The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-17
SENATE RATIFIES
THE PEACE TREATY
Blaine, Radical of Wisconsin,
the Only Member to Vote
Against Kellogg Treaty
SECRETARY GRATIFIED
Bill for Is Additional Cruisers
will Have Hard Opposition
Pet Coolidge Measure

"
that America has agreed without
reservations to the KeHogg-Briand
multilateral treaty renouncing
war, the senate today turned to
another of President Coolidge's ia
vored measures, the bill providing
for the construction of Is cruisers.
Friends of the-Kellogg pact will
in numerous instances be lined up
as foes of the bigger navy proposal
in the debate, which is expected to
be spirited. Threats that "a fill
buster may be resorted to defeat
the measure have largely disap-
peared. An understanding is re-
ported to have been reached where
by opponents of the bill will not
resort to such tactics.
A desperate fight against the
plan is being prepared by Senators
George w. Norris (rep., Neb.) and
William H. King (dem., Utah. }
with the support of the republican
Independents.
With only a single dissenting
vote, the senate ratified the Kel-
logg treaty. Senator John J. Blaine
(rep., Wis., voted against it. There
were IS votes in favor.
President Coolidge fastened to
indicate he regarded this act as a
most important climax to his ad-
ministration. Secretary of State
Frank B. Kellogg enthusiastically
directed cables to be sent to every
legation and embassy this country
maintains.
Mr.. Kellogg made the following
statement:
81 am very much pleased that
the senate has given it's advice and
consent to the ratification Of the
general pact for the Remuneration
of war without reservation, amend
ments or conditions.
Following is the status of the
treaty so far as the world powers
arc concerned:
Original signators: Germany,
United States of America, Bel
GUM, France, Great Britain, Can
ada, Australia, New Zealand, South
Africt, Irish Free State, India,
Japan, Italy, Poland and Czecho-
slovakia.
Countries which have officially
deposited their adherence in the
department of state:
Afghanistan, Dominican Repub-
lie, Ethiopia, Russian and Austria.
Countries which have signifed
their intention to adhere but have
not yet deposited their adherence
in the department of state; Ala
bania, Bolivia, China, Chile, Cuba,
Ecuador, Esthonia, Greece, Guat-
emala, Honduras, Iceland, Liberia,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nicara-
qua, Norway, Panama, Siam, Swed-
en-, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Costa
RIGA, Denmark, Egypt, Finland,
Haiti, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico,
Paraguay, Persia, Peru, Portugal,
Rumania, Salvador, Turkey, Uru-
quay, Spain, Venezuela, and Serbs,
Croats and Clovenes.
Countries which have not yet
signified their intention to adhere:
Argentine, Brazil and Colombia.
The treaty was ratified without
reservations or interpreting resolu-
ton but as the result of COM
promise, the foreign relations com
mittee, through IT'S chairman, SEN
ator William S. Borah, unanimous
ly presented a reporc upholding the
Monroe Doctrine and the tradition
al rights of the United States. It
was expressly stated, however, that
the report was made for interpre-
tation and not as a reservation or
reservations.
AS soon as it was ratified, the
naval crusier bill came up as the
unfinished business before the sen.
ate. The way is open to consider,
this bill, but long fight is ahead.
Unless its opponents can find a
way of blocking a vote, it will pass
before March a.
When the vote for the treaty was
polled there were nine absentees,
detained by llnss or business. Ali
would have voted for the treaty, it
is understood. Thus the senate
stood virtually unanimously for
the ratification of the pact.
President Coolidge considers the
ratification of the treaty as the
most important action taken by
congress since he has been presi-
dent. Mr.. Coolidge was greatly
pleased when word reached the
White House.
The text of the kellogg treaty
Article THE high contract