The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-14
~ SENATORS
STAND AS BAR
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TO PEACE PACT
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lndeCiSion and Opposition
May Prevent Passage
by Christmas.
BIZ Times Special


5 WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Twen-
ty-seven senators may thWart the
overwhelming demand of the Amer
lean people for ratification of the
kellogg anti-war treaty before
Christmas.
This was revealed today by a
Scripps Howard poll of the senate.
With popular sentiment rising
daily, many of these senators may
swing over to the pact before the
decisive fight
But today these tWenty-seven, by
their indifference, indecision, or OPP
position, threaten to influence
enough other senators to delay
treaty action, or to nullify it with
reservations.
James A. Reed the Democratic IT.
reconcilable from Missouri, who IS
serving his last few months in the
senate, following failure to get the
presidential nomination, is the key
man of the opposition.
Moses One Key Man
Other key men are: Moses
tRep., N. HI; Harrison, dem
Miss.); and Hale, (Rep., Me0, who
is trying to force prior passage OF
his bill for fifteen new cruisers and
one aircraft carrier.
The lineup of the twenty-seven
follows:
"Non-committal," but many con-
sidering reservations-14.
r undecided" but some inclined TO
faVor-10.
Favor treaty, but consider it ''Un-
important" p.
Favor treaty, but opposes prompt
action.
In the fourteenn non-commlttal
group, including the reservationists,
are: Bingham, (Rep., Conn.,
black, (Dem., Ala9; Blease, (Dem.,
S. O.; Blaine, Rep., Wis.,; Bruce.
i(Dem.. Md; Glenn, (Rep, I'D
Hale. (Rep., Me-; Harrison, (Dem.
Miss; johnson, (Rep., Cali; NC
Kellar. (Dem., TENN; Moses, (Rep.
N. HI; Reed, (Dem, MOI; Robin
son, (Rep., md; Waterman, CRep'
Colo0.
len Are OnO6CluGu
The ten undecided are: Ashurst
Dem. Ariz), Dale (Rep., Vt0,
Halves (Dem., MOI Hayden (Den,
Ariz). Helm Dem, Ala, Kend-
rick Dem., Wyo), Oddie (Rep'
New, Phipps (Rep., Colo0, Tram
mel (Dem., Fla), Wheeler Dem.'
MONTH
smith Dem., S. O. says; II in
tend to support it, but L don't see
why we should hurry to a vote"
Caraway (Dem., Ark says: Il be-
lieve the treaty will be absolutely
without effect one way or the otner
and therefore I think 1 Will vote 1or
it."
Glass (Dem., Va says: Il am IN
favor of it because I regard 1t as
nerfectIv harmless and perfectly
unifnportant I doubt the posSloll-
itv of ratification by Christmas be-
cause I understand certain senators
have so magnified the Importance
of the treaty that they will oppose
it,"
Doubts Early Passage
Most of the ''noncommittal" group,
some of whom are considering null
flying reservations, refuse to talk
for publication. But here are two:
Moses: st am not sure that the
kellogg treaty can be passed by
Christmas. While it is my general
intention to support the treaty, l
want TO be wholly sure that the in
terests of the United States are
safeguarded properly. I don't care
much for Austen Chamberlin, the
British foreign minister, declaring a
British Monroe doctrine in peripa-
tetic or itinerant form, and at the
same time defying the Monroe doc
trine of the United States"
Bruce: ct am going to speak on
the treaty, and have asked other
senators to do so, so it may not be
ratified by Christmas. I really
haven't made up my mind which
way to vote on it"