Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
KELLOGG REVEALS
WAR BAN CHANGES
AS IN FORM ONLY

AS IN FORM ONLY
Continued :rom First Page
TO meet objections raised by other gov
ernments.
The treaty itself makes no mention
of self defense, and Mr.. kellogg ex-
planned that the United States eonsid-
| ers this a right inherent in every SOW
ereign state and implicit in every
/ treaty"
| As drafted. the treaty would leave
! the way clear for every nation in the
world to become q signatory.
French Points Discussed.
The note included Secretary KEEL
| loggS discussion of the six points OF
consideration proposed by the French
government comprising self defense.
| the League of Nations covenant, the
treaties OF Locarno, treaties OF neutral
| ity, relations with treaty breaking
state and universal outlawing of war.
Secretary kellogg dealt with the six
points, saying. there is nothing In ths
American draft of an anti-war treaty
which restricts or impairs in any way
the right Of self-dEfeESe. That right
/ is inherent.
The League covenant imposes no af-
frmative primary obligation to 60 to
war. If the parties to the trea-
ties of Locarno are under any positive
obligation to GO to war, such Obligation
certainly would not attach until one OF
the parties has resorted TO war IN vio-
lation OF It's solemn pledges thereun-
der
1T was not unreasonable to suppose
that France and the states whose
neutrality she has guaranteed are SUI
/ ficientiy intimate to make it possible
| for France TO persuade such states 70
adhere seaSonab,y to- the ant-war
Violation Of multilateriaI anti-war
| treaty through resort to war by one
party thereto would automatically re-
| lease the other parties from their OBJ
legations to the treaty breaking state. :
OF the last consideration, Secretary
Kellogg declared that it had been the
hope Of the United States from the be-
ginning that its proposed muitilateral
treaty should be worldwide in its appli-
cation, and that appropriate provision
had been made for 1t.
1uE DI1bAGu. I1CLHidAs 4tdfAelu NkfA
i japanese governments have now replied
to my Governments notes OF April 10,
1923" Secretary Kellcgg's note con-
| tinued, land the governments Of the
! British 6ominions and of India have
| likewise replied to the invitations adj
| dressed TO them ON May %, 1928, by my
| Government pursuant to the suggestion
conveyed in the note of May 10, 1923.
| from his ma jestys government in Great
| Britain. None of these governments
has expressed any dissent from the
/ quoted construction, and none
has voiced the least disapproval Of the
principle underlying the proposal of the
United States for the promotion OF
world peace.
Seif-Defense Upheld.
Neither has any of the replies re-
ceived by the Government Of the United
States suggested any specific modifica-
ton Of the text of the draft treaty pro-
posed by 1t on April 10. 1928. and my
Government. for its part, remains con-
WINGED that no modification of the text
Of its proposal for multilateral treaty
for the remuneration Of war is neees-
sary TO safeguard the Legitimate inter
eSts Of any nation.
1t believes that the right Of Seif-de-
Tense is inherent in every sovereign state
and implicit In every treaty. No gpeci.
fic reference to that inalienable attri-
butte Of sovereignty Is therefore neces-
sary or desirable. II Is no less evident
that resort 10 war In violation of tbs
proposed treaty by one Of the partie.
thereto would release the other parties
from their obligations under the treaty
| toward the beliggerent state. Tti5
4 fe fxgI1 IN 70 ls
the Locarno treaties are concerned, my
government has felt from the very first
that participation in the anti-war treaty
by the powers which signed the LocarnC
| agreements, either through signature In
the flrSt instance or thereafter, would
meet every practical requirement Of the
situation, since in such event no state
could resort 10 war In violation of tht
Locarno treaties without simultaneously
| violating the anti-war treaty, thus leav-
Ing the other parties thereto free, 30
far as the treaty-breaking state is con-
cerned.
"The Government of the
| United States has welcomed the idea
that all parties 10 the treaties Of Lo-
carno should be among ths Original
signatories Of the proposed treaty foI
the Pronunciation Of war and provision
therefor has been made In the draft
treaty which / have the honor IT,
transmit herewith The same pro.
cednre would cover the treaties guaran-
teeing neutrality 10 which the gov
eminent OF France has referred Adj
herence 10 the proposed treaty by al
parties 10 these other treaties woulC
completely safeguard their rights, since
subsequent resort to war by any o.
them or by any party ~ the atti~Wai
treaty would violate the latter treat,
as well as the neutrality treaty, ant
thus leave the other parties 10 the anti
war treaty free. 80 far as the treaty
breaking state H. concerned. My gov
eminent would b. entirely willing, how
ever. 10 agree that the parties to auct
neutrality treaties should be- origlna
sguatorDs Of the muiiiiaterai antiWai
treaty, nnd &c has no reason to believt
Incl such IN arrangem would NEE
With any cbjsctl9n on tin part Of tn
othar governments now concerned il
tbs pf ssnt negotiations,
Changes in Form Only,
While my Government IL satisfied
That the draft treaty proposed by II on