Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
Asserted Conference at White
House Last Week was
for That Purpose
State Department SaysAction
will MOI Impair Friendly
Relations

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-An OBJ
lection by Senator Heyburne, of Ida
ho, who protested againsv precipitous
action, prevented the United States
senate from voting today to approve
the action of Taft on December 18th
teen notifying Russia that the United
States desired to terminate the treaty
of 1882 with that country. The SEN
ate will meet tomorrow at noon in
stead of 200 p. m. as usual, to take
uo further consideration of the mat
ter.
Under the rules of the senate, OBJ
lection by single member can carry
a newly introduced resolution over
one day.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18.-In a let-
ter to the foreign relations committee
and message to the senate, Taft to-
day stated that he served notice to
Russia OF the abrogation of the treaty
of 1882 last Friday.
The senate committee on foreign
relations decided to report to the
senate the house resolution in modi-
fed form. This means the house will
be included in the action Of abroga-
tion. The president served notice
through the Russian ambassador
George Bakhmetieff. at the white
house. 1t was this conference with
the ambassador which gave rise to
report that formal protest had been
entern'' hv Russia against the Ian
guage of the Sulzer resolution. It is
now said the notification that Russia
would be offended by the Sulzer reso-
luton came from American Ambas-
sador Guild at St. Petersburg.
According to the state depart .,ent's
view of the denunciation Of the treaty
OF trade and commerce with Russia
will not, of necessity, terminate the
diplomatic relations between the two
countries. It is pointed out that
friendly relations existed with Rus.
sia many years prior to the conclu-
sion Of the treaty of 1882, the first
contract between the two govern
ments. defining their respective rights
in the North Pacific.
The resolution OF abrogation to be
adopted by the senate will base the
action of this country on the ground
that differences have arisen in con-
struction of the treaty and that for
this reason, it seems desirable that
the said treaty be terminated.
The senate went into session at
200 o'clock to consider Taft's &C.
tion.
All attempts to get an official state
ment from the white house were fruit
less. At the executive Offices. it was
stated nothing was known of the sit
uation. From the first the white
house refused all information.
As a result, many conflicting re-
ports have been spread abroad.
Chairman Sulzer. of the house CON-
mittee on foreign affairs, author of
the original resolution to abrogate
the treaty, declared today he would
not oppose any modification of the
house resolution the senate might de-
sire to make. Russia has objected
strongly to the terms employed in the
Sulzer resolution, which fatty
charges the country with having vio-
ated its treaty pledges.
The United States has until
January 1 to fully notify St. Peters
ourg of the termination of the treaty,
effective January /, 1918. The treaty
provides that notice shall be given by
/. any calendar year. and
hat the treaty shall continue in ef-
ect twelve months thereafter. Ac-
to the Russian calendar. Jan
lary l., of that country is not until
January II. in the United States.
this will give the United
States twelve more days in which to
lct has not officially entered into con-
;ideration. for it is generally agreed
action will be taken before congress
,1journs for the holidays this week.
WHITE SLAVES FOUND.
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