New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-06
THE DAyINWASHI1NGTON

who urged that the treaties be 80 amended
as to take from tho proposed high Joint
commission the power 90 decide whether
or not given question was justiciable
still prefer their own amendment, but they
are generally content with the Root propo.
sition. which paves the way for ratihca"
ton under conditions more nearly agree.
able TO the President and far more In con.
formity with the great body Of popular
sentiment. Apropos of ex-President Roose-
velt's opposition TO these treaties, members
of tho Senate were quoting to-day little
ouatrain which appeared in one of the
comic papers I'm Mr.. Roosevet's admins
| tration and which ran:
Roosevelt s. man OF peace;
Preparedness he imploreS.
His sword within It's scsbbard sleeps:
But. mercy. how IL shores.
To PRESS OTHER TREATIES. Mem
bers OF the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions. notably Senators Lodge and Root.
will exert every effort TO secure the "a IT,
fication Of the pending treaties with Mica
ragua and Honduras. In the estima ton
Of many Senators these conventions con-
stitute far more tangible step in the oil
rection Of peace on this continent than
President on his recent tour discussed
these conventions at considerable length,
explaining their purpose and the benefit
they would prove both to this country and
to the countries with which they have been
made His arguments were everywhere re-
ceived with manifestations Of the most
cordial approval. and the public sentiment
he aroused is obviously making itself felt
In the Senate in connection with these as
we'll as With the arbitration treaties. Curl
ously enough, the greatest opposition to
these treaties comes from the southern
Democrats despite the fact that their
states would benefit most from the estab-
lishment and maintenance Of stable condt-
tons and the promotion Of industrial pros
perity in the Central American republics
STILL INSURGING.-Senator Poindex-
ter. who appears TO have learned nothing
from the 0nu-Insurgent wave when is
sweeping his state and which has already
deprived him Of the support Of ell the infn-
entail papers which made possible his cleo
ton. introduced in the Senate to-day Dill
providing for the abolition OF the COM
merce Court A similar bill was INTRODUCED
in the House Yesterday by Representative
La Toilette. Of Washington, also an eN-
IRENE Irsurgent Presumably such meas
ures will prove fairly popular In Washine-
ton. because that state suffers from the
peculiar system of freight rates whereby
the railroads charge more for ransporta-
ton from Eastern points TO others some
distance east of the coast than they 90 20
The coast itself and also. Of course, from
tho general advance of rates which Was
SUSPENDED by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and then permitted, temporar-
iIv. nv the Commerce Court There are
many. opponents Of the Commerce Court,
and il is probable that determined ehor'
will he made to abolish It. Its enemies
say they have enough votes TO pass the
initial bill although they doubt mat theE
have sufficient 10 pass Il over veto.
THE FIRST BILL--Thc honor OF be-
ing tho first bill 20 be passed at tnS ses-
sion fell 10 the measure when created
commission 10 select site, somewhere IN
N.u. York Harhor, for the statue OF an
american Indian This is the project IN
u.bicb Rodman Wanamaker Is the moving
s,,rit This measure il will be recalled
Gas passed by both houses last session
1,st after The gavel fell in the Senate
South Trimble, the clerk OF the House
.,,ehed breathlessly up the senate aisle
I'm, .ba hone of securing the signature OF
-. 1.ica- President. but Mr.. Sherman SAID
:, ,rae too late. The bill was brought over
.o-dav nv Mr.. Trimble although with less
haste. and was signed ~ senator 10
as president pro tempore' "