The security of which we speak is to be attained by the development of international law through an international organization based on the principles of law and justice.

The following year, after I had prepared my draft, the Conference of the Interparliamentary Union at The Hague decided to set up a special commission to study the problem seriously.

Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if the usual causes of war are not removed.

Limitation of armaments in itself is economically and financially important quite apart from security.

It will be sufficient to point to the enormous burdens which armaments place on the economic, social, and intellectual resources of a nation, as well as on its budget and taxes.

Disarmament or limitation of armaments, which depends on the progress made on security, also contributes to the maintenance of peace.

Time and time again we have experienced efforts directed toward this popular and simple concept of securing peace by means of disarmament.