Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-23

lieve that We are making progress to-
ward the day Of permanent peace"
IF there was ever time when bells
should be rung and rejoicing be heard
throughout the land, 1t Is on the oc-
casion Of this ratification" says the
Utica Observer Dispatch, and the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle argues, when
honor ana good faith are solemnly
pledged to the promotion of peace and
the avoidance of war, no nation will be
likely to break that pledge abruptly or
fail to pause even when it thinks its
sovereign rights are in question"
Just how significant the new treaty
VIII appear 10 or 20 years hence states
the Atlanta Journal, only history can
say Its intentions are undeniably ex-
ceilent, and its influence should be al
together wholesome. Let us hope
that if events bring practical and criti-
car test, the goodwill treaty will
stand" The Baltimore Sun points out
That the treaty undertakes to civilize
our international thinking" and the
worcester Telegram credits It with a
gain in vitality from its admission. its
representation. its assertion of a uni
verSal desire" That the vote in the
Senate represented a similar ratio of
approval among the people is the opin-
ION of such papers as the Detroit News,
the San Antonio Express, the Lansing
State Journal, the Haverhill Gazette.
the Bufialo Evening News and the New
Castle News.
"A new and better era in interna-
tional relations" is forecast by the In
dianapoliS Star, and the Wheeling In
teillgencer halls the psychology of
peace" sought by 'the war-sick peoples
OF the world" The treaty appears to
the Albany Evening News to seek to
organize the passion for peace" The
Lexington Leader holds that the debate
in the Senate will serve to inform the
world as to the real state of mind In
this country"
Common sense triumphed. The
committee made its report and the pact
was ratified with only one vote in oppo-
sition. Now let the Senate dispose of
the cruiser Dill with equal alacrity!" ex-
claims the Kansas City Journal-PoSt.
The Chicago Daily News offers the
view: THE ratification is a notable
victory for enlightened and progressive
public opinion. The treaty has great
educational and moral value" The
Houston Chronicle thinks 1T may be
the bedrock for future world peace" an
opinion that Is shared by the Harris
burg Telegraph, the Danbury News and
the Morgantown New Dominion.
If the Senate really means the &C
ton it took" asserts the Roanoke
World-News, 1T can hardly escape the
next step toward peace, the entry Of
America into the World Court for In
ternational Justice. For when one re-
nounces war as a means Of settling dis
putes. legal machinery for a settlement
Of tnOca diSnYtac coaY11S ~ hoNnF,aa 4y,a
perative." Progress, however. is slow. in
the opinion of the New York Evening
World, which suggests as the only order
OF proceedings patient, reiterated.
cumulative pledges like thiS-each new
one little more confident and compre-
hensive, little less reserved than the
last"
The Fort Worth Record-Telegram is
OF the opinion that 'since the destruc-
ton of the craftsmanship of Woodrow
Wilson those responsible have been en-
deavoring in every conceivable manner
to do exactly that which he advocated
except that it must be a Republican
measure. 1t can't be DONE" adds the
Texas paper. Hence the procession of
peace pactS and disarmament confer
ences which have been funnily futile,
but which could have done no harm"
The Tulsa World expresses the doubt
that the treaty would keep Europe or
the Orient out Of war"
THE Kellogg treaty." according to
the Charleston Evening Post, would not
hold against such flood Of madness as
swept the world in 19l4-no, not for an
hour. But 1t may prove TO be a focus
around which anti-war sentiment NAV
gather and harden in time into sonne-
thing real. It is, at least, q hopeful
sign"