Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
Christmas Spirit Reopens.
"Ouilawing War" Discussion

The Christmas season with its spirit
OF good viii is credited with the lnSp.ra-
ton for discussion ey the American
press with renewed interest o. the SUD-
lect OF "oatlawing war"
The spirit OF good will. brought on
the Christmas tide. suggests thu Pitts
burgh Post Gazette. finds a SuoStantiaI
basis for discussion in the renewal OF
the proposition OF treaties 10 outlaw
war. No matter how far away such
goal may seem. in view Of ths complex
ity OF national and international con-
Siderations. the least that car oe said
Is that the talk is in the right direction,
Even II the pactS that may be entered
into some time should os full o. legal
reservations In recognition OF the 'nde-
pendence OF the nations, the moral IN
fiuence Of formal expressions OF Will
for peace cannot he regarded lightly.
In fact. is NOT the WILL ;or peace every
thingo When II Is properly Developed.
the intricac!es oi treaties may not seem
SO serious. Specifically the question -
now before lis through the. proposal Of
Foreign Minister BRAND % France. O.
new treaty between his country and
the United States. 70 replace their a:os-
trat!on pact that Will expire Fec:t'-
AIRY q"
Cannot we see. asks che Milwaukee
Journal, that our contacts have
brought Us closer and cla@sr ~ tls oli
World, and that q violent dis areaGes III
Europe must have As much meaning ~
our country rs a disturbance III oar
residential ue,ghb0yh(AoG would have
FOR any of us" TIE Journal crapha-
sizes the fact that ~ few wears asa We
were merely enc az tsle great powers
today We are the great p0wac y Bold
commitment II two leading nations ~
the principle OF peace. DECLARES TIE
Trenton Times "wo,,ld greatly hsarten
those forces which are trying 10 achieve
new deal III international affairs,
Viewed entirely from the standpoint O.
its effect upon the puelIc u3ind NJ the
ciyshsSd world. the Brand SUgeeSg4os
merits careful consideration wholly Oil
voyced from suspicion
The outlawing ot war httweea ANY
Two countries" the Providence Bulletin
observes. must hc gradual prrce$S.
and IL Is safe 20 say that auy pgact'rAi
step taken III the direction III Ideal re
la,lonShspS Is u good one. TIE STATE
Department, ut course, in us conFeTSa~
tiouS with the French togclSu office ~
the subject Ut the proposed treaty real
&kVA tklak kENt(AkkttAS kN'Nk& SS'NsH N%~A*
the United States Senate. dsSt;p.
eu,Shcd body that has always had
rather definite Ideas ON the subject ~
International agreements
"'rhe whole thought and the whole
discussion" III the ost3n,N0 u the Ian
sing State journal, however. Constitute
"A dne gesture NJ frleodllueSS. bat thS
spectGlS treaty. II one n Gyually drafted,
viii leave u& flght where Wa were oeI0re'
The elimination NJ war between nattN2>
depends on understanding, saWueIS AND
kood will. and a determination 10 AgeN
trsn strife, and oo nothing else ~ IRE
t.eNingtun Leader, speaking W tl}e StAte
Departments tentative dtatE ~ u treaty
such aS Hrland had SUsGSSJSd IN gen
eral terms, SAYS Il Is nct AT all CERTAIN
that u viii meet Win taN>W IN lNNSFx>N
ur III the cau0t{N, - Iar $%ttSTA
II War are NOT oa the. surface. tavN arS
not small questions easily dealt VITA
bat lie deep aua atc dltlcu0 IL handle,
coming ny hike the hot lava NJ ENe
SolCana, nNm the aeN$SvN
The matn Mlrs,,NNe ef any feSHsNtII0A
the Topeka Daily Capital quotes tr>sn
Representative FISH nj New NNN, is -
outlaw war As Nh institution, rs duel
tng ana slavery have e,seA pN{tNWtj
II Ii with MAR aS u iesssh nssltuttt'a t}ssst
modern naSionS have ~ deal" THE
Capital comments, Representative f2sh
Is Ter peace aud net 'tAg lN.c1asat. A
tNe sense THAI ne Is tssr MAJ ~ lana w.
Ii Is legal huj at tne same time Is fng
making Il lllegat Ivy aoN means tna' are
haU,lN"
Ihe AsheVtlte Times presents the
view THE t'agtsd States. of cptsgSe
nlAht agree IN sh@ lfols,SNSA ptss,t
treaties never ~ asd u c>NtntrN wasrA
has neen derlalea an aRggsNas>st, euF the
Senate II unslkvtv Sn nlaAe taat geaerNar
tloa ihuS AmvtleAN akSallleaS ttl2N
tAe WORK of tae leAsue SGt's.ss ta S,Ns,pN,
cate che leagusa pg,sAlalns. eVSn waeN
We are slgnlNs ueatseS ut friendship
the Ssnetngaeta Republican, thinks that
AZ tae rsNneh w0tlla $50 less pleasure
s'H" 's'ANms wax With Aws''S" than