Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
SENATE RAT|F|ES
PRESIDENTS ACT
LODGES DENATURED JOINT SUD.
sTITUTE RESOLUTION PASSED
AFTER LONG DEBATE.
EXECUTIVES COURSE IS UPHELD
TAFT OPENS Great Tariff Fiqht-Presl.
dent Sends to Congress Nee
sage on the Wool
Question.

by a unanimous vote formally ratified
President Tafts notification to Russia
Of the Joint termination Of the treaty
Of 1882. The Lodge joint resolution
reported by the foreign relations COM
mittee as a substitute for the Sulzer
resolution that passed the house 300
to /, was adopted after an all day de-
bate over Russian discrimination
against the Jews of America.
Every senator who spoke voiced his
advocacy of congressional action to
meet Russian discrimination. They
were unanimous for termination Of
the treaty, but showed wide diver.
gence of views as to the manner in
which that end should be accom-.
plished.
Among those who held conflicting
opinions were Senator Shively OF In.
diana, Poindexter Of Washington.
O'Gorman of New York, Stone Of Mis-.
souri, and Williams of Mississippi.
The roll was called. but there was
no division. Seventy-two votes were
cast, and all of them were favorable
to the measure. 1t was therefore de-
clared adopted and was started on it,
way to the house.
With the senate action, the Russian
situation has assumed a quieter phase
so far as the executive branch Of the
government is concerned. The ON.
cials are looking forward to the 70
ceipt from Curtis Guild, the Ameri.
can ambassador to St. Petersburg, Of
the acceptance of the notice given by
President Taft Of the desire Of this
government to terminate the treaty
Of 1882.
Lodge Defends TAFT.
Mr.. Lodge in the senate defended
the action of President Taft in abro-
eating the Russian treaty without con.
gressiOnal action. Six treaties, he
pointed out, had been terminated by
notice, the first by Polk in 1847, the
treaty with Great Britain. President
Pierce in 1855 terminated by notice
a provision Of treaty with Denmark
after the senate had given its author.
ity in 1855. President Mckinley ter.
minated clauses in the Swiss treaty of
1856 without any congressional action
whatever, he declared.
The great tariff fight OF the pres
ent congress and leading up to the
real issue of the coming presidential
campaign was opened when President
Taft sent to congress his message on
the wool and wooden goods question.
The tariff board report on wool and
woolens will furnish campaign am
munition enough for both sides. Bulky
documents containing vast arrays Of
facts and figures are now In the
hands Of congress.
The nomination of William B. Grim
shaw to succeed himself as United
States marshal for Minnesota was
sent to the senate by the president.
Senators Nelson and Clapp united In
recommending the appointment.
Senator Knute Nelson 10 among
those who will remain at the capital
during the holiday season to attend to
public matters which other duties
have prevented him from completing
since congress convened.
His time will be given principally
to q study Of the legal phases Of the
water power question in connection
with proposed legislation this session
on inland waterway topics. Senator
Clapp, whose committee on interstate
commerce has discontinued taking
testimony on the proposed antitrust
80 HhA
season in making speeches In terri.
tory which the insurgents hope to OBJ
tain for their own.