WORLD SAFE FROM WAR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 244, 5 January 1928, Page 1

WORLD SAFE FROM WAR

PROPOSED TREATY OF BIG POWERS r'RANCO-AMERICAN PACT Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. WASHINGTON, Tues. Tho Secretary of State, Mr. A. 8. Kellogg, Has published the text of the Note concerning the proposed war outlawry treaty between France and the United States, wh.eh ha submitted to the French Government. AT the same time he announced that copies of the proposed arbitration treaty with France, which shortly will bo renewable, have been sent to the Governments of Britain and Japan, whose arbitration treaties with the United States expire this yei,r. The Note says, inter alh*. that the United States welcomes every opportunity of joining the other Governments of the world in condemning war and pledging anew the faith in arbitration. Instead of two Governments contenting themselves with a bilateral declaration, says the Note, they might make a more signal contribution to the peace of the world by joining in an effort to obtain the adherence of all the principal Powers of the world to a declaration renouncing war as an instrument of national policy. Such a declaration might conceivably lead other nations of the world to subscribe in turn to the same instrument. APPROACHING ALL NATIONS "If the Govern $ nt of France is willing to join the United States and other principal Powers in an appropriate multilateral treaty,” said Mr. Kellogg, “I shall be happy to engage immediately in conversations with a vi -w to the preparation of a draft treaty, following the lines suggested to M. Briand, French Foreign Minister, for submission by France and the United States jointly to the other nations of the world.”

It is pointed out that Mr. Kellogg, in explaining tho situation to the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate, substituted the word “renouncing” for the word “outlawry” used by M. Briand. it is understood that members of the Senate contend that “outlawry” is the correct term, and that it is not explained by having “renouncing” substituted.—A. and N.Z.