Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-28
Ratification Of Navy Treaty
Credited to Public Demands

gress," and the Charlo.e News feels 1t
is means of giving dr. Hoover AN
outstanding role in he presidential
succession" that "he, more than any
other, is responsible 70 the acceptance
by the Senate Of its day
1T is a stunning dfeat Tor Jingoes
and diehards and thef1rst notable trl-
umph of reason over naDnallstlc tlmld-
tiles and chauvinism iTattle Senate since
the World War" mainans the Topeka
Daily Capital The Am Arbor Daily
News is impressed by the fact that the
enemies of President Hover discovered
that public sentiment wa against them
in their frantic effort toplace America
on record as opposed the ideal OF
peace in behalf of whlcl Sne mas oeen
taking the leadership inrecent years.
The Milwaukee JournalWeicomes lne
worst defeat the iSolaDnists IN the
Senate have received sine the issue OF
isolation was raised in onnectlon VIII
the League of Nations" The Loulsvllle
Times sees "a step in tie right dlrec-
tion taken with a VII, ana tne
smashing of noisy jinpism, ill-oaseo
cyniciSm and vocal unprgresslVlsh.
* 4 .,.t.nc.
Conceding that ''stubbrn resistancs
was inevitable" the Cha5ntte OOsel W
holds that there is plaHy OF grou..l,1I
for the belief that the ratlflcatloIl WIZ
have a tendency TO promue peace aIiu
therefore is mighty well worth "nllei
even though IL does not guarantee per
manent peace" The oakland ulou9ls
is of the opinion that allure Wo9la
have made this country "appifar De,
fore the world as one which taKs any any
acts to no purpose" and the tSHeNIlIs
Times points out that Disappointment
and defeat would have sprea snloIls
rTzN-n ,0fNN
Star calls the majority for ne treaty
somewhat startling" and aEises thai
"the prolonged and often sSuro pre-
liminaries to ratification Shold not Oh.
scVlre the fact that this isbne OF tht
most important works CT ne prescm
Congress"
The Charleston Evening Post holdt
that there will be much tss lncentlve
TO try out armed strengn ana mucn
less temptation to any ntion 10 lore
stall another at momenToI superiority
in armed force"
National and intentional relolc.
ing" is hailed by the Alanta journal
with the further comrent as TO tns
purpose of the treaty: I'll we are no'
interested, then we ar ostriches WIFE
our heads in the sand refusing 10 IooH
danger and duty in To face. There
a world beyond our'borders, Whethei
we recognize it or p; there are com.
mon perilS of ciYIZatlon which w
must help to avert else become then
victims. Our most fital concerns today
are international Our prosperity .oui
security, our progtSS are all bound w
with that of the rSt of mankind.
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The fact thatthe treaty establishes
a fixed scheduJ and guards against
naval competitih is emphasized by th'
Admission Stark the Morgantown Do
minion-News. ne Flint Daily journal
the ST. Louis Times. the Chattanooga
Times and thu Kansas City Star. The
Rochester Tkhes-Union is impressed
bv the fact fat parity has been def
nitelv conceded to the United Statei
by Great titain" The South Benz
Tribune ads: only % years ago ftht
nations offering to The Hague we're
afraid to include naval ornaments II
the agenEa because the question wa!
considerA too delicate for consideration
in a pace conference. The Londor
Naval treaty illustrates the advance
that his been made in that compare.
lively Mort period"
An important step toward ultimate
disarmament Of nations and the as
suraEe of permanent world peace, II
the Judgment Of the Pasadena Star
New. while the Providence Journal OBJ
series - triumph for the good Sensi
of he chief naval powers Of the world
TIE Baltimore Evening sun states
'',bhn Smith may be justified in throw.
Jig up his hat and shouting over thu
iatification if he is convinced that the
treaty will prevent another war. Blu
he certainly has little reason to shout
over any prospective economics in nava
Future advances are pre-,
dcted by the Lexington Leader, ant
the Lincoln state Journal secs an inn.
mediate result in the effect on Italy
and France. The Akron Beacon,
Journal minimizss the results attained
and remarks that the great debate
droned YEARLY on to its conclusion with
little glory for any of the principals en-.
gagged" The Richmond News Leader
The form of the treat.
that Mr.. Stimson brought home is thu
best exclamation of the size of the VOTE
OF ratification. Limited To three powers
instead of applying to five. and author
izing almost as heavy constitution a.
the Jingoes had eyer demanded, thin
treaty involved no saerilee and aroused
ew anincsities A President who could
not have won ratification for the three'
power treaty might as we'll have aban'
doned al hope of even pegsuading tia
Senate to pass a bill providing its Owe
pay"