Evening star., 1911-08-13
WILL KEEP UP FIGHT
AGAINST ANY CHANGE
Many Senators Friendly to Admin
istration Lined Up.
NAY RESUME NEGOTIATIONS
II Measure Goes to Senate In
Nodded Form Such q Step
May Be Found Neces-
sary.

BEVERLY, Mass, August 12.-Presi-
dent Taft was keenly disappointed today
to learn that the Senate foreign relations
committee had decided to put the knife
70 the British and French general arbitra-
tion treaties and TO report them to the
Senate in modified form. The news was
not unexpected, but the President had
still hoped that the committee would ac-
cept the treaties as they are.
In spite Of the disappointment he felt
over the changes in the treaties, which
Indicate the probability that they must
go over to the next session, the President
intends to keep up his fight to have the
pacts accepted In full. Already he has
lined up many senators friendly to the
administration. and when he returns to
Washington Monday he will continue his
personal campaign.
The President Is scheduled to speak at
Q Methodist camp meeting At Ocean
Grove, n. j.. Tuesday and. while he has
not written his address for that occa-
sion, 1t seemed probable tonight that he
would find oportunity there to refer to
the Senates action.
Would Not Lessen Senate's Power.
The President has never felt the force
of arguments that the Senate would les
sen its own right as part of the treaty
making power Of the government by ac-
cepting these general arbitration meas
ures as presented to It,. The action Of the
foreign relations committee has not
changed his view.
1t was admitted here tonight that il
the Senate insisted upon putting through
the treaty In modified form q reopenfng
of negotiations with Great Britain and
France probably viii be necessary. Steps
hooking to such a resump ton Of the ne
totiations are not contemplated by the
President at this time. but 1t Is probable
that he will take the matter UP with Sec
retary Knox next week
The President spent part of today at
his desk in the Taft cottage looking over
information which he expects to use on
his return to Washington in writing veto
messages. While he has never author
lied statemnt as TO what bills he might
veto. it Is prtty clearly understood that
the statehood bill. the wool revision bill
feel the weight of executive dieappr0yal.
Opposed to Wool Revision Bill.
1t is known that the compromise reach
ed by the Senate and House conferees
on the wool bill is not satisfactory to
the President. and it is known that the
statehood bill. providing for the recall
OF judges so far as Arizona is concerned,
is not to his hiking. but at present his
position with regard to the free list bill
is less apparent. Indications. however.
point to q veto of this bill also.
10 callers today the President declared
that while he hoped to be able to visit
California on his trip this fall, he had
made no definite engagements that would
take him that far west. On the early
Adjournment of Congress has plans for
that trip all hinge.
With Maj. Butts the President PLAYED
golf for several hours this morning In
the afternoon he worked In his study
and tonight took a long motor ride. Fif-
teen minutes after he left Beverly in a
White House car a rumor reached here,
apparently from New York. that he had
met with an accident. 1t reached the
summer White House just as the Presi-
dent, looking sunburned and bright-eye ed,
sat down to dinner.