The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
Determined to Veto Sui
yer Resolution if 1t
Passes Senate.
LOWER HOUSE
TO BE IGNORED
President Believed Already to
Have Notified Car, in Politest
Diplomatic Language Posi-
bic, of Impending Abroga-
ton of Treaty-Holds He
Can Handle Situation.

eiSii " AiSdly -I1OlQS he
Can Handle Situation.
Washington, December IZ.-Prcsideut
Taft called the five members of his
Cabinet now in Washington to the
W hife House Tonight, and conferred
With them from 10 o'clock until mid
night on the Russian treaty situation, .
Nothing was given out for publication
ut the conclusion OF the conference,
hut II is understood thut the attitude
OF the administration was. finally de-
cidcd upon md messages outlined to
be sent TO the Capitol Tomorrow. In
which, 1T is sud, the Senate will be
urged to adopt n resolution abrogntin9
the treaty of 1882 couchcd In language !.
thnt VIII not he offensive to the st.
PetershurS government. Attending the
conference were Secretary OF State
Knox, Secretary OF the Navy Never
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Ser.
retnry OF the Treasury MacVcaEh md
Acknowledgement Wickershnm. Score
taries Stimson, Fisher md HitchcocI,
are out of the city.
Taft Tnlxes Hand
washington, December 17.-'rhe Rms
Sian frcnty situation cleared material
iy to-day, and the administration plans
FOR the nbroBation of the 1882 nact
with the st. Petersburg government
became more definitely known. Presi-
dent Taft, 1t is said, has jndicnr cd en
phnticaily that he would veto the Sui
ger RESOLUTION Instantly IL passed
through the Senate Tomorrow without
modification. Nothing that can be con-
strucd AZ nm orensc 10 Russia will he
permitted, IL the President Gun helm 1T.
according to plans announced to-
night, MIR. Taft Tomorrow will send
two communications to tho Capitol.
one message addressed to the Senate
10 DO considered in executive session.
and the other letter directed to
Chairman Cullom, OF the Senate COM
mittee on Foreign Relations. In these
communications Mr.. Taft, 1t Is said.
will outline his attitude plainly and
Will call pointed attention to the fact,
that International relations arc not
lightly to be dealt with. iz
VIII Ignore House. ~
Despite the advice of certain of tho
Republican leaders OF the House that
the lower branch OF Congress should
be considered In the matter. President
Taft tonight was said to be determ-
ined to ignore the House entirely in
his further dealings with the Russian
situation. "a
Senate leaders expect TO hear to-
American Ambassador Guild, at ST.
Petersburg, already has notified Russia
of the impending abrogation OF the
treaty. This notice is believed to
have been couchcd in the politost
terms OF diplomatic language, and to
have stated that the American people
had come to regard the treaty as obso-
lete In many of Its provisions. The ex-
piration OF the treaty is fixed for
January l, 1913.
President Taft is said to have taken
the ground that II he chooses he can
abrogate the treaty by executive de-
cree without waiting for or taking in
to consideration any possible action
either by the House or the Senate He
is supported In this view By various
members of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations. and Is said TO base
his attitude upon precedents laid down
by his predecessors.
There appeared to be a decided diff
ference of opinion to-day between the
House and senate leaders as to what
part the House should play in tho
abrogation of treaty. Tho House
leaders held that tho treaty was the
supreme law OF the land, and that In
abrogatinS 1t. without a new treaty 10
take its place. a law was being re-
pealed. Under these circumstances,
they pointed out that action by tho
douse was essential Senate leaders
contended that treaty making and
treaty breaking were affairs OF tho
Senate and the President.
Dwell on Friendly HcIations.
According to Information received
by senators Tonight. Mr. TAFT, in his
communications Tomorrow, Will dwell
at length upon the friendly relations
that long have existed between the
United States and Russia and will say Il
that while the termination OF tho
treaty OF 1882 seems desirable. the
friendship between tho two nations is
OF too long standing to be lightly
brushed aside and possibly broken.
Mr.. TAFT, 1t was said. would point
out that Russia because OF her
friendship with the United States. had
listened to Americas proposal. or peace
in the war with Japan. 1t Is assorted
that Russia would not have received
any such suggestion from any OF her
European neighbors.
Those protesting TO know the Presl-
dents purpose, also declared to-night
that he would call attention to the
fact that the United States levies
head tax upon every Russian subject
who enters this country. and would
not for minute entertain sugses-
ton by Russia that the right to lazy
the tax was debataole. IN many OF z
his speeches In support or the arbItra-
tlon treaties with Great Britain and
Franco, President Taft has expressed
.he view that each country has right
20 say VINO shall and who SHALL not
enter her domain
a. 1t Was generally believed Tonight
that the Senate would solve the prob
-iem tomorrow by passing a resoiu-ji.