The Bismarck tribune., 1928-09-21
SENATES ACTION ON WAR PACT
May SURPRISE SECRETARY KELLOGG
Proposed Remuneration Treaty
Would Be Exhau s lively
Examined by Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, Senatorial
Leaders Assert
BY klRkEL. SIMPSON

Washington, Sept. 21.-Secretary
kellogg's return from his European
peace pilgrimage brings sharply to
the front the question of the next
hurdle the war renuniciation pact
has to take, the senate of the United
States.
If Mr.. Kellogg has a notion that
senate ratification Of the pact will
be just matter Of form, more or
less, he is completely unaware of the
sort of talk that has been afloat re-
Gently in important senate circles.
There is already an idea circulat-
ing in democratic senatorial minds
that the pact and related diplomatic
exchanges should be exhaustively
examined by the foreign relations
committee. Some senators are in
clined to feel that the communica-
tions from some governments, nota-
bly, London, announcing readiness
to sign in the light of observations
made in those notes actually
amounted to reservations. The sug-
gestion is made privately that it
might be just as we'll for the senate
to do a little interpreting itself on
the meaning and limitations of the
pact in its ratifying resolution. That
would reopen the whole question in
other capitals.
Adherence Questions
Chairman Borah of the foreign re-
lations committee has stated that
he does not regard the pact as con-
flicting with the Monroe Doctrine or
see any necessity of an amendment
or reservation to insure that that
American pronouncement continues
in full force unimpaired by the war
renunciation pledge. Whether the
democrats concur in the Borah view
it is too early to tell. It seems
possible they might not make up
their minds about it until after the
November elections. Should they
capture the senate in that battle of
ballots, it might we'll be democratic
strategy to see that the question of
ratification was deferred to be acted
upon under democratic auspices.
But aside from the Monroe Doc
trlne angle, there are other aspects
OF the peace treaty ratification mat
ter filled with possible trouble for
the Washington administration.
There is the question of Russian ad-
herence, for instance. Senator Borah
and both the Harding and Coolidge
administrations have not SEN eye
to eye on the Russian recognition
discussion and it is already clear
that Russia's adherence to the peace
treaty, when formally received from
France for deposit in Washington.
Will raise that bogie again. The
state department holds Russia's ad-
herence is q mere routine job OF de-
posting, SO far as it is concerned.
Some foreign relations comn.itt>c
senators contend that as adherence
OF non-signatory powers is provided
for in the treaty, adherences become
2 part OF the treaty and subject to
the senate's ratification jurisdiction.
they profess to see definite step
toward Russian recognit .cn involved.
Precedence Cited
BY way of answer to this. it IS
pointed out that Russia has already
adhered to treaties to which the
United States is a party and no
question of recognition Of Russia
been raised thereby. Also, it is
argued, II the senate is to pass on
every adherence to the peace psct.
ratification would be postponed in.
definitely to await universal adher-
ence, which the treaty itself invites.
Otherwise, every additional adher-
ence after ratification would mean,
presumably, return Of the treaty to
the senate for reaffirmation of its
approval.