Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-07-25
TWO POWERS SUSPEND
BUILDING OF CRUISERS
PENDING NEGOTIATIONS
Premier Macdonald Announces Labor Gov
ernment Will Hold Up Naval Program;
Hoover States U. S. Will Not Lay Keels For
Three New Warships, as Planned.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-tUp
The Kellogg peace pact was
greeted as proposal to the con-
science of civilization in an ad-
dress by President Hoover in the
east room of the White House
today marking the formal in
auguratiOn of the new world
anti-war treaty-the first of its
kind in history.
The President called upon the
nations of the world to unite Ito
extend the policy which it SO nobly
sets forth" The Kellogg treaty had
become in effect just short time
before when at noon japanese Am
baSSador Debuchi deposited at the
state department the document reg
iStering his governments acceptance
of the pact. This completed the de-
post of ratification by the fifteen
original Signatories of the treaty
and made it officially effective.
Diplomatic representatives of the
countries which have signed or
agreed to adhere to the treaty were
present in the impressive ceremony
III the east roo mand the world list
ened in by radio.
The President congratulated for
mer President Coolidge and former
Secretary of State Kellogg for
their part in the negotiation of the
pact.
Both we're honored guests of the
ceremony which presented the most
impressive diplomatic gathering
Washington has witnessed since the
aSSemblage of the naval limitation
conference in 1921.
President Hoover also paid tribute
to Foreign Minister BRAND of
France for having initiated the cor
leSpOpdcncc which eliminated in
the world wide treaty.
The treaty. bound in green hand
fooled morocco. reposed before
President Hoover in a similarly col
ored box of the same material. Un-
ierneath it was an ordinary blot
ting pad.
WASHINGTON. July 24,-W.R)-
The text of the Presidents speech
vas, in part, as follows:
In April, 1923, as result of dis
cuSsion between our Secretary of
state of the United States and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of
France the President directed Sec
retary Kellogg to propose to the
nations of the world that they
should enter into binding agree
ment as follows:
Article 1.-The high contracting
parties solemnly declare in the
names of their respective peoples
that they condemn recourse to war
for the solution of international
controversies and rcnounce it as an
instrument of national policy in
their relations with one another
Article 2-The high contracting
parties agree that the settlement or
solution of all disputes or conflicts
OF whatever nature or whatever
origin they may be, which may arise
among them, shall never be sought
except by pacific means"
That was proposal to the con-
science and idealiSm of civilized ma
tionS. 1t suggested new step in
international laws, rich with mean
ing, pregnant with new ideas in the
conduct of world relations. 1t rep
resented a platform from which
there is instant appeal to the public
opinion of the world as to specific
acts and deeds.
The magnificent response Of the
world to these proposals is we'll in
dicated by those now signatorieS to
its provisions. Under the terms of
the treaty there have been deposit
cd in Washington the notifications
of the fifteen signatory nations.
Beyond this the treaty has today
become effective also with respect to
thirty-one other countries, the gov
ernmentS of which have deposited
with the government of the United
States instruments evidencing their
definitive adherence to the treaty.