OUTLAWRY OF WAR

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 82, 5 January 1928, Page 9

OUTLAWRY OF WAR

PROPOSED TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND UNITED STATES / ' COPIES SENT TO BRITAIN AND JAPAN EFFORT TO OBTAIN ADHERENCE OF ALL PRINCIPAL POWERS Copies of the proposed Arbitration Treaty between France and the United States have been sent to the Governments of Britain and Japan. In a Note to France the United States suggests that a signal contribution to world peace might be made by joining in an effort to obtain the adherence of all the principal Powers to a declaration renouncing war as an instrument of national policy.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Copyright.

(Rec. January 4, 8.20 p.m.) Washington, January 3.

The Secretary of State, Mr. F. R. Kellogg, has published the text of the Note sent to France on the subject of the proposed outlawry of war treaty. At the same time it is announced that copies of the proposed arbitration treaty with France, which shortly will be renewable, have been sent to the Governments of Britain and Japan, whose arbitration treaties with the United States expire in 1928 The Note says in part: “The United States welcomes every opportunity of joining with other Governments of the world in condemning war and pledging anew the faith in arbitration. Instead of the two Governments contenting themselves with a bilateral declaration they might make a more signal contribution to world peace 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. If the Government of France is willing to join the United States and the other principal Powers in an appropriate multilateral treaty, I should be happy to engage immediately in a conversation looking to the preparation of a draft treaty, following the lines suggested by M. Briand, for submission by France and the United States jointly to the other nations of the world, and to observe the result ”

It is pointed out that Mr. Kellogg, in explaining the situation to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, substituted the word reiPouncing for the word outlawry used by M. Briand. It is understood that Senators contend that outlawry is a corrupt term, but it is

not explained by “renouncing,” which is substituted.

(The draft treat}’ is reported to contain provisions that France and the United States engage to submit all differences to arbitration by means of the International Commission of Arbitration: that differences of a juridicial nature be submitted to the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague, or other tribunals mutually agreed upon, under the reservation that the Senate approves, and it is compatible with the constitutional laws of France; that arbitration will not be applicable in questions of interior politics, or to problems to which the Monroe Doctrine applies.]

CAREFUL STUDY REQUIRED

IF TREATY OPEN TO OTHER POWERS

M. BRIAND’S REPLY

(Rec. January‘4, 9.5 p.m.)

Paris, January 3.

M. Briand has replied to the Washington Note, saying if the treaty outlawing war is intended to be open to other nations, “it will require most careful study in order not to prejudice the rights and duties of nations interested in the League Covenant and existing treaties.”

M. Briand accepts the text of the arbitration treaty, but seeks information as to what the position will be if the Senate refuses ratification. He also wishes to make a reservation excluding arbitration where a third Power is involved.