The Washington times., 1929-01-16
RATIFIED,
CRUISER BILL.
On WAY
l.ho.os y In.erna.lonal
by WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service


In4erna1i0nai News Service
with the United states pledged
to renouncs war and settle al
future disputes pacifically. the
Senate today turned to the Admin
istratiOn's plan for increasing the
strength 0f the American Navy.
Treaty or no treaty, Americas
Navy must be prepared for war,
.was III effect the slogan adopted
by the Administration leaders who
just finished securing ratification
Of the kellogg BRAND multilateral
anti-war compact. The naval bill
would authorize the construction
Of ls new fast cruisers and q
gigantic aircraft carrier. the largest
Increase of the naval establishment
proposed since the Harding dis
armament conference.
Merely Replacement
Proponents of the bin declared
the new warshlps would not place
America on the 5-s-3 naval ratio
with Great Britain, but would
n,eralv enable the Navy to replace
coma worn-out and obsolete cruisers
which would be Of little use IN event
Of war.
The opposition, however, win light
the proposed increase on the ground
that ii means launching the United
states on 4 naval race with Great
Britain and, Japan and ultimately
wili nrovoke bad feeling against
this nation throughout the world.
Tia naval bill win face q much
more difficult path to enactment
than that Travelled BY the peace
fraatv. whereas the treaty had 10
aslvncates ST all time. the largest
Administration pom showed but %
Senators favoring the naval bili--a
difference which means much
more determined opposition. Il un'
doubtedly win be enacted Il can
be brought To final vote, ouI the
opposition. well organized ana deter
mined, may filihuster II to death.
One Opposed
The anti.war treaty meanwhile
was being sent back to the State
Department with 4 formal notice OF
its ratification BY the Senate. The
vote was S5 to j, with only Senator
Blaine (Ts) Or Wisconsin opposing
ii. Blaine SO as q protest against
what he termed the treatyss indorse.
menf of the British policy Of irE1-
nerfa1isIn. " He first sought TO add
= reservation exempting the United
States from any approval OF British
inina rImIIsrn. and when the Senate
rejected IL he voted against the
treaty
srhe Interpretation was expressed
II = report from the Senate Foreign
Reiations Committee, which Sei1a-
f6F Borah Es.l of Idaho filed with
the Eenates it set forth that the
United States interpreted the treaty
ID mean that II could wage war IN
eelf.defense q any time; that the
Monroe Doctrine was not involved
ara that ratification did not infer
approval Of any other treaty.
After Two Weeks
I The treaty, a brief one. was de-
hated for two weeks ana provoked
rnSre differences OF opinion in the
senate than any other subject de-
hefed in years. All the arguments
80 ouieted when the Senate For
am Relations Committee rendered
u-I,at e termed q true interpreta-
tion nf the treaty. This satisfied
nvervRody ana ratification followed.
The treaty contained two articles
nf Importance. Under the first
sthe high contracting parties
s0lemnly declare in the names OF
their respective peoples that they
condemn recourse TO war for tile
solution Of international contro-
versies. and renounce it as an
instrument of national policy in
their relations with one another.
Under the second, .the high con-
tracting parties agree that the set.
slement or solution OF all disputes
or conflicts OF whatever nature or
~ whatever origin they may be,
which may arise among them, shal
never be sought except by pacific
means" A third article dealt with
the exchange Of rat incahons. l--.-