KELLOGG PACT

Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1928, Page 6

KELLOGG PACT

MAY PASS SENATE,

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph - Copyright).

WAS!! INC ’ll IN. Dec. 13

By nnaiiiiicnidy arguing lo lnni l lu- debate on an imporl anl c|o<-tri power measure, which now lias pre ccilcnco in the Senate, the way an paivnllv lias been paved lor speed, action on the Kollo;®: Pact.

It is now confidently -predicted Iha the treaty will he reported to tin Senate by Ihe foreign Relations Committee hv Friday, without resorvatioor amendment. Thus while there ia growing disposition in the Senate, L criticise tin- Pact, as nothing nior1. 11: iii an aitsLracl colourless dcciara iiuil without any binding force, it is believed now that the Treaty will In ratified without any changes, hefor the end of the present- Congressional Session in March. The Parliamentary situation is sue that it is most, probable that tli lii icon cruiser- Bill will he discus.se>' concurrently with I In* pact a pari < each legisia Ii ve day being devoted t< considering each measure.

NAVAL CONSTRUCTION VOTE. W'SI I I.N’GTON, D'CC. 13. Admiral Hughes. eli.bil el Xev operations, in his annual report, sta-* that Congress will act to provide an enlisted naval personnel ol SSAU for the fiscal year of 1080, these nm including the allowances for me lea; crews or for the number required to commission the* vessels now in conn, of construction. The report complained that insufficient funds wen* nmvided in llu* pas yea,)* to adequately man I he, vessels 0 commission. Appropriations to tie* sum el 3.‘-’Lb ()(H) dollars for naval <onstruebion were passed hv tin* House ol Koprc-s cntjal.i ves 10-dav. despite, I lie protest by critics, the chief of whom was Re preseutal ive Lagiiardia, that -such legislation was inappropriate "he" (he Government was making a gesture for universal peace. A total of 2703 dollars was appioprated to complete two submarines, and the remainder to complete the modernisation ol: the battleships, California, Oklahoma and Nevada.