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Show NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Many Nations Sign Kellogg Treaty Renouncing War as a National Policy. By EDWARD W. PICKARD WAR selfish and wilful war is now outlawed. Which is to say that the representatives of fifteen of the leading nations of the world gathered gath-ered In Paris and signed the Kellogg treaty by which they agree to renounce re-nounce war as an instrument of national na-tional policy In their relations with one another. Neither Secretary of State Kellogg nor any other of the signers pretends that the pact is a panacea for the Ills of the World war nor that the ceremony In the Qual d'Orsay mean3 that there will be no more wars. But as Lord Cushendun, British acting foreign secretary, said, it Is the most Important step yet made in the long road to realizing eventual world-wide peace. - J-The world has not been remade by the signing of the pact," said the British Brit-ish plenipotentiary. "Wars may still occur and we must not be too terribly disappointed If some minor war breaks out in the next few years." He warned Europeans not to be optimistic op-timistic that treaties make any change In America's traditional aloofness from European affairs. "There is no Implication or any indication of America's Amer-ica's part to concern herself with European Eu-ropean affairs," he said. Before it Is binding on the United States the pact must be ratified by the senate, and it Is certain that there will be a fight on that action next winter, for a good many people, including some senators, profess to believe be-lieve the treaty will lead us into foreign for-eign entanglements and toward membership mem-bership in the League of Nations. If our senate does act favorably, the other nations signatory will ratify the pact within one year. The fifteen original signers of the treaty, led by Germany because it came first in the French alphabetical list, are: Germany, United States of ' America, Belgium, France, Great Britain Brit-ain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Irish Free State, India, Italy, Japan, Poland and Czechoslovakia. The treaty remains open for the adherence adher-ence of all other powers, and telegrams tele-grams and cablegrams of adherence began to come in before the Ink was dry. Among the first nations to express ex-press the wish to sign were Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria, Cuba, Rumania, Yugo-Slavia and Peru. And Yugoslavia Yugo-slavia was first to sign. An especial espe-cial invitation to join the other signatories sig-natories was extended to Soviet Russia Rus-sia by M. Herbette, the French ambassador am-bassador to Moscow. Here are the two chief articles In the treaty : "The high contracting parties sol emnly aeciare in tne names of their respective re-spective peoples that they condemn recourse re-course to war for the solution of international in-ternational controversies, and renounce It as an instrument of national policy In their relations with one another. "The high contracting parties agree that the settlement or solution of all disputes or conflicts of whatever nature na-ture or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them, shall never be sought except by pacific means." A group of feminists, led by Doris Stevens of America, tried to "crash the gates" at the assemblage of eminent em-inent diplomats to obtain recognition for their demand for equal rights for women. They created so much disturbance dis-turbance that Miss Stevens and others were taken Into custody by the police. ASSERTING that any attempt to supervise the production of armaments arma-ments was calculated merely to mislead mis-lead the public, Soviet Russia has refused re-fused to collaborate with the League of Nations In its present efforts to control the manufacture of arms. Maxim LIrvlnoff, Soviet vice commis-gar commis-gar for foreign affairs, In telegraphing telegraph-ing this decision to Sir Eric Drum-inond, Drum-inond, secretary of Uia League, pointed out his government's contention that the League ha9 done nothing toward the solution of the problem of real disarmament. He insisted that urgent steps should be taken to obtain definite results and avoid the risk of future wars. DREMIER MUSSOLINI, whose in- spired press poked all kinds of fun at the Kellogg treaty, and continues to do so, has submitted to Spain a new treaty with Italy that Is looked upon in Europe as his reply to the Anglo-French Anglo-French naval agreement. It is said that Spain is highly flattered by the Duce's attentions, fully realizing that It was Spain's neutrality in the last war which enabled France to concentrate con-centrate on the east. The sole obstacle ob-stacle appears to be the Spanish king's British sympathies, and it is considered consid-ered that the deciding voice may be that from the Vatican, to which Fascist Fas-cist diplomats are now said to be turning their warmest attentions. RUSSIA is striving earnestly to attract at-tract foreign capital to that country, coun-try, and the congress of the Communist Commun-ist internationale, in session at Moscow, Mos-cow, has revised a new method to do this, embodied in a resolution which instructs foreign Communist parties energetically to oppose further investments invest-ments of capital in colonial or half-colonial half-colonial countries. The resolution classes China, India, Egypt and South Africa as colonial countries. Latin American is classed as half colonial and the order instructs agitators to hinder by all means possible the entrance en-trance of capital to such countries. Through arranging strikes, uprisings, and sabotage, the Communists can make these countries appear a poor place to risk money, as compared with Bolshevik Russia. ' AMERICAN marines continued their successful attacks on rebel bands In Nicaragua by routing a group commanded com-manded by Miguel Ortiz in Neuva Segovia. Se-govia. Amnesty has been granted to Col. Guadalupe Rivera, one of Augus-tino Augus-tino Sandino's supply chiefs and foragers, for-agers, who surrendered to the marines at Jingotega. His surrender is believed be-lieved to have been caused by recent rebel defeats along the Coco river and the capture