ANTI-WAR PACT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 21 December 1928, Page 5

ANTI-WAR PACT

DEADLOCK IN SENATE. “CLOAK-ROOM” TRUCE. FIGHT FOR PRECEDENCE.

United Presa Association —By iUectric Telegraph Copyright.; [Australian Press Asa, station .>

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. A “cloak room” truce has been negotiated by members of the Senate to end this deadlock over the Kellogg Pact and the Cruiser Bill. The truce provides that the latter shall be taken up as soon as matters now pending are disposed of on the Senate floor, and that consideration of the treat} wait until after the holidays.

Senator Borah has consented after becoming confident there was “nothing to he gained by taking up the treaty now.” He said neither the Bill nor the treaty could be passed before the Christmas adjournment on Saturday, but indicated he did not intend to let the Bill pass and the treaty be postponed indefinitely. That Senator Borah also entered the truce was due to a secret poll of the Senate, which showed only ten votes against the treaty. At present the truce means that the Cruiser Bill fight should begin immediately, centring in President Coolidge’s recommendation that fifteen cruisers and one aircraft carrier bo authorised without any provision that they be completed within three years. The fight against the Fifteen Cruiser

Bill started in the Senate late to-day, when two advocates of the Kellogg Pact blocked a motion by Senator Hale, chairman of the Senate Naval Committee, to bring lip his Bill. Senators Norris and King upset, for the moment at least, the afternoon’s move to give the Naval Bill precedence, for when Senator Hill moved to take up the Naval Bill Senator Norris announced that he would debate the motion as long as possible to prevent a vote being taken. Subsequently Senator King attempted a move to take up the peace treaty as a substitute for the Bill, upon which general uproar arose and the close of the executive session was moved to prevent a fight. Senator Hale is expected to renew his motion to-morrow, and the fight will continue unless peace is arranged overnight, which is not considered probable.

WARING SENATE TACTIONS. AGREEMENT TO POSTPONEMENT. CONSIDERATION AFTER CHRISTMAS. Received 10.55 a.m. to-day. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. After a filibuster lasting over two hours the waring Senate factions agreed to delay' consideration, of both the Kellogg Treaty and .the Naval Cruiser Bill until after the Christmas recess. Under the agreement both measures will be made the unfinished business of the Senate on the order paper of January 3, and the Senate must then vote on which it desires to take up first. The agreement was made only as a last resort to prevent the filibuster continuing until December 22, the adjournment time, and thus tying up all Senate business. The settlement was proposed by Senator Borah, who pledged his word that he would make a motion, as soon as the Senate met on January 3, to proceed with consideration of the treaty in open executive session. Senator Borah that he hoped in that manner to get the treaty passed before the Naval Bill.