When Distrust Exists Between Governments, When There

Some Pacifists Have Carried The Sound Idea Of The Prime Importance Of Security Too Far, To The Point Of Declaring That Any Consideration Of Disarmament Is Superfluous And Pointless As Long As Eternal Peace Has Not Been Attained.

Pacifist Propaganda And The Resolutions Of The Parliamentarians Encouraged Such Treaties, And Toward The End Of The Nineteenth Century Their Number Had Increased Considerably.

When Distrust Exists Between Governments, When There Is A Danger Of War, They Will Not Be Willing To Disarm Even When Logic Indicates That Disarmament Would Not Affect Military Security At All.

Time And Time Again We Have Experienced Efforts Directed Toward This Popular And Simple Concept Of Securing Peace By Means Of Disarmament.

Armaments Are Necessary - Or Are Maintained On The Pretext Of Necessity - Because Of A Real Or An Imagined Danger Of War.