Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-15
anti WAR.
TREAT TIES.
PR RA|SED
Coolidge Lauds Kellogg
Plans at Convention of
Wisconsin Legion.
HOPES FOR PEACE
Agreement Among Ma
tiOns Declared Greatest
Aid to Lasting Amity.
BY ROBERT MOOREFIELD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

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WACSAU, Wis, Aug. II. Presi-
dent Coolidge told the Wisconsin
state convention of the American
Legion here today that the Kellogg
anti-war treaty, about TO be signed
IN Paris, is the greatest step toward
international peace in the ten years
since the World War.
''This agreement proposes re
yolutionarV policy among nations, =
lie said. "It holds a greater hope
tor peaceful relations than was ever
givcn before to the world. If those
who are involved in it, having
started it will finish it, its provision
will prove one of the greatest bless
ings ever bestowed upon humanity.
it is fitting consummatlon ofthe
first decade Of peace.
The President expressed the hope
that enough nations might Sign the
war outlawry proposal to make Il
repetition of the world war imPos-
siblc.
II Nations in Line
He said:
We have secured the consent Of
II nations to the negotiation OF
treaty (thc Kellogg pact condemn
ing recourse to war, renounclhg II
gs AN instrument of national policy,
md pledging each other to seek N"
solution of their disagrecments eN,
cept by pacific means. 1t Is hoped
other nations viii join thls move
mcnt. Had an agreement OF tins
Kind existed in 1914 there is every
reason to believe it would have
saved the situation and delivered
the world from all the misery Whlch
was inflicted by the great war
BY taking a leading position IN
securing this agreement, which -
fraupht with So much hope for the
nrogress of humanity, we hay" de
nonstratrd that when We have said
we maintain our armamcutS, not
for aggression but purely for De,
frusr, we were making candid
statement which we were Wiling
10 verify by our actions.
".Whilc it would be too much to
suppose that war has been entirely
hamishcd, yet new and important
barrier, reasonable and honorable
has been set up to prevent It.
Draws Optimistic Picture
MIR Coolidge skctchcd an optimls-
tie picture of nations, rapidly tend
ing to become republics rather than
''hereditary monarchics, respect
;np each others territory and CO.
operating toward peace.
As for America, her spirit of
unity born during the war; Is
rapidly overcoming her posi- war
depression, he said.
HSclf preservation meant them as
il always does, response to IN" can
of dutv." he said. " Adequate de
fpnse meant the proper funct'onng
of the entire organic life % the
nation. That lesson, carried over
into our peacctime activities, mas
been one of the chief factors IN the
enormous progress which the last
10 wears have seen r.. II is pro
cess that is vet only in it's begin-
nings. The foundation of 1t all
rests on the determination of waste
and the waster, and of SlacknesS
and the Stacker.
Praises War veterans
The chief executive paid tribute
not only to the men who served IN
the United States army but to those
''who contributed to the wartime
charities, to the purchase of liberty
bonds aud to the purchase of liberty
. thereby contributing their prop
erty.'
Those who possessed very large
incomes paid into the national /
treasury 80 per cent Of it, which,
,."' their state and local taxes
came very close to a taking over
by the government of their entire
property for use during the war;
Le told the legionnaires.
"Wc have had great deal of
discussion concerning the injustice
of one person going into the service
at very small remuneration whne
another remained at home in the
enjoyment of very high wages. But
wonder how many of YOU who put
on the uniform and went into action
overseas would now be willing to
exchange that experience for the
few dollars of extra compensation
that someone else was able to earn
at home during the latter months