Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-19
ANOTHER AGREEMENT
Present Treaty No Longer RespOn.
sive to Needs Of Nations.
rOTE IS SENT TO SENATE
It is Cordial in Terms and Refers to
Long Friendships.
LODGE PRESENTS RESOLUTIONS


WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-An objection
by Senator Hepburn Of Idaho. who pro-
tests against precipitous action, prevented
the United states senate from voting to-
day to approve the action Of President
Taft on December 10 In notifying Russia
that the United states desired to termi-
nate the treaty of 1882 with that country,
The senate went into session at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon to ratify the action of
President Taft in notifying on December
10 the Russian government of the inten-
tion OF the United States to abrogate the
treaty of 1892 with that country.
President Taft sent to the senate a
message stating the course he had pur-
sued. Earlier he had advised the foreign
relations committee Of the senate OF the
executive steps taken. The senate com
mittee recommended that the senate act
with the house in carrying out the abro-
cation Of the pact Under the notice TO
Russia and under the terms of the treaty
itself the abrogston win be effective
January /, 1913.
Lodge Presents Resolution
Immediately after the presidents mes
sage had been read Senator Lodge pre-
sented the resolution agreed on by the
foreign relations committee and offered
n as-a substttute for the Sulzer resolu-
tion passed by the house.
The Lodge resolution recited that Presi-
dent Taft had on December IS caused
to be presented to the Imperial Russian
government at ST. Petersburg notice that
the treaty would be abrogated. The reso-
luton approved this action, declaring that
the treaty between the two countries no
longer was responsible to the political
principles or the commercial needs of
either.
| President Taft. with the idea that his
message might be considered In executive
session Of the senate, sent no copies of
It to the capitol and none were given out
at the White House
The opnlWittee resolution eoncluaed'
Therefore, be 4 resolved .theSsenate
nntice % gixSn ~ lie nreeidsnt of tiiS
United States to the empire OF Russia to
Terminals the said treaty 10 hereby
ADOPTED ana ra'liieus 4 ...f
| Objection by HeybuPn.
! After the message and the resolution
had been read Senator Hepburn Of. Idaho
moved that the further consideration OF
the matter would be In executive sessions.
He declared that II was proposed TO can
eel q contract OF great commercial in
terest to the United states, involving a
trade Of many millions of dollars, and he
thought IL should be seriously considered
and at length. 1t was apparent that ac-
ton on the resolution terminating the
treaty would be delayed until late In the
day.
House leaders, including Chairman sui-
ger. sald tooay Una. me houSe n,i..sl .n'',su'-
senator uevburn. objected TO the con.
,,aora,lor of the resolution TODAY and
n,,der the rules of the senate Il went
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