ANTI-WAR TREATY.

Grey River Argus, 10 December 1928, Page 5

ANTI-WAR TREATY.

POPULAR DEMAND. For Ratification. PRESIDENT’S STAND AGAINST SENATE OPPOSITION. 'Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn). (Received December 8 at 10 p.m.) 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 fav ourable. LATER. 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 tQ 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 bo overwhelmingly favourable to ratification. President Coolidge feels that bulk of correspondence is wholly spontaneous, and not due to organised propaganda. Following President Coolidge’s announcement, similar mail began to pour into the Senators, but apparently opposition is not necessarily going to bo shut down, and an attempt will be continued to delay the treaty.