The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
Lodge, Morgan, Spoo and; and
Others Stand Firmly B ehind 5,s
Committee Report. sB Nj
PRES lDENT WI 4. N OF .53..l ~.
/ TRY FOR r APPLICATIONS
Is Disguised With Action ofS.
Senators and w III {. p op lEil- II
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Party Rank Z he Senate 81.
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TON G.. Feb; The
two words "a greement d nd treaty.
threaten to cause an open brDnk between
the President and he Senate. Il g IN I2S
Nj The words come up In connection with
the arbitration treaties otiated by
tho State Depart men i and 81 vi Is sthe 4
Senate Cor ratl acatlon. The treaties lt,3s
shall not be ubm tied D to The Hagus tri-$
Sbunal for arbitration except BY ;;ag ree-@
#ment he Senat proposes ii to y strlko&
OH the word s'tagreeme tnpe nd Ssubstituts&
the word Str sty. 'i It Is upon that amend- VI
2nlent that tho Presd ent par ts from thaB
Senate, and no has gone to- the length or
writing a personal letter to Senator Gull
feign Iaelat ions, I'M which 4 ho inye chs sil
strong langua go y against he 81 proposed
schlngcs OF words 4 and N declares that q IL to#
make tho change would DO It d take ii step
back ward. n Inst cad ot IN s$S
Senate Arouse d.
B Dlsc,lssionBo OF tho sub1ec tSilis the Senate
has beer, behind tho closed doors of fexe-S
cntivo $scssiOillss 3 ii senol NJ Is now,
make i'll &celta inAt ha 7 raj y eldi Ing Re-
selves tim iii 50 regardt DgN
thc9 conrse of the Pres dent n ma n VII
thew regard ill., his efforts X 81 force slegisr
Tho position tn ken by q maj tya Of tha5
Senate, It Isl believed, "a s. that BY useo
the word "A agreement''sln the treati les ltSs
will BIO possible for@the President Store--6
fer grave matters to The HaE lie,s ma ttersa
which should DO made 5 the subj ect v ot 4
treaty. the Constitution provides that$
tho Senate shall RI ify al 3stl eates, but
1T need not pass on a simple agreement. s
1T Is argued that t he Srat fication OF, tho
treaties In their present form would meun%l
an immense cession of Les isla I've power
to tho and an Inc rease ofS exe-
scutivc power to n a nserous extern tt$S si
Opposition to the trea ties was n lEstsi
gmnnifcated by Southern senators because
4 of fear that their ratiricat Ion oultl Y
allow foreign holders of repu dat ed honda
OF Southern States to take their claims
to Tho Hague for arbitrat lon. S485
34s The Presiden wrote n senator a. l. ter
I arguing thu U the treat ties could not II by}any
DO construed to mean IN vt ling
of this character. Flo declared SOM day
ago that ;tif the Senate made n 81 nglaS
change in the wording no would WI thdra w
them. asai 1t would be impossible TO- send a.;
them back to5the Europear GOV ernme n w! Il
and receive them back In gtoi
time for them to be acted on q " his sc
Sion He has embraced ever OF portllnlt
to Impress on senators tho wlsd om# q 4
adonting tho treaties sin6& their present
form. At a recent White House recep
ton, le stopped tho line to talk ~ minute
10 Senator Martin on tho subject and 20 y
urge him to support the trea tics. u
Tension Unexpected.
The tension over this subject was NOT II
expected. 1T vast thought there would 4 pc "a
considerable feeling md n possi bic urea VS.
over tho rate legislation proposed sbut 81
was not known that the Executive WAS 80 4
anxious concerning tho fat gof the AZ
6bitrntion treaties that ne
m - y brc, i, L, have them Int filed an mo 81
farm In which they. were negota ted,