Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
BY WILLIAM HARD.

Expert scorers ON both sides in Wash
ington are engaged In counting and
estimating the .thrusts and the parties
and the hits In the dashing and thrill
ing diplomatic duel between Foreign
Minister BRAND Of France and Score
tary of State Kellogg Of the United
States.
The maneuvcrs of the contestants
cannot be understood without going
back to their intentions.
The intention Of NJ. BRAND from the
beginning has been to draw the United
States into a closer political narticipa-
ton In European world affairs. This
he has now been obliged clearly to re-
veal by recoiling from Mr.. Kellogg s
cleaning suggestion that he should out
law all wars and by defensiyely sug-
costing in his turn that the only wars
to be outlawed should be wars OF
aggression"
The catch In this last lunge by NJ
BRAND against MIR. Kellogg Is that I'M
der the European system war author
tied by the League OF Nations Is not
called war Of aggression" II Is
called a defensive war for purposes o!
peace
The League Of Nations, under Article
XVII Of its covenant. can author
tze war even against state-like
the United States-which is not men,
Der of the League.
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Therefore, NJ. BRAND. in the course
of outlawing war with Mr.. Kellogg, now
stiu wants TO be able TO wage war
against him in case he should be au-
thorized to do SO by the League Of Ma
tons.
Mr.. Kellogg, on the other hand, has
been actuated from the very begin
ming by a strong desire not to get into
the League Of Nations family circle.
In 1919. when he was United States
Senator. he labored valiantly TO get the
United States into the League with
reservations The reservations that
satisfied him then were mild ones He
was regarded then-and justly--as one
Of the two or three outstanding leaders
among the "pro-League" Senators on
the Republican side OF the Senate
chamber.
Ensuing years-together with his ex-
perience as Secretary Of State Of the
United StateS-have changed his views.
He Is now just about as enthusiastic
for the League of Nations as William
Edgar Borah OF Idaho or Hiram w.
q.
He was confronted however. not only
with M. Brands strategy. but with one
Of the greatest League of Nations peace
drives ever staged in this country. It
was headed by DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler. president. of Columbia Univer-
sity in New York City: and It's full
meaning and message are literally re-
corded In the peace resolution" Of
Senator Capper Of Kansas. now for
mally before the Senate'S committee on
foreign relations.
This resolution is the epitome of what
the League Of Nations advocates IN this
country now desire in direct conse-
quence Of the links which they MAIN
tain with the League o. Nations at
Geneva through the frequent visits
there of Prof. James T. S!sotweil. who is
a member Of the faculty OF Dr.. Nicholas
Murray Buffers Columbia University.
M. R1iand was conveying to us. at
the beginning. the proposition only that
We should outlaw war with France.
The Capper resolution was conveying
TO us, at that same time. the idea that
We should not merely outlaw war with
France, but simultaneously declare our
selves to be against the agggessor."
Mr. Kellogg knew that had he &C.
cepted NJ. Brands suggestion 10 outlaT
war with France alone, he would have
been obliged to look forward to the
following prospect:
France. under authorization from the
League Of Nations, could go and fight
wars anywhere in the world. even If
those wars were to the immense dis
advantage OF the United States, and
thereupon the United States, having
promised by treaty never to fight
France, would be utterly debarred from
putting an end TO that warfare. The
cause OF peace itself was sufficient 20
Justify Mr.. Kellogg in eluding and evad-
ing this first diplomatic assault upon
him by NJ. BRAND
He paused for breath and considered
He went before the foreign relations
committee OF the Senate. Numerous
Senator's. from the chairman tslr
Borahl down. sustained him IN his pro-
posed reply 10 81. BRAND