New-York tribune., 1905-05-21
SIDES WITH PRESIDENT.
Il. {. Norris Takes His Viezc on
Treaty Making PO1cer.
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Ne"-Haven, Conn. May 2O.-Rohert c. Morris
cr inner chairman Of the New-York Republican
NU"hty committee, and also counsel to the Venez-
uelan claims arbitrators in the course of lecture
toie the Yale Law School to-day took UP the
subject of the controversy between the President
Gnu the Senate as TO treaty making power. He
equity defended the President. Mr. Morris said
in part:
nd orm TPGh m se m1E arise Sc
pue necessarily Of }bTee o. Ei dis
intereeIi IileCtlng the political independence vital
intereen dlnerent nations affecting their vital
the jnf or independence, but merely involving
treati pI eta tlon operation and effect existing
tho reS rS. and being in this other ways more OF
dhird disputes whch arise 6etween ciz:ns sno Of
anotbnrr ION ION ana the government citizens OF
6nt Is m nation acts not its own direct interest
of its QUE e agent for and to protect the interests
between %l tb be Observed think. that the discussion
ths he'Es P mad relation two distinct questions What
Other ji'teqeht proposed that by treaties with
,Inon 81 Lehi nations the Senate should confer
ctaS tae Executive the power to exercise i'm that
ond class Eases f which have above called the sec
ercise practice If this government for him to ex-
Sa-i ioditcaton in the situation proposed by the
tive All dnnIcmptGd to take away from the Execu-
cfeSa. an power in this respect in 6nv case The
to 'Ict @ Of the senate's action therefore would be
:; construction different from that which has 6een
Tho = my given TO II heretofore, ana deprive
ton class of in which the 9
tbar GctS on behaf of its citizens, and to protect
Ci.'lNls ana hence to compel the propriety Of
,,ttS5A ing even such private claims to be sub
'ep 70 the approval of the Senate
am rlght in my views above expressed ss
H. 'ig proper Interpretation OF the provisions OF
eIe lSututlon of the United States in this re-
i. ls OF course, manifest that in taking this
Glen i+ me senate was claiming power not
even II by the Constitution and this I think Is
1917 me case; with reference, at least to the
aIltHpt OF the Senate to claim control of the sub
MISSION 70 arbitration of the claims of private cit
I%tlS against foreign governments or their citizens
me ne lladVlsab blty of this course of the Senate is
:clLI ci1lIE marked when consider its claim TO
iriIStucll9n oVec and to concurrence on its part
IN me question of submitting TO arbitration the
Cltih8 OF private citizens of this government
AGAINST foreign governments or their citizens
MS SUBJECT. at least. Is that is clearly ont
sue OF the proper province of tho Senate The gov
SrhlnehJ acts. as | have repeatedly said in such
eases not in its own behalf. but simply as the
necessary agent for its citizens. To say that
the Executive should not have the power to pass
upon the claims made by the citizens Of this c0un-
Try against foreign governments. and determine
which OF such claims II is proper for il 10 insist
fncm by Intervention Of diplomacy. TO determine
the proper occasions for arbitration the num-
her and extent Of the of this character which
should be submitted 70 such arbitration but that
All questions Of such private character must be
acted upon by the Senate and pass through the
wheels of complicated machinery, is. TO say the
least, imposing upon the citizens of this country
wholly useless burden and an unnecessary obstacle
10 the protection Of their rights. The contrary
-, / think. what was clearly contemplated by our
Constitution.