KELLOGG TREATY

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 December 1928, Page 4

KELLOGG TREATY

U.S.A. SENATE’S ATTITUDE. (Australian Press Association.) (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, December 7. It was declared, after to-day’s meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, that no indication of direct opposition to the Kellogg Treaty 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 would not interfere with the Doctrine. He was confident of putting it through the Senate unchanged. Mr Kellogg reported to President Coolidge afterwards, that the Committee’s attitude appeared to be favourable.

Quickly following the first sign of Senate Opposition, to the anti-war treaty, Mr Coolidge threw his influence actively into the situation determining to bring about ratification before leaving White House.

Mr Kellogg visited White 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 Mr Kellogg, favouring ratification. It was stated that all the letters were uniformly favourable to the treaty, therefore White House judges popular sentiment to be overwhelmingly favourable to ratification. President Coolidge feels that the bulk of correspondence is wholly spontaneous, and not due to organised propaganda. ( Following President Coolidge’s an-J nouncement, similar mail began to pour into the Senators, but apparently opposition is not necessarily going to be shut down, and an attempt will be continued to delay the treaty.

MUSSOLINI’S SPEECH (Recd. Dec. 10, 9.30 a.m.) ROME, Dec. 9. Premier Mussolini, in a speech at the final session of Parliament said: We want, peace. We signed the Kellogg Pact, and are ready to sign any other pacts, but at the same time, we do not want to commit a crime against any nation. We must face reality which is that the world is arming. We do not want to disturb European equilibrium but we must be ready. Nobody therefore ought to be astonished if I call on the nation for another sacrifice enabling lhe perfection of all our forces on sea, land and air. Even our adversaries have admitted that Fascist Italy’s foreign policy is logical, and the Pacific period of transitory partnership has ended. We must be most careful before extending friendship to anyone, but when there is a pact, the people should know that either in friendship or the reverse, we go to the end.”