FREEDOM OF SEAS
BORAH AS CHAMPION
REFERENCE TO MACDONALD
(Received 16th December, 8 a.m ) WASHINGTON, 15th December. Senator Borah long a champion of tho codification of sea laws and of the freedom of tho seas doctrine, vigorously contends that the acceptance of Mr. Mac Donald's argument that under the Kellogg Pact no issue of neulral rights m time of war can arise would interpret the Pact as a "war pact » tor if "the Kellogg Pact means that henceforth there shall be no neutrals it necessarily follows that we and ali other signatories become belligerents " Senator Borah's reference to the White Paper has been received with more than ordinary interest. The Senator =a;d; "I did agree with iUr. ilacDonald's construction with reference $o neutrals, as I stated when he was in tho United States. lam at a loss to understand why we are maintaining and continuing huge navies if tho Pact settled all matters with reference to the use of the sea. I think tho best evidence of the belief that the Pact has removed all question of the rights of neutrals would be a drastic reduction in armaments."
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 145, 16 December 1929, Page 11
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188FREEDOM OF SEAS Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 145, 16 December 1929, Page 11
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