Evening star., 1928-10-14

w WITHIN few hours after the
a smoke of the presidential
W. battle has cleared away an
other American campaign
will be launched-the fight
fer ratification Of the international
RnSi-war treaty. To date practically
ell The nations in the world have either
Atened or adhered to the pact. Those
which have not yet done one or the
other have signified their intention tC
90 so Altogether they number 81
Only Abyssinia and Iceland are miss
ing.
The campaign for ratification will
BE- opened by the chief author of the
ptultilateral pact Frank B. Kellogg,
Secretary of State. The arena will be
the Metropolitan Opera House in New
york City. and the date will be a
peculiarly appropriate one-the tenth
anniversary of Armistice day, Novem-
bak II. Mr. Kellogg will speak under
fas auspices of the World Alliance LOT
International Friendship. The chair
anan of the meeting will be dlstln-
rIIished American soldier and Demo-
Erat Mai. Henry T. Allen. retired, who
Rommanded the United States Army
Of occupation on the Rhine.
Borah to Speak.
A fortnight later the Secretary of
maAe will renew the drive for ratlt1ca-
don of the treaty in second New
bTory addreSS-this time before the an
nual dinner meeting of the Academy OF
Political Science. The date is Noven-
Der %. and the occasion will be notable
because Mr.. Kellogg will be supported
hv Senator William Borah of Idaho,
chairman of the Senate foreign rela-
eions committee. The general subject
81 both addresses will be The Pres
ervation of Peace: The Case For the
Pact" Like the Armistice day meeting,
The Academy of Political Science din
ner will be a bipartisan affair. Ihe
nresiding officer will be Norman H.
Davis. former Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury and Undersecretary of State
in the closing period of the Wilson
administration A new angle Will be
introduced into the outlawry-
movement by the appearance at the
dinner of Roy A. Young. governor OF
tae Federal Reserve Board. Mr
Young will speak on Peace ano World
Prosperity"
Although Secretary Kellogg continues
10 count confidently on Senate ratif1ca-
ksen of the General Pact for the Re-
nunciation of Warts officially adopt
ed title-he is aware of certain snags
which are being placed in its way. To
Senator Borah himself have been at
tributed some intentions of that sort.
Mr.. Kellogg has every assurance from
the foreign relations chairman that, IN
fact, no resistance whatever will be
offered by Borah.
The Idahoan, on the contrary. now
ranks as the chief supporter of the
treaty He will define his position un-
euuivocally in his New York address on
November %. Senator Swanson, DEM
ocrat, of Virginia has also pledged his
support. He is the ranking minority
member of Borah's committee. Another
strong adherent is Senator Walsh, DEM
ocrat, of Montana All three of these
leaders-Borah, Swanson and Walsh
have had constant access to the diplo-
matte developments in connection with
the pact and signified their approval
Of every stage of them.
Monroe Doctrine Figures.
The latest suggested obstruction to
tne treatys ratification concerns the at
titude of six Latin American countries,
which have not yet adhered" to the
nact. They are Argentina, Brazil,
Chile. Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay.
The Foreign Policy Association of New
York. in a special bulletin dated Octo-
Der ii. alleges that their objections re-
fer to the Monroe Doctrine.
THE United States" the bulletin de-
clares. s'falled to mention the doctrine
during the correspondence leading up
to the signature of the treaty. Never
theless, it had been intimated that the
State Department regards acts OF force
under the Monroe doctrine as within
the meaning of self defense and not
therefore prohibited by the pact 1t is