ANTI-WAR TREATY

Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1928, Page 6

ANTI-WAR TREATY

DEMAND FOR. RATIFICATION. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—-Copyright) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. It was declared alter to-day's meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, that no indication of direct opposition to the Kellogg 'I reaty had developed. The most that is looked for is a possible move for reservation with respect to the Monroe Doctrine. Mr Kellogg expressed the belief to the Committee that the treaty wouid no interfere with the Doctrine. He was confident of putting it through the Senate urn-hanged. Mr Kellogg reported to President Coolidge afterwards that the Committoe’s attitude appeared to he favourable. Quickly following the first sign of Senate Opposition lo the anti-war treaty, Air Coolidge threw his influence aeively into the situation determining to bring about ratification before leaving White House. Air Kellogg visited AYhite, House, following his appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, upon which White House authorised the statement that a flood of letters was coming to President Coolidge, and Air Kellogg, favouring ratification It was stated that all the letters were uniformly favourable to the treaty, therefore AYhite House judges popular sentiment to he overwhelmingly favourable to ratification. President Coolidge feels that the hulk of correspondence is wholly spontaneous, and not due to organised propaganda. Following President Coolidge’s announcement. similar mail began to pour into the Senators, hut apparently opposition is not necessarily going to lie shut down, and an attempt will he continued to delay the treaty.