Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
DEMOCRATS RALLY
TO BORAH'S COLORS
IN TREATY FIGHT
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TO use punitive measures against any
nation that may violate the treaty. No
possible Interpretation could construe a
treaty promising not to go to war into
an obligation to wage war"
Continuing, Senator Swanson said
that the promise in the treaty was Tim
tied to the individual obligation of the
signatory and contains no guarantee
for any other nation
1T should also be noted" he went
on that the reservations or interpre-
tations made by Secretary Kellogg for
the United States are made by notes
exchanged similar in method to those
made by other nations and hence no
necessity exists that these should be
repeated in the resolution of ratifica-
ton.
1T provides no tribunal, no instru-
mentalities for the settlement of inter
national differences These are left to
be composed outside the scope of the
treaty. This was one Of the fatal de-
fects Of the treaty even in the form as
originally proposed.
International differences if long con-
tinued invariably tester and produce
increased soreness International tri-
bunals of efficiency and character in
spring confidence and acquiescence
are indispensable for their proper set
tlement. This treaty ignores these en-
tirely."
Mclean Gives Views.
Senator Mclean likewise rem lrked
that the treaty did nothing more than
TO express a sincere desire for peace,
although it may bring the world to a
better understanding OF the facts that
underlie good will among nations"
1T is well to bear in mind" he said
! that peace treaties cannot abolish war
without the existence of an interna-
tional authority to carry them into eff
feet Peace pacts will not prevent war
as long as the great powers sow the
seeds of war"
Declaring that there was an "im-
piled abandonment of the Monroe
Doctrine in the pact, he said that 'our
neighbors in South America" will as.
sert that we have dropped the doctrine
and limited our right to defend South
America under the doctrine
| II have noted" he explained. the
extreme care with which Great Britain
reserved her rights in certain regions
while we have omitted any mention o.
| ours and the Monroe Doctrine goes IA
beyond our mere right of Self-defense.
After reviewing unsettled interna
tional affairs in the Far East, Italy
Hungary, Austria and Germany, Sena
tor Mclean declared that the Ameri
can people must realize that peace ma.
not be accomplished while such condi
tons continue.
"Deists and atheists, Moses and Oar
win" he added. ARE still marchin,
side by side with victory going to tn
strongest"
Turning to a discussion of the treat,
itself, Senator Mclean said that tn
first section lis behind the event an,
therefore harmless" while "the secont
section is 1000 years ahead of the even
if 1t means what it says"
Disputes of every nature and Origin
must be settled by peaceful methods,
he continued. IF an enemy hits yol
hard enough to cause you to dispute hi
right to do it you must keep your hand
in your pockets. This Is what tn
treaty says. In just three lines it out
laws natures first law and inlaws tn
millennium. But, of course, it doeSn'
mean what it says"
Il say again if this treaty is to b
gesture and nothing more, why Shout
the Senate hesitate to adopt resolu
ton that will put it in accord wit
this view; and If this treaty is NOR
than a gesture, why should we hesitat
to say that its obligations do not impai
our right to defend our vital interest
whenever and wherever they may
endangered"
Declaring that "our forefathers too
their muskets with them to church
, in order that they might praise Got
: maintain order and hoe corn unmo
Tested" he added that 'if we rejet
the interpretative resolution and ia
. to pass the cruiser BILL we notify tn
{ world that in the future our first lin
4 of defense will be composed of hymn
books only"