The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-12
NAY VOTE EARLY
ON SANTO DOMINGO
Thursday in View for Final
Consideration.
TWO SENATORS UNCERTAIN
Morgan and Bacon May Lengthen Ont
the Session-HaIe's Amendments
Helpful.

Tomorrow VIII mark the beginning OF
the consideration OF the sanso Domingo
treaty by the Senate In executive seq
sion unless too much time Is taken np
/ in the confirmation OF appointments
Nothing else stands In the way of
prompt action. It Is expected the treaty
will be taken up as soon as the Ssna1s
has assembled tomorrow.
While there is a good deal of ur.eer-
tainty as to where ali the votes viii
| come from to ratify the treaty, the Re-
publican leaders do not fear they will
have to make any extreme concessions
TO get the treaty through. Despite all
reports that certain Democratic Sam
atora plan 10 speak for many houra, il
is believed they will Oh second thought
look charitaEsly on their colleagues who
| want to vote. 1t is thought they VII
content themselves with recording their
views as briefly as seems consistent
with their deep-rooted convictions
against departing from the traditional
policy of non-interferenee IN the affairs
of other countries.
Basis of Opposition.
This is the argument advanced by
the most radical Of the Democrats
Senators. They don't care rap
whether it is SanEo Domingo or Monte
Carlo. or whether 1t is a black. brown.
red or yellow republic. That part OF
the question is inmaterfal. III their
view What is the important factor
is that this Government prepares to
go before the world as debt collector
for foreign nations, who have more at
stake than Americans have. II will
| be entering upon new policy. they
say. and dangerous one
Along these lines II Is expected
Senators Morgan and Bacon will want
to be heard especially. How generally
it is believed the tive Southerners plan
to make long speeches is evidenced by
/, the comments which otherA Senators
make when asked about the probable
length of the special session. Ask
Morgan one will say. and Ask Ba-
con, :. another will answer Apart
from these two Senator'S. the speeches
are not expected To be OF undue
length.
May Vote Thursday.
Thus while some Senators, members Of
the Foreign Relations Committee. feel
resigned 10 two weeks more Of the spe-
cial session, if the Democratic orators
insist on speaking that long. there is
growing impression that the Senate can
get through this week. by giving four
or FIVE hours a day to the treaty.
In fact leaders OF the two sides have
had their heads together in the past few
days to agree upon an arrangement Of
this sort.
What both sides want te do, IN gem
eral, Is to settle the treaty matter and
go home Thursday was suggested as
the day for taking the final vote and
while it was not definitely agreed upon.
| it shows what the ssntiment OF the
floor leaders is II persuasive talents
can be employed with the 1ong-dIstanes
orators OF the Senate,i Il Will work ont
as planned.
Votes Counted On
Deducting from the full membership
Of ninety the Senatorial vacancies IN
Delaware, Missouri, and Tennessee. and
the two absences due to outside legal
complications. there are eighty-five votes
-ffty-four Republicans ard thirIy-ons
Democrats.
Thursday is the earliest date on which
the Senators attending the Bate funeral
in Tennessee could get back convenient
" ana Senator Knox is looked fer from
Palm Beach on tIlat day
| Every vote viii be needed to secure
ratification. No Republican win vote
against the treaty, SO this viii leavs
three Democratic votes necessary to
make the required two-thIrds Repu,-
lican Senators say these votes Will be
obtained when the time comes if even
by the adoption OF amendments limiting
the treaty.
HaIe's Amendment.
One of the important amendments
which is likely to bring about Demo-
cratic approval Is Senator Hale's amend
ment. as follows:
All proceedings under this treaty
shall cease IN ten years from the date
of It's final ratification. unless before
said period herein nxed another treaty
Upon the same subject matter shall have
been made and ratified by the United
states and the Republic OF Santo Do
mingo"
This with the omission OF all refer
| enee TO the Monroe Doctrine. satisfies
the Republican side. The Democrats
have two further forms of declaration
| which they want Incorporated IN the
treaty, namely: That the Santo Domingo
case shall not be taken as q precedent
| for demanding the Intervention Of this
nation in the affairs of any other eouI-
| try; and, second. that 40 protectoraIe
| shall be established over the island by
| this country.
While there is a tacit agreement on
the ACCESSIBILITY ef following such lines
| in action. the Republicans do not want
to put into the treaty any such refer
enees any more than they want the
Monroe Doctrine mentioned AS sena-
! tors showed ability TO change things by
] the alterafssn of only one word when
| the arbitration pacts were recently be-
fore the Senate. it IS not thought likely
/ there viii be any extended trouble IN
making now s. treaty which will COM
| mand the support OF two-thirds or the
membership. Then it Will be home ana
| away for Senators in hurry.