Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
The kellogg-Briand Anti-War Duel

| He then sent that reply. It had ~
hind 1t the weight not only Of his pE7f
views. but Of senatorial opinion. l.
can be taken as representing the nnas
ultimate convictions Of the United
States Government
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Mr.. Kellogg told M. BRAND kl.s& he
would promise never 70 go 70 war with
any OF the leading nations OF the
world, provided that all Of the leading
nations OF the work. wctud agree ncTsr
10 go to war anIuiIg :ksmssissG ~
| against the United States. Would Nj.
BRAND lend his kind assistance 70 that
/ sublime ende%ybr?
! American public sentiment has not
/ yet grasped the full and deep signifi-
canoe OF this retort by Mr.. Kellogg.
II vi. BRAND had fallen In with n,
ne would have committed France To
/ helping the United States toward rem
dering itself absolutely secure against
/ all League Of Nations wars.
/ Most OF the leading nations OF The
: world are members Of the League o.
Nations. II they all should promise
! never to make war upon the United
States they would then deprive them
selves OF doing 20 even Il authorized BIZ
| the League.
M. BRAND. who IS highly influential
IN the League. was determined 70 pre-
serve the validity OF that authorization
/ against the United States or agains.
/. any other country.
NJ. BRAND was, thereuoou. logically
obliged to reply to Mr.. Kellogg that ne
was delighted TO ioiH With ali the other
| leading nations OF the world in the orr
laTing Of war. provided only that the
/ wars outlaTed should &c aggressive"
wars-vars, that Is. not Authorized by
| the League
In other worcs. NJ. BRAND nov Dis
| closes his full hand and now wishes 20
| conclude with Us simply another
"Locarno."
Mr.. Kellogg. contrariwise. Is nov. IN
repartee nlagniAcently proposing what
can rightfuily be called "Super-Lo-
| carno"
He is proposing that, irrespective Of
| the decisions Of the League Of Nations,
there shall be a perpetual peace be-
tween the leading nations Of the world
among themselves and also between
them and the United States.
This has been taken TO be an asser-
ton merely Of a passion for universal
peace in general.
It is also at bottom a move whereby
there may be destroyed all chance OF
a. war By the League Of Nations against
the United States.
! Il Is a move whereby the members
Of the League OF Nations would be de-
| pr!ved OF Tag.ng war against the
United States on the theory that the
League Of Nations had declared the
United States to be an ~agg-essor-
/ The whole conflict then comes down
, 70 the idea Of aggression" as embodied
! in the Capper resolution. which Is Ets.
/ head and front Of the League Of vs.
[ tons ~peaca-drive" among Us.
! Mr. Kellogg wants 20 eliminate the
( word aggression and to concentrate
/ simply upon the idea no war"
! NJ BRAND wants 20 retain the right
TO make war upon the United States
( II the so-caIled assembled conscience
/ Of tire world" in the Council OF the As
se1nbly OF the League Of Nations shan
! call the United States an -aggressor-
as. for instance, IN the case Of VIC
aragua-
In sum. it all comes back TO the phi
,oScphy OF James Monroe and Of the
Monroe Doctrine.
II Is the same old century-long story
II all sounds new: but IL Is exactly
the same conflict tina. existed when
! President James Monroe and Secretary
Of State John Quincy Adams refused
10 accept On American questions the de-
cisions OF the councils OF Europe IS
represented then By the so-cailed Holy
Alliance.
TIE more Il changes. the more Il Is
the same thing.
Mr.. Monroe and Mr.. Adams tiled to
prevent European intrusion into Cur
affairs By saying that we would re
Slst It,
Mr. kellogg is trying to prevent E1-
ropeaa intrusion into our Affairs oy
getting tire European powers 70 promise
never by war 90 attempt IL
To Washington the duel between Mr.
BRAND and Mr.. Kellogg seems TO Be IN
essence Just one more round Of strle-
gle between the eternal tiea that ne
( are part OF Europe and the eternal idea
that we are not