KELLOGG PACT

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1929, Page 5

KELLOGG PACT

SENATE DISARMAMENT. (United Press Association— By Eleotrii Telegraph—Copyright). WASHINGTON, Jnn. 8.

With the day consumed in spiritless debate, the Senate adjourned to-night, with the possibility of an early agreement for the ratification of the Kel-

logg Pact. A somewhat near tentative understanding calls for a report by tho Foreign Relations Committee, stating its interpretation of American rights under the treaty, and tho transmission of this report to other powers without such interpretation being made part of' a. Senate resolution ratifying the treaty. It is uncertain, however, whether Senator Borah, will accept this. It is understood that the interpretative report would emphasise America’s right to defend its territory; maintenance of the Monroe Doctrine, and the negation of any obligation on the part of tho United States to enforce the treaty.

SENATOR MOSES CRITICISM

(Received this day at 12.25. p.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.

Senator Moses in the Senate urge the Kellogg Pact legalised wars, iu stead of abolishing them, lie urgei that the exemptions set forth by ad hering to European nations wouh bind United States to recognition o ther secret self-defence treaties, II characterised Air Kellogg's activities as “imperious impatience which n

well known to us‘who have seen bin disnhy it here.” He said the treat.' amounts to the abandonment el an; possibility of neutrality' by l inter States. It means that in any fulim war involving the great European Powers, United States would i.e m in position to con Loud for the freedon of the seas. It would mean tin triumph of thy historic' British claim to ignore neutral interests.

FURTHER DISSENSION

'Receiver) this dnv at 1.80 pm.) WASHINGTON, January 8

Mr Kell egg. backed hv .M.r Conlidge entered the Senate treaty controversy with the result pending an agreement which appeared Impel ill and was turned down flatly. Therefore the debate must continue. Reservationists arc prepared to harrass the administration (for “ failure to protect the rights of the United States.”

Mr Kellogg’s entry as spokesmai for Mr Conlidge, became known at :

conference of senators after which Mi Borah announced he could not accept the preferred unanimous consent agreement, because Mr Kellogg insisted on having the treaty ratified without even the committee ol the Senate explaining that, according to their tin derstanding the pact does not limit America’s right of scM-defeme or curb the Monroe doctrine.

The-refusal of an agreement to which Senator Reed (the pact’s chid cnenn) assented to-day has intciitsified the feeling of the reservatiouists against the pact and particularly spurred them on to attack Mr Kellogg because of his entry into the Senate situation, and bis domination olf the moves of the pact’s sponsors.