Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-24

Washington, Nov, % The feature
of the administration policy which will
probably first be called to the atten.
ton Of ~ house at the coming session
viii be fae proposed offer Of mediation
between Japan and China So promi-
nent q awycy and 50 conservative
man as Belamy storer Of Ohio has
entered upon the consideration Of this
subject Mr.. Storer Is as good law
yer as the administration has IN It's
service. lie proposes that the house
Shall ask the state department by what
authority this government, without
the direction from congress, volunteers
10 intervene Ia a foreign complication,
even by means Of arbitration. There
are members OF congress, well informed
as to constitutional and International
law. who maintain that, under our
form Of government, It Is not within
the province OF the executive depart
ment without the specific sanction of
congress-, to UNDERTAKE TO mediate In q
war between foreign powers. Arbitra-
tion, It will be maintained, has It's re-
sponsibllides, and It Is not SO free in
this instance from dangerous and SER
ious complications with European pow
ers. waicn may not be pleased with
the decision OF the president Of tho
United states, that Il may be lightly
entercd mo lhe situation, at all
events IL believed By many congress-
men 10 De SO serious that 1t is auda-
eious Tor the executive department TO
adopt policy which. Il resisted, 1t
would be powerlvss to enforce, and
from the dangerous possible conse-
quences OF which 1t would be unable
to shield the United States.
1t Will be suggested. moreover. that
the administration has not thus far
been 50 uniformly successful in its for
eign policies that we can reasonably
expect to escape humiliation by such a
departure from the uniform traditions
or the United States against "entang-
ing allianee9' as an Intervention in
the contest between two great coun-
tries Of the orient. with their European
! allies, may involve.
a dlstnguished member OF congress
says The administration ought not
! now 10 seek 10 put itself in a position
where II can haul down any more
II appears that the only treaty proyls-
ion between the United States ana
!
| that, in case any nation act ''uniustll,
| or oppres ively" toward China thr
United States viii use It's good Offices
But there Is nowhere "A declaration thnt
! the president or the executive departs
ment constitutes the United states
/ on the contrary, Il has been very
strongly maintained by congress. which
Is The war,maling power, that In nj
matters relating to foreign govern.
ments where possible eomplicatIons
may arise the congress-, and NOT the
1 executive, is the United states me
[ president has not the power 10 neroil-
ate a treaty with foreign government
He tan only listen 70 the pronesais
which a foreign government may make
ana submit those proposals. as a clerk
or secretary would do. IN M nrst H.,
stance, 70 the senate or the limited
/ states, ard, subsequently,. II approved
to the house OF representatives,, In a nm.
position for an enabling act. Eouallv
II net moro restricted, is the po,v~r ~
the president IS to any international
matter which touches IN any way upon
ucnt.
! Ana. some OF the congressional 10 W.