Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
naa,,h.r az the Assnciated Pres.
For War Against War.

Today IN the east rOoiH VI eAAo fA~
House forty countries Of the world joined
in an impressive proclamation OF the
general pact for the renunclatlon OF
war. Twenty-Five other governments
which have either signed or adhered TO
the pact, we're there IN spirit, II not IN
the actual flesh of representatives now
IN washington. President Hoover, ap-
nroprjately fianked by his predecessor
in office. Calvin Coolidge, and by MS
own first Secretary Of State. Frank b.
Kelloge-whose honored name Will 1or-
ever be associated with the treaty
headed a company representative OF all
the sienatory and adhering powers. TO
them Mr.. Hoover addressed mes
sase svrbolical of the occasion which
marks an epochal stage Of the WORLDS
long and weary march toward the MIL
lennium of permanent peace.
Such a conclave would have been
momentous IN any circumstances
r1nder those which ushered In tnls
Moons ceremony it becomes an event
of dramatic significance. AT almost the
hour for which the proclamation pro-
ceedines were convoked, 1t became
certainty. after days of utmost tension
that Russia and China are not going 10
war What would have made OF tne
White House ritual hideous traVesCv
Was sverted, and averted. moreover, by
and because of the Kellogg pact.
The Chinese Eastern Railway con-
troversy is by no means closeo IN
cident But thanks to prompt ana
forceful reminder to the high contend
ing parties that. as signatorles 10 inc
multilateral treaty, they were oouno 10
refrain from war as an instrument Tor
con,nosing their differences, Russia
and China have unlimbered no guns,
or at least have fired none at each
other In accordance with article
of the anti-war treaty, they will resort
to pacific means"
The authors OF the Kellogg pact
could hardly have designed more
thrilling curtain-raiser for this DAYS
solemn proceedings. 1t Is not going 700
far to say that the treaty vindlcateo
itself at the very moment OF It's ON
rial birth as the law Of the world. Not
even its most extravagant devotee has
ever claimed for the pact that it would
utterly and absolutely Danish war. It
& a league of goodwill among nations
determined, If they can, to make war
less probable than II the treaty olo
not exist. The Russo Chinese inbroglio
came along at psychological moment
for focusing the worlds attention upon
the basic purposes and practical pos
sibilities of the pact.
II stood the test. 1t generated pre-
cisely that aroused public conscience
against the utter horror and frtghtful-
ness of war" to which Mr.. Kellogg
has so aptly referred. The pact, as ne
observed on the same occasion, Is
concerted effort upon the part OF
statesmen to help the peoples Of the
world enjoy peaceful mind" With
the treaty for remuneration OF war now
on the statute books of Europe, ASIA,
Africa and the Americas, ratlneo by
virtually all of the governments OF
both hemBpnereS, anu SdtlSVnASo W
the hearts, the longings and the Wills
Of their peoples, mankind is entitled
to stride forth from this day hence IN
the high confidence that it has charted
. new and better course.
America clasps the hand Of France
at this hour with particular terVor.
History may know the treaty as the
Kellogg pact, but it will not fail to
record that its primary origin lay with
that brilliant Gaul, Aristide BRAND.
There is glory enough for all IN the
eventual achievement. M. Brands
initiative and Mr.. Kellogg's patience
and especially the Ameri-
can Secretary Of States demand for
a multilateral world pact rather than a
Franco-American bilateral treaty
were the twin factors leading to to-
days triumphant climax.
A milepost of human progress Is
now set UP. 1t Is a sign that we are
at least that much nearer the goal
of a warless world. To have marched
so far since 1914 is a striking accom-
plishment.