Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11
MutiIated by Reservations,
Nothing Left to Preserve
Peace, He Declares.
MAP MARKING BRITISH
POSSESSIONS EXHIBITED
Ridicules Proposal to Effect Peace
by Magic Stroke of Kel-
logg's Pen.
BY the Associated Press.

Before crowded galleries and an al
most filled Senate chamber, Senator
Reed of Missouri today delivered his
long awaited attack upon the Kellogg
treaty to renounce war.
Employing all the oratorical prowess
that brought him fame, the silver
haired Democrat denounced the "senti-
mentality" that cried for world peace
at the expense of the United States
when, he said, the public opinion of the
world is at present far from accomplish
ing that objective.
Remembered as an irreconcilable in
the historic fight against the League CT
Nations, Senator Reed described Ihe
pact as a document so mutilated by
notes of reservation that nothing was
left to preserve lasting peace. He
argued that the Locarno pact, the cove
nant of the League of Nations, the as
serted right in certain spheres OF the
world by Great Britain and the right to
wage wars in self-defense left the treaty
meaningless and dangerous.
Calls 1t Treaty of Words
"Your treaty is treaty of words he
shouted You are doing nothing to re-
move the causes of war"
mo wonder the Senator from Vir-
yinia (Mr. Swanson) described the treaty
as a gesture and the Senator from
Idaho (Mr Borah) practically admitted
that the treaty was nothing but a
gesture of good will
The Missouri Senator was interrupted
for the first time at this point by Sena-
tor Borah, who observed that when
the Senator gets through there won't
be that left"
We'll" Senator Reed rejoined, "Sec-
retary Kellogg won't listen. He sets up
his own opinion as final, so there Is
nothing to do but debate this to the
end"
He added that he was not filibuster-
ing against the treaty or in any way
aiming to prevent ratification coming to
a vote. but he contended it was neces-
sary that the dangers of ratification
without an Interpretation protecting
the Monroe Doctrine be brought to the
attention Of the Senate.
Decries Contention.
Senator Reed decried the contention
of some advocates of the treaty that 1t
will be enforced by the general opinion
of mankind"
what is the general opinion of man
kind?" he asked
More people have been fooled by
phrases than anything else. One would
think that this opinion could be got
into one room, arouse against conflict,
resolve into something like a church
meeting where everything would be con-
Sidered lovely, sweet and nice.
1.-THE general opinion of mankind"
he growled. Lets have little common
sense. They have it on the other side"
The Senator denounced "Senti-
mentality" in this country No nation
but the United States, he commended
could have composed such song as "I
Didn't Rails My Boy to Be Sailor"
"Other nations teach their young
lives for their country" Senator Reed
declared.
Denies Good Will Created.
He asserted that treaties do not create
good will, that they must express will
already formed. The will to peace, he
contended, was not universal throughout
the world. The people of India, he said,
are rising against British rule: China
is rising against japanese domination;
Germans and Austrians are discomfort
ed under the foot of oppression on their
SOIL
Russians, Reed added, are of the
opinion that other nations are in
adequate; Egypt is fretting under the
strange hold" of Great Britain. Poland
wants some Of Russia, and Persia and
Algeria are diScontented
Under these conditions there can be
no public opinion against war. And
they say the world opinion of mankind
will compel obedience to this treaty"
When you say that every nation
shall decide the question of how 1t ought
to act in self-defense," Reed argued,
land you go farther and allow these
then there is no such thing
as public opinion which will require
these nations to relinquish these rights
reserved to themselves in this corre-
spondence.
Unfortunate, If a Gesture.
1--WE reduce this then to what its ad-
vocates say-it means nothing except
mere gesture, except an act of cour-
tesy. II 1t is a mere gesture, it is an
unfortunate one.
IF 1t is only gesture it is a foolish
thing. If it only says what has already
been said in treaties resting in the
chancellories of the nations, then it
might better have not been said.'
why not interpret it? Why not
say on paper what you are willing to
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