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...desk stood a group of Senators, Cabinet Members, State Department officials. At the desk, of course, sat President Coolidge, in frock coat and wing collar. On his right sat Vice President Dawes, on his left, Secretary of State Kellogg, behind his chair stood Idaho's square-faced Borah and Virginia's militant Swanson. All eyes turned toward the green morocco case resting on the desk. It contained the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact, officially titled "The General Treaty for the Renunciation of War." There was a moment of fidgeting and shifting while the cameramen peered. Suddenly Tiny...
...Treaty. Preludes to the passing of the Kellogg Peace Treaty were played by two Senators in a genially cynical vein, by Senator Borah, treaty guardian, in an ardent, hortatory mood...
...Senator Borah then rose and in a series of resounding periods made the peace-dove seem the most vigorous and promising of birds. It was the high point among his treaty utterances. The ladies in the Senate gallery were stirred. The Senate passed the treaty with but one opposing vote, that of Senator John James Blaine, Progressive Republican of Wisconsin. Two days later he was soundly rebuked by the Wisconsin legislature...
...Though Mr. Hoover has repeatedly announced that he will not concern himself with the legislation now before Congress, it is not unlikely that the topic of an extra Congressional session was discussed during his meetings with President Coolidge. with Senator Borah and with other Congressional leaders. At any rate it was after a conference with Mr. Hoover that Senator McNary of Oregon, Farm Relief leader, announced that he would not fight for consideration of a Farm Relief bill at the present short session. The much discussed extra session therefore, became virtually assured, will probably be called by Mr. Hoover shortly...
...Heard Senator Reed of Pennsylvania report that Senators Borah and Norris were blameless in connection with payments alleged to have been received by them from the Soviet Government...