Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
COMMITTEE VOTE
ON BORAH REPORT
CLEARS PACT PATH
Early Ratification of Peace
Treaty Is Imminent as
Deadlock Ends.
INTERPRETATIONISTS
ACCEPT MEASURE
Action Is Not Reservation, With
Americas Rights Fully
Outlined.

BY the Associated Press.
Early ratification of the Kellogg anti
war treaty was imminent today, when
the group demanding an Interpretation
accepted a report drafted by Chairman
Borah of the foreign relations commit
tee. A poll of the committee developed
majority in favor of the report, which
stipulates that it shall not be con-
sidered as reservation to the pact.
Chairman Borah polled the commit
tee after receiving assurance that those
seeking an Interpretation would accept
a preface to his committee report that
it would not be regarded as reserva-
ton to the treaty.
Pending completion of an address by
Senator Walsh, Democrat of Montana,
supporting the treaty, the poll of the
committee was continued, but Senator
Borah was prepared to put the solution
of the treaty dispute before the Senate
and the ''interpretationists" said they
we're ready to vote for ratification OF the
pact.
The report embodies the views ex-
pressed previously by Senator Boran
that the treaty does not infringe upon
Americas right of self-defense nor con-
tain any sanction requiring this coun-
try to employ force in the enforcement
of the treaty. The report reiterates that
the Monroe doctrine is part OF Amerl-
cas- policy of self-defense
BY a tie vote, the House foreign
affairs committee failed to report the
Fish resolution to put the House on
record in favor of the Kellogg anti
war pact.
The vote came after Chairman
Porter had ruled that consideration of
the resolution was not in order under
the rules of the House.
Interpretationists' Views.
The "interpretationists" asked only
that the foreign relations committee
draft a report embodying the views ex-
pressed by Chairman Borah that the
treaty did not infringe upon the Mon
roe Doctrine nor upon Americas right
of -Self-defense. sTsssss
AS Senator Boral1 moved about the
chamber taking the poll. scores OF
woman delegates to the conference ON
the cause and cure of war watched
from the galleries and listened as Sem
ator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, asked
his colleagues to support the treaty.
Senator Walsh dissented from the
view expressed by many Senators that
the pact was only mere gesture"
This treaty." he declared, lis a
revolutionary pronouncement reversing
the position war has hitherto held in
world affairs"
Heretofore" he said, "war has beer
regarded as legitimate. If this treaty
Is inforced, war would offend against
every Signatory; it would be law
breaker There is no doubt that the
treaty will act as powerful deterrent
to the nation bent on war. Treaties
have been violated in the past, it is
true. but whatever may be said, nc
nation is entirely devoid of honor
Sight has been lost of innumerable
treaties that have been scrupulously
kept"
Kellogg and Borah Agree.
During debate yesterday Senator
Borah revealed that at one time he and
Secretary Kellogg were willing that ar
interpretative report be made. Borah
said that before this could be done the
proposal was made that the report be
sent to the other nations signing the
pact and that he baked at this.
Ratification of the pact itself is not
an issue in the controversy Even SEN
ator Reed. one of its chief opponents
has said: I'VE cannot afford to negative
the expressions carried in it,
Twenty-Five Senators signed their
names to round robin" petition call
ing for the interpretative report on the
treaty.