New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-11
The WA SHINGTON

, conviction OF the Democrats that pont'cai
capital can be created out Of Russ'a
treatment of the Jews and an exhibition VI
hostility to that nation seems clearly estao-
J lished by the avidity with when o'"''
+, Democratic statesmen are following '"'
lead Of Representative Sulzer. senator
Culberson, in the Senate. and Rcpresch'h-
| tive Allen. OF Ohio. in the House. intro
duced to-day resolutions similar In every
respect to the Sulzer proposition. both ca''-
ing on the President to denounce the treaty
with Russia of 1892
No one Is moro anxious to secure Tor
American Hebrews Just treatment by Rus
sic than are President Taft and Secretary
Knox, but there is nothing to indicate that
this desire will be furthered In the slightest
degree by the pronunciation of the existing
| treaty. and there are many reasons lot NC
| lieving such course will retard the efforts
If the diplomatic end OF the government III
that direction Were Russia's discrimina-
lions aimed III American Jews the situa-
| ton would be comparatively simple, but inc
fact is that they are aimed at Jews OF Ger
! man and Austrian nationality, and the
Americans merely suffer incidentally. The
| aisle obstacles 10 the granting OF American
! demands are therefore 10 lie found in Ger
many and Austria and not in the United
states fact which seriously complexities
| the situation. The efforts of Secretary
| Knox. like those Of former Secretary Root.
are being directed toward the amendment
Of the existing treaty in such respect as
vii; insure 10 Hebrews who are citizens OF
this country the same rights and privileges
as are granted to all other Americans, ana
| in the estimation of those who have MADE
study of the diplomatic situation this is
the only method by which the desired relief
can he procured For Congress. therefore,
| 10 seek still further TO cOmplicate the stu
at,on by insisting upon the abrogation of
the convention which the administration is
iendeavoring to have amended will only
| rustpone all possible achievement or the
desired end The administration has taken
such pains to explain this situation that II
Is difficult to avoid the conclusion that there
are at least some members OF Congress who
place the promotion Of their personal po-
li:ical welfare even before that relief to
| which American Hebrews are justly en-.
titled.
PRESIDENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I
Flood and Houston OF Virginia and
| Tennessee, respectively. regarding the con-
stitution OF Arizona which should COM
mand the support of all true friends OF that
prospective state. These members OF the
House called on the President to-day to
ask if he would object to legislation SO
amending the statehood act as to relieve
him o. all necessity of approving the
Arizona constitution. Mr.. Taft told then
that inasmuch as Congress had enacted the
legislation il would he well within its
rights thus 10 amend It. hut he suggested a.
a counter proposition plan which III hl'
estimation should command generous sup
port in both houses Of Congress. ms suS
cestion. was that Congress should adopt 9
resolution approving the constitution In al
respects save that OF the recall as applied
10 the judiciary. and should provide tina
this feature be again submitted TO the peo
nle Of Arizona. He expressed the view ina
IN voting for a constitution embodyins the
recall as applied to the judiciary the people
~ Arizona we're confronted with thu
alternative OF go doing or Of rejecting thu
constitution IN it's entirety. II they Wer'
afforded an opportunity to vote upon tina
question alone they would. IN MT lai'
estimation. reject 1t. and 1t is Ills pe"e
that they should be granted such oppor
tunity. Messrs Flood and houston laie'
10 indicate their views OF the fresiue''
suggestion. although they apparently cdA''
away from the White House preoispose'
toward their own proposition. TO taKe th'
matter out Of the hands Of the Chiet TX
ecutive. -. 80