KELLOGG PEACE PACT CONTEST IS REVIEWED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18643, 21 December 1928, Page 4

KELLOGG PEACE PACT CONTEST IS REVIEWED.

CLOSE OF SENATE SESSION MOVED TO PREVENT A FIGHT. (United Press Assn. —By Klectric Telegraph.—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, December 19. 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 up his Bill. Senators Norris and King upset for the moment at least this afternoon's move to give the naval Bill precedence, for when Senator Hale moved to take up the naval Bill Senator Norris announced that he would debate the motion as long as possible to prevent a vote. Afterwards, Senator King attempted to move to take up the 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 the motion tomorrow", and the fight will continue unless peace is arranged overnight, * which is not considered probable.—Australian Press Association. MAJORITY FAVOUR KELLOGG TREATY. WASHINGTON, December 19. A cloak room truce has been negotiated by Senate members to end the deadlock over the Kellogg Pact and the cruiser Bill. The truce provides that the cruiser Bill is to be taken up as soon as pending matters* are disposed of in the Senate and that consideration of the treaty is to wait until after the holidays. Senator Borah consented, after declaring his confidence that “ nothing will be gained by taking up the treaty now\” He said that neither the Bill nor the treaty could be passed before the Christmas adjournment on Saturday. but indicated that he did not intend to let the Bill pass or the treaty be postponed indefinitely. Senator Borah also entered the truce because of a secret poll of the Senate, which showed only* ten votes against the treaty. The truce means that the cruiser Bill fight should begin immediately, centring around President Coolidge’s recommendation that fifteen cruisers and one aircraft carrier be authorised, without the provision that, they be completed w’ithin three years. —Australian Press Association.