Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-15
The PEACE TREATY.
Senator Taller gives Ills Reasons for
POSlpOnins
RATIFICATION OF THE MEASURE.
II Lpaves Either Too Euch or Too
Little 10 The Discretion OF
the Executive.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Teller was ssked today to furnish the
Associated Press with statement OF
his REASONS for seeking a postpouement
of the Auglo-A arbitration
treaty, aud In response prepared the
following signed article:
"There has been good deal OF criti-
scim OF the Senate because 1t does not
at once ratify the treaty of arbitration
between tho United States aud Great
Britain by thOeo who apparently forget
that the executive department has
been about four years negotiating 1t.
"By the Constitution OF the United
States the Senate is made a part Of the
treaty. making power. The fathers OF
the Republic, jealous of executives
power, were not willing thatthe Preai-
dent should negotiate treaties alone,
so that they provided that the Presi-
Bhnll have power, and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, to make
treaties, provided twe-thirds OF the
senators present concur.
"The treaty ID then the act OF the
President aud the Senate. II is quite
apparent that 1t was not intended that
the sction OF the Senate should he
mere periuuetory duty, and that the
requirement Of q two-thirds majority
was inserted because the trainers OF
the Constitution were impressed with
the Importance of treaty-msking.
"The Senate being part Of the
mower which creates treaties, IL can
not rid itself of the responsibility OF
seeing that they are properly made
1t is as incumbent on US to give
tIeaties due confederation as upon the
executive to do go.
"We heard no complaint OF the
delay on the part OF the executivs
department, but no sooner diu the
lreaty reach the Senate than there
Was a demand for immediate action
by the Senate. The Senate being
charged with this duty OF advising in
the construction OF q treaty, cannot
transfer that duty on the President or
any one else.
"Tbe friends Of the treaty in the
Senate oil aumit that 1t must be
amended, and that the committee
on foreign relations has recon-
mended certain amendments which
viii without doubt, be adopted.
but what Will be the condition OF
the treaty II the friends OF 1t do
rot agrees as 10 the purport OF the
Proposed amendments? Some OF them
asserted that every oontrover,ed ques.
ton for consideration by the atbitra-
ton muet bs acted upon by the 6enate
aud the House Of Representatives be-
lore the question can go eefoIe the
arbitration tribunal. II this Wow ID
correct, we WILDE required to make q
new treaty or agreement on each
question rs 1t arises, and have the as.
cent, not of the Senate alone, but OF
The House also, and, instead OF hav-
ing removed causes of disagreement
and friction between tae 1--WE govern
mentn, 1t win be found we have multi.
piled the causes OF dispute and delayed
The determination OF oontrovertsi CUES
tone.
"lf the trenty does not require action
on the part Of Congress, as some con-
tend 1t does ROT, then we are leaving
the question whether the subject OF
controversy shall be srpitrated or mol
10 the President alone. Ii is true we
put Limitations OF an indefinite charac.
ter on the executive In pTeVioing that
he must arbitrate question affecting
our foreign or domestic policy but II
the Pren!dant thinks such submission
doee not affect that policy he cannot
he held Responsible Tor his act II he
makes nalHtake.
"Why should We not make this
treaty reimbursement? Why should
we leave 60 important question AS to
who has the power OF submission on
our part In doubt? II we attempt t.
submit u given question to arbitration
through general action OF Congress,
and Great Britain thinks !. ought to
have been submitted through and by
the President, We create ffiction not
only among our own people, but to-
tween this country and Great Britain
well.
"If the President assumes that he
alone munt determine what subject Of
dispute must be submitted and Con-