of his brother by a marine patrol. BY PROCLAMATION of Gov. Harvey Har-vey Parnell, last Thursday was a holiday in Arkansas in honor of the state's' favorite son, Senator Joe T. Robinson, who on that day was formally for-mally notified that he Is the Democratic Demo-cratic party's nominee for vice president presi-dent The governor also called out several units of the National Guard which took part in the parade In Hot Springs, scene of the ceremony, and helped to maintain order. Something like 40,000 persons flocked to Hot Springs, many of them in automobiles, and the traffic problem was serious for there is only one through street in the city. Senator Robinson received the notification standing on the veranda veran-da of the Arlington hotel. In front of him were seated 24,000 persons, and other thousands stood in "Bathhouse row" or on roof tops and in windows. For the broadcasting of the ceremony the local radio station's power was Increased ten-fold and new lofty towers tow-ers were erected to prevent interference interfer-ence from the surrounding mountains. Altogether It was a great day for Senator Sen-ator Joe and Arkansas. -F THE personal defections from one party to the other, the most significant of the week, because of its possible consequences, was that of Senator John J. Blaine of Wisconsin. He is listed in the congressional directory di-rectory as a Republican, is a La Fol-lette Fol-lette follower and was governor of Wisconsin before being elected to the senate. His predilection for Al Smith was more than suspected, and in a speech at Burlington he said : "I have no doubt that my friends and supporters sup-porters are going to vote for Governor Smith for President. These are times when partisanship must not blind us. We must condemn Republican silence on the scandal of the Harding administration ad-ministration as an accessory after the fact." Blaine also denounced the methods of the federal prohibition department de-partment which he said was honeycombed honey-combed with crime and bribery. He assailed "snoopers and spies who shoot down innocent men with dum-dum bullets." bul-lets." The applause that greeted the senator's sen-ator's speech indicated that the La Folletteites of Wisconsin will follow him into the Smith camp. Democratic Chairman Raskob, during dur-ing a visit to the Middle West, said the budget of the national committee calls for a fund of $4,000,000. He said the party would spend $500,000 in ten corn belt states and $600,000 in radio campaigning. HERBERT HOOVER opened his personal headquarters in a house on Massachusetts avenue, Washington, and from now on this will be the base of the Republican Presidential campaign. cam-paign. There the candidate is receiving receiv-ing political workers from all parts of the country and deciding questions of policy. It was stated that he was paying pay-ing especial attention to New York I state and would soon go there to make some speeches. Whether pr not he would discuss prohibition was not decided. de-cided. National Chairman Work, Secretary Sec-retary Fort, and Earl S. Kinsley of Vermont went to Maine for a conference confer-ence with Republican leaders of that state. The Maine state election comes September 10 and as it is always taken as an indication of relative party strength the Republicans are anxious to poll a heavy vote. Prohibition party leaders decided that their national ticket should be withdrawn and members of the party advised to vote for Hoover, not as a partisan but as a firm supporter of the Eighteenth amendment. pvOWN in Texas the run-off Demo-L-' cratic primary was won by Congressman Con-gressman Tom Connally by a majority of more than 50,000 over Senator May-field. May-field. Nomination being equivalent to election, Connally will replace May-field May-field in the senate at the expiration of his terra. Incomplete returns showed that Senator Sen-ator Tom Johnson had been renominated renom-inated by the Republicans of California. Califor-nia. Idaho Republicans renominated Senator Frank Gooding. DIRECTOR OF THE . BUDGET LORD issued a report that was not at all pleasing to President Cool-idge,. Cool-idge,. since it estimated that there would be a treasury deficit of $34,279,-346 $34,279,-346 for the current fiscal year. It 1 the first time since the war the government's gov-ernment's estimators definitely have forecast a deficit in their annual reports. re-ports. They base their contention on an increase in prospective government expenditures, due to Increased activities activi-ties of bureaus during the fiscal year 1929 and to a prospective decrease in revenue. This switch In estimates has converted the estimated surplus of $252,540,283, figured upon when the 1929 budget first was fixed, Into tho deficit. Mr. Coolldge let it be known that ha will take stringent measures to reduce government expenditures during tho remainder of his administration. When he returns to Washington about the middle of September he will consult con-sult members and department heads on means of cutting expenditures even below what was allotted them in the hiidupt. MARSHAL EMILE FAYOLLE of France died fast week in Paris, at the age of seventy-six years. He was considered one of the most brilliant bril-liant strategists in the World war and directed many of the French army'8 most successful actions. Gov. A. G. Sortie of North Dakota, who' had been ill with heart disease for a month, passed away at the executive ex-ecutive mansion in Bismarck. As candidate can-didate of the Nonpartisan league he was elected governor in 1924 and was re-elected in 1926 but did not seek re-nomination re-nomination this year. He Is succeeded by Lieut. Gov. Walter Maddoclc, a real "dirt farmer." n IFFERENCES between Western railroads and employees organized organ-ized In the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of ftnilway Conductors are expected to be reconciled recon-ciled by an agreement announced by the United States hoard of mediation which has been discussing the Issue with both groups since July 22 T''e proposed settlement, details of" which cannot yet be marie public, must be ratified by the Association of General Committees on behalf of the railway employees before It goes Into effect |