Evening star., 1928-02-29
U.S.-FRENCH
ARBITRATION PACT
!. |SG|VEN APPROVAL
Senate Committee Acts After
Kellogg Declares Bryan
Treaty Unaffected.
SECRETARY DISPUTES
WAR OUTLAW STAND
Note to Paris Questions Position
That League Is Obstacle
to Agreement.

By TIE Associated Press.
The new French arbitration treaty
was approved today by the Senate
foreign relations committee.
The committee acted after hearing
Secretary kellogg for three-quarters OF
an hour. Members said the Secretary
OF State had declared that this treaty
Gid not affect the Bryan arbitration
treaty and that the American and
French governments would exchange
notes making that clear.
1t is also distinct from the pact
referred to by Secretary kellogg in his
note to France, published today, pro-
posing a remuneration of war.
The position of France that her OBJ
ligations under the League OF Nations
and the Locarno and other treaues
guaranteeing neutrality bar her from
Joining this and other world powers IN
a treaty to outlaw war is questioned
bv Secretary Kellogg in his second note
sent 10 the French government.
Secretary Kellogg pointed to the re-
cent adoption by the Pan-Amerlcan
Congress at Havana OF a reSoluuon
expressing unqualified condemnation OF
war as an instrument Of national pol
lev as one reason for declaring his re-
luctance TO believe the provisions OF the
League covenant stood in the way OF
French participation in such multi
lateral treaty without running afoui OF
her obligations. It was significant 10
note at Havana. he said, that OF the Il
nations represented. II are members Oh
the League of Nations.
Secretary Kellogg argues that the only
difference between a bi-lateral and a
Sn4n ~
zone Of degree and not Of substance:
He declares the United tSates is indif-
ferent 10 the precise language to be
used in the proposed pact so long as II
"clearly and unmistakably sets forth
the determination of the parties 10
abolish war among themselves.
Difference Held Negligible.
Fran2e. IN a note on January 81, had
set up her League obligations 10 support
her suggestion that anco-Anlerican
treaty would be more feasible than
nluItllateral treaty as proposed by sec
retary Kellogg. The Paris government
vas advised, however, IN the State De-
partments nosesihat Secretary kellogg
believes the difference between Vi
lateral and mulu-lateral treaty TO out
law war would be '-one OF degree and
not OF substance"
After setting forth his understanding
that the only substantial obstacle 70
Frances acceptance Of many-natlon
treaty against war as an instrument O!
national policy vas Frances League and
I.ocarno pact obligations. Secretary ke!-
logg continued:
without. Of course, undertaking for
nlsIiy 10 construe the present treaty
obligations Of France. ! desire 10 point
out that Il those obligations can he IN
tcpreted 50 as To permit France 70
conclude a treaty with the United
States such as that offered 10 me last
June By N BRAND and offered again
in your note Of January 81, 1t is not
unreasonable 70 suppose that they can
b. interpreted with equal justice 50 as
to permit France 70 Join WITH the
United States in Offering 10 conclude
an equivalent nul,ilateral treaty WIN
The other principal powers OF the ~ofic
Holds France Free 10 Sign.
"TFae difference between the biiatera!
and nultiiateral form of treaty. having
for IL. object the unqualified renui!cia- :
ton Of war as an instrument II 4lati nal
policy. seems 10 me 70 he one o! degree
aad rot Of substance. A government
free 70 conclude such bilateYal treaty
SHOULD be no less able 10 become q
party " an identical nuitilaterai treaty
sauce IL Is hardly 70 be presumed that
members Of the League oi Nations are
10 q position 70 % separately something
that they cannot % together"
Secretary Kellogg ADDED MS hope that
the French government. which admit
tedjy perceiycs no bar 70 the conclusion
Of al unqualified anti-yar treaty with
the United States alone, Wall bc able .
satisfy ..8eH that an equivalent treaty
among the principal world powers ~ aid
b. equally consistent with mcmbeTbhip
i.a the League of Nations
II members ot the League ot EatIoaf
cannot. without violating The terms of
the League covenant. agree among
themselves anc With The American
Government W TelIo1nce war. then -
seems Idle ~ discuss either biiateral ~
9DuitilalefaI treaties" " That effect
Declaring E-e vas reluctant " believe
tiJe provisions ~ the League covenant
Eft>od ii the way Mr. Kellogg remarked
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