of the finest young men out of; production for some of the best year", Of their life and put them in the waste-life waste-life of barracks. IKMAMENT PROBIdEM "Furthermore, the universal coni-j plaint Is about national debts, taxes I and liv ing costs. The speediest way I to belter these things Is abolition 6f armaments, but this can't be done by j a stroke of the pen. It Is one of the I moKt difficult and Intricate subjects! in the world. It will take long study much negotiation, and much accommodation accom-modation of conflicting interests. "The main thing here In Geneva iu that we are making a beginnnlng with th subject. If finally we reduco ar- mamenta we likewise reduce the dan-' ger of wars. 'Military men always are tempted to try the big machine they have built i to see whether it works In actual .war-tare. .war-tare. ot I l OOK i Mi l Ki. "I will leave Geneva considerably more optimistic than I came. It means much lo have representatives of forty-one forty-one nations meeting In the same room, debate the same subjects, and reach agreements. "Tho mere coming together rubs the corners off of men s minds and diSBl-pateR diSBl-pateR suspicions. "The next meeting of tho assembly will be easier than this one. Tho1 - - -jnrr-;..T I -. - ground Is being broken at this meeting, meet-ing, the seeds are being planted. Fu-J "irr meetings will see the growth of the grain, the reaping of the harvest "We can make that harvest a blessing bless-ing to the world if we will but have Ihe patience, make haste slowly, an-1 advance surely and with good will." |