MAY BE WAR

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20492, 7 May 1938, Page 7

MAY BE WAR

WARNING TO DICTATORS INDICTMENT OF JAPAN i PRESENT WORLD CONDITIONS United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrighl WASHINGTON, May 5 In an address to the United States < Chamber of Commerce the Secretary of War, Mr H. 11. Woodring, warned Germany, Italy and Japan that if dictatorship nations push democratic nations too far there will lie war. He attributed the responsibility for the present world conditions primarily to I Japan. The potential strength of the peaceloving nations was an essential stabilising influence in the world, said Mr Woodring, but the mere existence of this potential strength was not enough. If policemen were under strict orders never in any circum- : stances to use force, how effective | would they be in maintaining order? j If a nation were to be similarly ( bound never to resort io any sort of force, economic or military, except on i the actual invasion of its territory, , how long would its rights be respected . in an anarchistic world? The Minister expressed the opinion i that it was possible to check aggres- > sion without resort to arms. The foundation of a nation's military strength was economic strength. In economic strength the democracies i were stronger than the autocracies. Mr Woodring advised against any division of forces, economic or politi- ; cal, in the domestic life of the United States. Unity was essential at this • critical moment and they must rigidly exclude the twin blights of Communism and Fascism. TO FIGHT AGGRESSION I ' THE ARMAMENTS RACE THE DEFENCE OF AMERICA ! t iifto i Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyr. ,'ri WASHINGTON. May 5 The Under-Secretary of State, Mr | Sumner Welles, in a radio broadcast. said it was imperative for the United i States to maintain adequate military and naval forces to defend North America and the Latin American Rej publics until aggressor nations ceased ! violating treaty rights and obligations. | “1 believe our fellow-citizens will ! Insist that the Government be prepared to co-operate with the other American Republics if necessary to repel acts of aggression whereby any non-American Power or Powers may attempt to dominate a po’rtion of the Western Hemisphere," said Mr Welles. "I see no hope of a pause in the armaments race until the nations re-establish the fundamental principles and morals of International conduct and agree to abide by them.”