Word: armament
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...reputed to have suggested the term and the idea of a moratorium to President Hoover. The Levinson plan seeks to counteract the French theory of the unity of war debts and reparations by establishing a relationship between war debt reparations and disarmament. It postulates a four year armament holiday...
...Christmas Chancellor." Germans called General von Schleicher their "Christmas Chancellor" last week, recalled that his was always the directing mind of the von Papen Cabinet, assumed that its policies will be continued with as little change as possible. Briefly these policies have been: 1) to secure armament equality for Germany with other great powers, either through decreases in their armaments or increases by the Fatherland; 2) to revive German industry by what amounts to Treasury grants (issued in the form of negotiable tax rebates) to German employers in proportion as they add to their factory staffs; 3) to block...
...favor cancellation. . . . Substantial reduction of world armament has a bearing upon this question. If negotiations are to be undertaken, protracted discussions would be necessary which could not be concluded during my administration. If there is to be any change in the attitude of the Congress, it will be greatly affected by those members who recognize you as their leader...
...many in the Model Assembly to cry out against further destruction of human flesh and blood, no matter what the cause. The idea of attaining peace by further warfare has in it something repugnant, quite apart from the practical difficulties for doing it. It is clear that with the armament of the nations in its present state, enforcement of any decree agreeable to all nations but one would be a long and bloody task. With national mentalities as they are, people would be quick to defend their governments crimes, and loath to punish the transgressions of others, so long...
...break the Treaty of Versailles which forced upon Germany a volunteer army. Any breach in the Treaty, especially by a Frenchman, was so much to the good, the German spokesman declared, but of course the Fatherland would insist on "arms equality" (which M. Herriot had denounced as "re-armament...