Evening star., 1928-12-11
Foreign Relations Committee
Plans Definite Action as
Secretary Ends Testimony.
REED MAY SUBMIT
RESERVATION REPORT
Missourian May Seek to Prevent
U. S. Liability in Maintaining
European Status Quo.

The kellogg mutilateral treaty re-
nouncing war is to be put to the test
in the Senate foreign relations commit
tee Friday, according to present plans
Prediction was made today that if the
treaty is voted on at that time it would
be reported favorably by large major-
ity of the committee, without amend
ment or reservation.
1t is possible, however, that minority
report may be submitted by Senator
Reed of Missouri, although Senator
Reed has not definitely declared whether
he is opposed to the pact or not. It is
reported that Senator Reed has been
working on single reservation, cover
ing various points, but in the main
asserting that the United States shall
not be held liable by its adherence to
the pending treaty to aid in maintain
ing the status quo in Europe or any
other part of the world.
Kellogg Testimony Ends.
Secretary Kellogg appeared for the
second time today before the foreign
relations committee and discussed the
treaty and answered questions The
committee concluded its examination
of Secretary Kellogg and is not con"
templating calling other witnesses.
There was tacit though not definite
understanding that a vote on the treaty
would be taken when the committee
meets again Friday. Members of the
committee expressed the feeling gen.
orally that they had no intention of
seeking to delay action on the treaty.
Some members of the committee,
however, are inclined to oppose final
action on the treaty in the Senate until
after the naval building bill. now on the
Senate calendar and providing for Is
modern cruisers, has been passed. Sem
ator Moses of New Hampshire is one of
those who has taken this position How
ever, the treaty win be considered in
open executive session of the Senate and
will not from parliamentary point of
view interfere with any legislation that
may be the unfinished business OF the
Senate.
Reservation Vote I'm Doubt.
HOW 1ItdklN ILtCulUCtS VA bAkC 9ClluVC
will support a reservation or reserya-
tions to the treaty is matter of doubt.
1t takes majority of the Senate to at
tack a reservation and two-thirds of the
Senate to adopt resolution of ratifica-
ton. Prediction was made today by
Republican leaders that no reservation
would receive the necessary majority
vote to be adopted in the Senate.
So far there has been no sign Of any
concerted opposition on the part of the
Democrats to the treaty. Senator
Swanson Of Virginia, ranking Demo-
cratic member of the foreign relations
committee, has said he will vote for
ratification and that he will not support
reservation. He regards the treaty as a
friendly gesture and little more. not
binding the United States in any way
outside the exact language OF the treaty.
Those Senators who have been
doubtful about the treaty and the effect
it may have in binding the United
States to concerted action with other
nations, or who believe 1t may be con-
strued as infringing upon the Monroe
Doctrine, are pointing to certain para
graphs in the notes exchanged between
the United States Government and the
British and South African govern
ments, prior to the signing of the treaty
last August. They call attention par
ticularly to language used by Sir Austen
Chamberlain, British Foreign Minister,
in a note to the American Ambassador
in London, May 10.
He said:
"The language of article | as to
the renunciation of war as an instru-
ment of national policy renders 1t de-
sirable that I should remind your eX-
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