BURDEN OP ARMAMENTS.
If the signatories of the Kellogg Part believe that treaty to be "the most effectiv# instrument for peace yet devised/' a§ Mr. Hughes describes it. why does the mad rwt for armaments continue, and why is there no move towards disarmament ? I fear this dangerous drift towards war will continue while the nations arc governed by men who think only in terms of guns and ships. Tb»? final answer to this vital question must come from the common people, the masses who bear this monstrous burden. Democracy, with its many foibles and shortcomings, is showing signs of revolt against this outrageous imposition. If the preat nations of the world were simply to disarm and deprive themselves of any means of war that would be the completert and most satisfactory solution of the whole trouble. Obviously we should all then h»ve trreater security than we have ever known. The nation which disarmed without waiting for the others to do so would incur less risks than it does by armament competition. The citizens of unarmed Germany have greater security for personal freedom, social development and economic organisation than they had under the rule of the mailed fiet. A SOCIAL STUDENT.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 91, 18 April 1929, Page 6
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