New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
MAY ISSUE STAMP
 FOR WORLD PEACE
Government Considers Adhesive
 Envoy of World Good Will
NEA Service

Washington, July 1S-NoW mat all the signatory nations have rati- fled the Kellogg treaty to outlaw war and the peace dove is coong more comfortably than it ever could before, the government may one of these days issue a special postage stamp to commemorate the treaty.
 The state department and the post office department have before them request of the American branch of the Women's Jnterna- tional League for Peace and Free dom for a special two-cent stamp whose design would reproduce the signing of the pact by President Coolidge at the White House and it is understood that both depart ments are considerably interested in the idea.
 Senator Borah. chairman of the state foreign relations committee. favors the peace stamp proposal. The stamp could be issued by the post office department either with or without the authorization of congress. The state department naturally would be interested be- cause the recent ratification of the Kellogg pact by the Japanese diet represented the consummation of one of the major strokes of modern American diplomacy.
 Sees It as Simbol
 The Womens League for Peace and Freedom argues that special postage stamps have been issued in honor of far less momentous events and that the peace stamp would symbolize both an event of world wide significance and the obvious intent of President Hoover to con- tinue and extend our efforts toward world peace.
 Issuance of peace stamp at about this time would come with extraordinary timelness for the world peace outlook. what with the Kellogg pact and the expected visit of British Premier Ramsay Mac Donald for a heart to- heart talk with President Hoover, is unusually bright. There may be war cloud here and there, but none is espec- ially dark.
 Peace societies such as the Wom- ems League are very optimistic about it all and no less than ec- static over President Hoover $ strong announcements in favor of armament reduction. They believe that various other measures more or less directly connected with the general peaceful trend are now bound to be effected and that their position in support of these meas ures has been vastly strengthened.
 Next winter the senate probably will take up Elihu Roots formula for American adherence 10 the world court protocol. which is fav- ored by the peace societies. Pre- the world court with five reserva- tions. Other nations choked on the fifth reservation, which would have given the United States discretion ary power to prevent court deci- sons on matters in which we claimed to have an interest. The other try at adhering to the world court and it is commonly believed that the Root formula, with Hoo ver's support, will be accepted.
 The senate will also consider ratification of the Pan-American arbitration treaty. which is a far reaching document although it does not outlaw war as the Kellogg treaty does. The Pan-American treaty. which has now been signed by all the American republics con- cerned. binds the contracting par ties to submit to arbitration all disputes judicial in character Specifically. these disputes include the interpretation of treaties, all questions of international law. eX- istence of any fact which, if es, tablished. would constitute a breach of international obligation and the nature or extent or repaFalOn to be paid in event of breach of an international obligation.
 The only possible snag in ratif- cation of this treaty lies in the fact that it doesn't provide for senate ratification of separate decisions on specific cases arising under the 1 treaty.
 Efforts will also be made to pass one of the several bills and resolu- tions--including those of Senator Burton and Congressmen Porter and Fish-providing for regulation