Curtailment of Armaments

what we are going to do about it? Shall we accept the situation as incurable, the appalling consequences as inevitable, or shall we as a great people, afforded a providential opportunity, extend the invitation and point the way to a sane and reasonable agreement among the nations for the curbing of military ambition and for the limitation of military and naval establishments within bounds calculated to the maintenance of the world's peace? Will the world accept our invitation? e are going to do abou it? ll e a cept the situation as incur, the a palling consequences as It unquestionably will, because all nations realize they can not maintain the burdens of competitive armaments. Will the nations keep their pledges? They will-at least, until the conditions which would persuade them to enter into such agreements had entirely passed away; and long before that time we may reasonably hope that all nations shall have learned to settle their differences without the armed conflicts that leaves even the victor exhausted and impoverished

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