Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21
More Convenient for Most
Nations to Have Ceremony
There, He Holds.
VALUE OF SP0T-LIGHTING
EVENT FULLY REALIZED
World Opinion Needed to Give Eff
feet to Ideal-Senate Ap-
proval Expected.
BY 7. RUSSELL YOUNG,
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star

CEDAR ISLAND LODGE, Brule
River, Wis, July 21--President Coolidge
has let it be known that he looks with
favor upon the suggestion by various
world powers that a conference be held
at Paris for the purpose of signing
the proposed treaties outlawing war.
1t has been learned that the Presi-
dent has been advised by Secretary of
State Kellogg of the proposal of Paris
as the proper place for the meeting OF
the representatives of the Is signatory
nations. The State Department was
represented as having the proposal un-
der favorable consideration. although 1t
has not yet made any decision in the
matter.
Easier to Go to Europe.
Suggestions that such meeting for
the signing of these treaties renounc-
ing war might be held in Washington
has been disposed of by the President
by pointing out that 1t was easier and
more convenient for the representatives
of the United States to go to some
European point than for the representa-
tives of most the other powers includ-
ed in the treaties to cross the ocean TO
the United States.
1t has been represented to Mr.. Cool
iige that the IA other powers are all
understood by the State Department to
be ready and willing to follow the lead
Of the American Government in arrang-
ing a fitting ceremony which may come
to be regarded as the greatest spectacle
Of peace-making since the signing OF the
Versailles treaty in 1919 to end the
World War.
According to President Coolidge's
viewpoint, such an assemblage as Is
suggested for the signing OF these
treaties would necessarily be helpful in
emphasizing to the world the Importance
of the Kellogg treaty to outlaw war,
which treaty is admittedly only as I'M
portant and lasting as the signatory ma
tions choose to regard 1t. No coercive
measures against any one OF the sig
natories that makes war Is provided IN
the treaty. nor Is any attempt made
in the Kellogg treaty to define aggres-
sive war, which proved to be the STUN
bling block at all previous international
peace efforts.
Wants Full Publicity.
Therefore, the President is known to
be anxious to see that the principles
involved are given all possible empha-
sis and support. 1t Is significant that
he speaks Of the Kellogg treaty as out
lawing war. not as remuneration OF
war. In It's practical effect, the PEN
atty provided by the treaty for going
to war Is solely the moral inconven-
ience Of justifying such an act.
The President feels hopeful that the
treaty In question will be IN shape In
time for an early presentation to the
Senate for its ratification. According
to the impression here, the only appar-
ent 6ifficulty which now lies in the way
Of the Kellogg treaty Of international
peace is securing the consent OF the
United States Senate for President Cool
idge to sign 1t.
The administration already has heard
that minority Is prepared to advance
the argument that this treaty In no
way changes the practical military re-
cuirements of the signatory nations,
while 1t gives pacifist organizations an
argument with which to beat down
armament appropriations.