CRIME OF WAR

Northern Advocate, 19 December 1928, Page 5

CRIME OF WAR

THE KELLOGG SPECIFIC

CHURCHES’ URGENT PLEA,

SENATE DISAGREEMENT,

(Australian Press Association.! (Received 8.25 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, December 17,

Representatives of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ of America presented President Coolidgo with a petition bearing 190,000 names, expressing the hope that the Senate would promptly ratify the Kellogg Pact. The petition also requested that war be made a crime by a specific provision of international law.

In the meantime efforts were initiated today to get agreement between the Kellogg Pact sponsors and the “Big Navy” men in the (Senate, whereby both measures would be considered concurrently today. ' A long debate on the Pact, occurred in the Committee of Foreign Relations, and there is no prospect of an immediate vote in the Committee.

Several members, including Senator Reed, are understood to have insisted upon inclusion, of interpretive resolutions.

Senator Borah declared that he intended to hold daWy sessions of the Committee until the vote as taken as to whether the Pact, shall be reported as it stands or with interpretations. President Coolidge sent,- for Senator Shipstead to persuade him to abandon his .support of the interpretive resolutions, hut the senator would not say what action he will take.

Much of the discussion in the Committee today dealt with Sir Austen Chamberlain’s Note to Mr Haughton, expressing an understanding /that the Pact would not deprive Britain. of her rights of .self-defence of her farflung interests.

The question also arose whether a similar interpretation of the Pact for the United States made it necessary to accompany American ratification of the Paot with a declaration of the Monroe Doctrine. BROUGHT TO ISSUE. (Australian Press Association.),(Received 12.50 pan.) WASHINGTON, December 18. By 14 votes to two, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sanctioned a favourable report on the Kellogg Treaty.

The chairman, Senator .Borah, stated that the Committee also voted,to permit the resetvatkmists, led by Senator Reed, to revise and; report their resolution without prejudice,' thereby allowing the Senate to decide whether the resolution (Should be adopted.

The Committee’s action now means that ■ there will .be a battle fot precedence between the Treaty of .the Naval Cruiser Building ■ Bill for 'discussion on the floor of the Senate*