PEACE PACT APPROVAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 January 1929, Page 7

PEACE PACT APPROVAL.

“NOT WORTH A POSTAGE

STAMP.”

Tie United States Senate ratified , the Kellogg Peace Pact by 85 to 1.

Eeceived Wednesday, 7.10 p.m. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The effort of Senator Blaine, the only opponent of the Pact, against the British correspondence was prefaced by a statement from him denying the right of “the British Empire to rule the four quarters of the globe.” Just as he - had uttered these words, Sir Esme Howard (British Ambassador) entered* the diplomatic gallery and seated himself.

The last few minutes of the debate were mixed and full of contrast. Many senators told why they would vote for the treaty although they believed it to be ineffective. Senator Glass declared he did not consider it “worth a postage stamp” but it would be a “Psychological mistake” to defeat it.

The ratification of the treaty leaves the way open for the debate to-morrow on the “fifteen cruiser” bill. That there will bo a determined fight over this measure it not doubted in view of the Senatorial approval of the Pact. After the Senate approved of the Kellogg Treaty Senator Brook Hart, an advocate of Russian recognition, addressed the body: “This country and Soviet Russia are the only two nations which have ratified this treaty. I hope these two great revolutionary countries will proceed to outlaw war throughout the world. ’ ’

The vote ou the treaty came with unexpected suddenness, after a private agreement that the report of the Foreign Relations Committee should contain a clause indicating that the United States would reserve the right of self-defence and the Monroe Doctrine and that it does not obligate the United States to use force against a nation violating tho treay. This clause is not a reservation and merely indicates what the committee interprets the treaty to be. Although it was at first reported that the Senate had adopted the treaty un animously it is now disclosed that Senator Blaine cast a single vote against it. A last-minute efifort by him to have the Senate express an opinion that nothing of British or other correspondence accompanying the treaty shall be deemed a reservation was defeated.

Mr Kellogg later said: “I am very much pleased that the Senate has given its advice and consent to the ratification of the Pact without reservation, amendment or condition.”