Arizona republican., 1911-12-19
While Congress Quarrels President Arranges for Abrogation of the Treaty With Russia by Execu- tive Order.
HOWL GOES UP
 FROM DEMOCRATS
Culberson and Others Ac- cuse Taft of Stealing Their Campaign Thunder, and That is the Very Thing He Has Done.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-Presiden Taft turned over to the senate today the task of completing the abrogatioI of the treaty of 1882 with Russia. be- cause of alleged discrimination against American Jews. Ignoring the house of representatives. the president sen a message to the senate. announcing that Friday last he had caused notice to be forwarded to St Petersburg that the United States desired the treaty to end January ]. 1913.
 This notice was officially handed to representatives of the Russian gov crnment and the president asked the senate to ratify and give effect to his action. The foreign affairs committed of the senate voted unanimously to report a resolution of ratification couched in diplomatic terms. Senator Lodge offered it later in the senate There was every reason to believe the r1lOlutiOn would be rushed through. ln- asmuch as the senate committee, as an act of courtesy. had decided the house should be asked to concur in the sen = atp's action. Senator Hepburn of Ida - ho. however, after protesting against hastv action. asserted his right under thc rules. and by formal objection threw further consideration of the matter over until tomorrow. Although i: is evident tonight politics might en- ter the fight tomorrow, the prediction
 r.1f g.1,g fsla he overcome before the senate ad- iourned and committee resolution be gut through as a substitute for the house resolution. which prove1 Objec- tionable to the Russian government Democratic leaders of both houes are determined to claim credit for abro- gation of the treaty. Senators Culber- son of Texas. and Hitchcock of Ne braska. the latter a member of the for eign relations committee, served pre- liminarv notice to this effect in the senate today. Senator CulbersOn ac- c,rsed President Taft of trying to steal democratic thunder.
 In his message to the senate Presl- dent Taft transmitted a copy Of the letter to American Ambassador Guild at St. Petersburg. which was trans mitted to the Russian foreign office In it he expressed the view of the United States that th' old treaty no longer met the political principles or commercial needs of the two nations and should be terminated The Amer ican government suggested further that it would be most agreeable to this country if d new treaty be drafted to replace the present one. Despite this overture to the Russian government, state department officials practically admitted tonight that there is little hope of drafting d new treaty that would avoid things that lead to re- nunciatiOn of the old one. State de- partment officials do not believe the heavy trade between the United States and Russia will necessarily be jeopar- dized by abrogation of the treaty, though a tariff war is possible. and Russia will have the right to exclude American ships from her ports. Amer jean imports from Russia approximate Sli.000.0O0 q year. principally hides. wool and skins. The balance of the Russian trade is in favor of the United States. however. by s2O.0OO.000.
 Senator Culberson said tonight he could not say how far the democrats will go in opposition to the Lodge resolution or any other resolution ap- proving the action of the president in taking the matter out of the hands of congress.
 The feeling among democrats is that the president is trying to steal their thunder" he said. "I think the country ought to be made acquainted with the facts"
 Republican leaders of the senate said tonight that they would reply to the democratic criticisms tomorrow aKd would defend the presidents course on the ground that the house did not choose to await the termina- ton of the presidents negotiations with Russia. The action taken byI the house. they said. left the presi- dent in a position where he had to step in ito avoid d serious diplomatic incident"
 While it is said to be true that nations have worked in comparative harmony without treaties of trade and navigation. the state department holds 1t extremely desirable that business Of such volume as that between America and Russia is not done by sufferance. but rests on weIl-estab- lished legal rights Otherwise. Amer ican consuls in Russia have no legal powers. and American shipping might
 
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