Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
DEMOCRATS ASSIST
BORAH ON TREATY
Swanson Opens Counter-At-
tack Upon Republican Ques-
TONERS for Reservations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Democratic support for the Kellogg
anti-war treaty in the Senate yesterday
was countered by a Republican attack.
Senator Swanson OF Virginia, ranking
Democrat on the foreign relations COM
mittee, indorsed the pact as noble
gesture toward peace" but Senator Nc
Lean, Republican, Connecticut, con-
demned it unless 1t were backed by an
accompanying resolution reasserting
Americas rights under the Monroe
Doctrine.
While these two held the floor for
three more hours Of debate. negotia-
tions were going on looking to a solu-
ton of the problem arising from de-
mand of those who would have Amer
icas position under the treaty renounc-
ing war clearly set forth.
AS a possible compromise between
the treaty supporters and these who
demand an interpretative resolution
there was talk of having report from
the foreign relations committee stating
the views of the Senate on the rights
of America to maintain its Monroe Doc
trine policy and to protect her terri
tories under the treaty.
Borah Opposes Resolution.
Chairman Borah of the committee,
who Is sponsoring the treaty. is stand
ing firmly against any interpretative
resolution, which he contends is unnec-
essary. and he declared last night ne
had the votes to put the treaty through
the Senate without reservations of any
kind.
A report drafted by the chairman Of
the committee interpreting America S
position under the treaty would be con-
Sidered by some Senator'S sufficient TO
offset the interpretative note of Great
Britain in accepting the pact and to
eliminate the necessity for an inter-
pretative resolution.
Meanwhile the reservationiStS, led by
Senators Moses. Republican. New Hamp-
shire, and Reed. Democrat, Missouri,
were collecting their forces. Senator
Robinson, Republican Indiana, an-
nounced his support Of an interpreta-
tive resolution. Senator Watson OF In
diana, prospective Republican leader
joined in the conferences. but did
not announce his position on the
question.
Senator Mclean is one of the reSer-
vationiStS, and in an address filled with
cauSttc remarks about the pact he con-
cluded that "the time has come for the
nations of the world to stop throwing
peace paper wads.'
Thc Connecticut Senator argued that
II the treaty is ratified and no accom-
panying resolution is adopted. other
countries will leap at the opportunity of
saying that the United States has
abandoned the Monroe doctrine.
Swanson States Opinion.
Senator Swanson, who generally
speaks for Democrats on foreign affairs,
said he believed the treaty would be in
effective in abolishing war, but added
that it "legalizes no war"
1T permits but does not approve war;"
he declared.
1T is a noble gesture or declaration
for world peace, and as such l shall
support it, It marks an advance for
peace, not a retreat. 1t will be bene-
ticial in crystallizing and in increasing
the sentiments of the people of the
world Tor peace. we SnOulo permit our
Government to make to the world this
noble gesture of peace and friendliness.
THE treaty speaks the voice of peace.
but places feeble restraints on the
strong arm of war, l am unwilling to
defeat this treaty and silence this voice
of peace, however feeble, crying out in
world wilderness of threatened war
and woe. The voice may become louder
and more potential through the COM
ing years.
"The treaty contains no sanctions for
its enforcement No obligation, moral
or legal. is assumed by the signatories
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