To Solve The Problem Of

The Vast Upheaval Of The World War Set In Motion Forces That Will Either Destroy Civilization Or Raise Mankind To Undreamed Of Heights Of Human Welfare And Prosperity.

Four Years Of World War, At A Cost In Human Suffering Which Our Minds Are Mercifully Too Limited To Imagine, Led To The Very Clear Realization That International Anarchy Must Be Abandoned If Civilization Was To Survive.

The World Wants Disarmament, The World Needs Disarmament. We Have It In Our Power To Help Fashion Future History.

As A First Step There Must Be An Offer To Achieve Equality Of Rights In Disarmament By Abolishing The Weapons Forbidden To The Central Powers By The Peace Treaties.

In Almost Every Country There Are Elements Of Opinion Which Would Welcome Such A Conclusion Because They Wish To Return To The Politics Of The Balance Of Power, Unrestricted And Unregulated Armaments, International Anarchy, And Preparation For War.