MANOEUVRE TO MAKE PACT EFFECTIVE

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6809, 12 January 1929, Page 9

MANOEUVRE TO MAKE PACT EFFECTIVE

WAR REFERENDUM. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Friday, 7.35 p.m. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. While further efforts for a compromise agreement on the Kellogg Paer failed to-day at Senate conferences, Senator Borah expressed the hope that a vote on the pact would occur on Saturday. An interesting manoeuvre to make the pact effective after its passage, which in any event seems assured, occurred with the introduction by Representative Fish of a constitutional amendment, under which no war, save a war of defence, could be Tvaged by t,he United States until a declaration of hostilities was ratified by popular referendum. Mr. Fish declared he was ready to accept further qualifications under which war, where “established American policy” was involved could be waged without such a referendum. He characterised the proposal as :i logical step for support of tho Kellogg treaty, declaring: “It constitutes another obstacle or check on war and tho responsibility for a final decision would bo placed squarely on those who carry tho rifle as their burden.”