Evening star., 1928-01-08
qELAT|ONS0F u. s..
MAIN TOPIC ABROAD
Kellogg Proposal Stirs Wide
Political Comment Among
Leaders of Europe.
ry &C. GARDINER.

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LONDON, January '.--Amerna
relations to Europe have oeeh '"7
chief subject OF discussion IN Ins p'
u,,.al xorld this week. owing to Sec's-
,ary Of state keIiogg's note IN fra'"'
ard the statement Of the We" '"S
,.,,.rat NJ f.ommerce forecssting an
carly general debt revision. IN """"
~. t-nit.d states would participate b.
In spite of Secretary OF tns
,ry MELONS prompt repndiat'on' '"7
,.,,r,ars forecast Of America inten@
,;ons IN the subject has aroused n"'h
;n,erest I'm view Of the notorious 'ac'
,ha, the revision problem II inev"an '',',,
Tba general view here - tpat sue
.ener,e as the Journal Of Cornmsfce
sna,cate. would moi affect the DtSi'ioI'
~ ,hfs county. a. tine German ~
,,erts In England nOw approxIfiatFp
ha,ancs F.n-lausis payments 10 Hte
;~a Though in the past En2lana pay
,,ents In America have exceeoen
aain,s from Germany by more thah
$500. 900 600.
Simp;ifies situation.
Pm, from the English point OF VIEW
the ontnion il held that s'ich an ~
r,nvemeut would simplify tne sI'Ya
,;on while in regard to European IN
ierests the advantage woui" De ~
,u,tabIe But in view OF secretary
MeI,on's brusaue denial OF the inlen-
tons attributed to the Government
the general tendency OF psess e""'
ment on the subject IL restrained
IL il otherwise in regard l" tne
IL
,srral discussion. Press and puOhc
ike are perple xed by the purpose oi
the note which leaves much scope
for eIucidat,on. IL il not assumed 10
Sanv quarter that the note fndlcaies
any change in the American aftitune
toward parficipation in the anairs of
the League of Nations. All the eTi-
dence points. rather. To hardening
OF American opinion against such par
ticipation.
Kellogg proposal to he reSarned
any sense as an alternative to tae
League Tf 50. the idea is not likely
To meet an enthusiastic Response. for
in xpite OF the slow progress. due
mainly to the absence NJ American
support. the League now II an esfao-
iisi,ed feature of the European system.
and arv external understanding would
need to conform with is pol'cies
Meaning Held Ohscurp.
|. MFR. Keilogc's meaning is held 10 be
Obscure In view NJ the fact that he
speaks FIRST of q declaration aud tls~n
a treaty. \ declaration outsawinx
war il not policy hut an aspiration
Grsat Britain certainly would gladly
. syin In such declaration. and II -
recognized that u demonstration us IT.
Influence In nlo,ding the thsHIght of
the worii would he importauf.
R.; an aspsrations needs io he aiss-
. p,an,..ti hy action to becefne cErs-liS-.
and opinion here eagerly awaits Ir.
kellogy's Development of ths isle4.
Is taa p-nposal 10 tys road in eonus*-
ton with the R"ot -irsafse<, Wisfsh
now are due for imtneisate reu Wsas.
and With the Is-yssn treaty "f i7'sE
Ii 30, is Mr. Kci'egg prssrsT~ti '" =
tend tho scuse OF tilu~e tis~ysr - " -
agreed they are excellent wi. hin - n
limits. especially the eoHciliat'on '.f''
y siSson of the Bryan treaty. Rut they
isu fsr short OF fuldl'in% the terms uf
the a~claration tn which MIR. krllagg
invites subscriptions. Emphasis IN
aid on ,he fact that the limitations ~
/ tn. Root treaty leave such ahunsiant
loopholes for war as TO offer trssss--
/ ntsasN uesFns~es IN ttstass va fNAN Sdr,~S~
/ And IL they Represent the Guil extent
nj American willingness IA advance IN
/ the direction af arbitration. they orsr
poar foundation for declaration
ousiawsng war. .--
1 In liberal and labor circles here
strong hopes are expressed that Mr..
keliugg'S invitation means that sarsNe-
think mors than a plous declaration IN
! intended and that America will eSer
a scheme sppraNiaaatins all in areitra-
! tlon That would he policy nf real
nuthawry ut war and wous1 efer o
i challenge te Europe whbch no country
could tcf,ise sad that most countries
Sosi'd wciconae
Whether I'm OF cut os tia League.
Arnesss~a il The greatest lsssentiStttS eer
peace In the world. lsas it must StNs
| us ptsiiey rs we'll AS an aspiration.
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