The San Francisco call., 1905-02-14
THE PRESIDENT AND THE SENATE.


Andrew Johnson the Senate perhaps the most noted
pei the President retain of his Cabinet after personal
official relations impossible When
of removals and appointments he has made this leading tea
his admirable essays of government and the
delegation and distribution of its powers
The between President Roosevelt and the Senate IS
the most interesting because of its international aspect pos
e relation peace of the world In the arbitration
treaties negotiated with foreign countries by the President 1t
provided dispute shall go Hague Court
upon agreement by President entered into with the
other nation party to the issue.
The Senate has right amend all treaties part
the eay-mang power the Government and it has amended
these arbitration treaties by substituting the word treaty tor
This makes separate treaty to be
made and passed by the Senate in each abiabe case 1t is
treaties only declaration OF policy regard to
arbitration arbraed depend
treaty. which the Senate amend reject not plain that the
treaties make advance at all They set forth the nature OF the
questions that may be arbraed but each require separate
treaty none at all ever reach an arbitral court
Both houses of Congress have often manifested it.
and opposing the legislative Perogatve against the Pes
dent This perfectly proper far relates to do
that
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declared by Congress When declared the sword put the
hands of the President but Congress the purse If that
opened the sword be drawn, if drawn be
sheathed obviously purpose
put international affairs in the hands Of the President.
world by receiving its diplomatic representative He may order
the flag of consulate legation foreign soil defended by the
He alone the force defense of the life
liberty Of citizen, unlawfuly assaid in another nation Acting
ve arbitration policy to be the making of
of arbitration which the arbra leaving the
make the agreement each individual The Senate
treaty each
The President without precedent position
Heretofore there have been international arbtraons with
all We
Haiti and Salvador involving of issues running all the
from matreament of American Consuls the spoaon
American citizens by simple protocol arranged between State
Department and the other nation concerned These protocols have
been by the Secretary Ministers
the place of meeting of the
paid.
The difference between these protocols and
enable prompt action made between those familiar all
and that they the
In larger have also had international arbitration
the arbitration
accepted preceden and They under the
of decs and settle all involving similar principles
which all ours in the facts.
Now will be that if the arbitration
TO be by treaty. committed precedent
be by committed but
ton when the arbitration by protocol This
the Presidents 1t
able adapt policy the changing conditions
ton and of the world We may this year that is
nnocuous in its effect upon national life.
But changed conditions years hence may make necessary
10 entirely change position and negative affirmed
il operating only under agreements NAV be
done without impeling being under
BOTH This phase
10 have been considered by the Senate hard
and fast rule An leaves the question flexible
accommodate the ux and change national necessity We think
the people prefer feby and that they support the views of
the President