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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt:... a police force is needed to maintain order in the streets of a city, so, if a navy and army are needed at all, they are needed to PREVENT WAR, NOT TO MAKE WAR. C The motion of Mr. Kehler is therefore hereby seconded that we change names and have a department and secretary of peace s» f-» // is surprising, that with the awful horrors of the World War still prominently in mind, and universal industrial paralysis upon us as one of its consequences, it should be necessary actively to incite sentiment against a repetition of the folly, not to speak of the burden, of a policy of competitive arms.--Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Montana. Disarmament appears essential, and the one and only means of preventing a return of war. We believe that disarmament should be universal. The burden of an armed peace forbids the rehabilitation of nations.--Leon Jouhaux, Secretary-General, French Confederation of Labor. The Judgment of Soldiers ENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING in a recent address at New York said: As we contemplate the causes of war and realize its horrors, every right-thinking man and woman must feel like demanding that some steps be taken to prevent its recurrence. An important step would be to curtail expenditures for the maintenance of navies and armies. The estimates recently presented to our Congress for the naval and military services contemplate an appropriation for the next fiscal year of more than $5,000,000 for every working day in the year. It is a gloomy commentary upon world conditions that expenditures several times greater than ever before in peace times should be considered necessary, especially when the most rigid economy in governmental administration is essential if we would avoid national bankruptcy. The world does not seem to learn from experienc...