The San Francisco call., 1905-02-14
Members Say That
They Have Been
InSulted.
Breach Widened by State
ment That Treaties Will
Be Dropped.
Indignant Statesmen Plan to Make
TrOubls for kr. Roosevelt Along
Many Lines
Special Dispatch to The cau.

CALL BUREAU. POST BUILDING,
WASHINGTON. Feb I3-There is
disposition on the part of many Sena-
tors TO consider the announcement
made to-day by President Roosevelt.
through Secretary Hay, relative to the
general arbitration treaties, as q per-
sonsl insult to each Senator who voted
10 amend these conventions. In reply
10 numerous inquiries by representa-
tiTes Of the press at the State Depart
ment to-day, Secretary Hay made. in
substance, the following statement:
The President regards the matter of
the general arbitration treaties as con-
GUIDED by the action of the Senate on
Saturday. He recognizes the right of
the Senate TO reject a treaty either by
direct vote in that sense, or indi-
rcctly by changes which are incompat-
ible with its spirit and purpose. He
considers that with the Senate amend
ment the treaties not only cease to be
a step forward in the cause of general
arbitration, but are really a step back
ward. and therefore he is una bic TO
present them in this altered form to
the countries with which we have been
IN negotiations.
SENATE CRASHING IT'S TEETH.
1t is held that the President means
that each of the fifty Senators who
vent on record WAS too eova rtilv 10
assist IN defeating the treaties by a
vote against ratification and took the
unaerhand method Of rejecting them
by amendment The Presidents an
nouncement through Hay has materi-
ally Widened the breach with the Sen
ate. The feature of the Presidents s
statement which has aroused the anger
OF the Senate is that he recognizes
the right of the Senate to reject a
treaty either by a direct vote in that
sense. or indirectly by changes which
are incompatible with it's spirit and
purpose"
Fifty Senators who voted to amend
the treaties and eight who favored the
sanction but observed their pairs. are
involved in this accusation of bad faith
end utilization of technicaIitv to re-
5ect the treaties instead of following the
straightforward course of definite reiec-
ton Many Of these Senators are boil
Ing with indignation. and unless their
anger is appeased some of them will
decline the next summons to visit the
White House when it is received.
REVENGE NOW THE ORDER.
The irritation Of the Senate to-day
Increased the disposition to learn all
possible facts about the Santo Domingo
agreements There is a possibility that
A4tt treaty negotiated with that repub-
lie viii receive rough treatment when
II finally reaches the Senate The SEN
timent yesterday was to divorce arbi-
tration treaties from all other ques-
tions and permit any subsequent con-
Nenuons TO stand or fall on their mer-
It's There is a feeling now In some
quarters that a brick should be thrown
at the President whenever he appeals
10 the Senate for any reason whatever
The arbitration treaties were received
81 the White House to-day. Following
the usual procedure, they viii be re-
corded and forwarded to the State De
partment. Then they VIII be sent TO
the librarian. where. in accordance
with the statement issued by Secretary
Hay, they viii remain
Senator Cullom, chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations. after
reading Secretary Hays comment on
the action Of the Senate in amending
the arbitration treaties, said to-day:
The Senate's position is right, alb
soiUtely. If anything is done hereafter
the President viii have to take the SEN
ate into his confidence. It might re-
oUire a little more time. but otherwise
] can see nothing in the Senate's course
inhsrmOnious with the Presidents in
depreciation Of his treaty-makfng
mower"