Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-20
Substitute Resolution, EIimin-
ating Obnoxious Language of
House Measure Adopted
Unanimously,
CONSIDERABLE DEBATE
PRECEDED FINAL VOTE
Understood That RuSSia'S Ans
wer to Note of This Govern
ment Has Been Handed to
Ambassador Guild,

Isy Morning journal Special Leased wire.l
Washington, Dec. 19.-The senate
ly unanimous vote formally ratified
President Tafts notification TO Rus
sa of the termination Of the treaty
Of 1882.
The Lodge joint resolution reported
by the foreign relations committee as
substitute for the Sulzer resolution
that passed the house 800 to l, was
adopted after an all-day debate over
Russian discrimination against Amer
leans.
The house tomorrow is pledged 10
agree TO the senate measure.
The resolution was adopted at I:l9
pm. 1t was introduced for the COM
mittee by Mr.. Lodge OF Massachu-
sets. The measure was couched IN
language most satisfactory to the
Washington administration, which
sought TO avoid giving offense to the
st. Petersburg government.
Final action came after two sub
sttutes had been voted down. II was
the climax of notable proceeding IN
the chamber which guards jealousy
all its traditional powers to make ana
break treaties.
All through the symposium Of
views, to which many senators con-
tributed throughout the day there
were citations Of historical instances
Of treaty terminatlons by executive
act
Every senator who spoke voiced his
advocacy Of congressional action 10
meet the Hussian discrimination.
They were unanimous tor the ter
minatlOr 81 tb. treaty, o'lt sheNga
wide divergence OF views as to the
manner in which that should be ac-
comphsned. Among those who heid
conflicting opinions were senators
shiyely of Indiana, PoindeXter OF
Washington, O'Forman Of New YORK,
Stone OF Missouri, and Williams OF
Mississippi.
The nost conspicuous opposition to
the senate resolution developed When
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska OIL
tered a substitute resolution elimin-
ating the question Of race as a cause
for discrimination, and omitung the
charge that Russia had violated the
terms Of the treaty.
The Hitchcock resolution, however,
is along the lines of the house resolu-
ton. Those who voted in the affirm
ative on the Hitchcock substitute
were Senators Chiffon, Culberson,
Raynor smith of Maryland Taylor,
Watson and williams, democrats; ana
Senator's Clapp and POindeXter, re-
pubcans,
Senator NewIands Offered substl-
tute dove-tailing the Hitchcock anu
Lodge resolutions, but this was Voted
down without division.
There came a final vote on the
Lodge resolution. The roll was call
ed but there was no division. Sew
enty-tWo votes were cast all OF theH
favorable to the measure. 1t Was
therefore declared adopted, and was
started ON its way to the house.
Press dispatches from ST. Peters
burg indicate that Russia's answer Il
the notification of abrogatloh nu'
been handed to Ambassador Guild
and the contents Of the RuSsla hot'
as outlined in the dispatches, are dis
appointing in that they convey nc
response to the direct statement py
Secretary Knox that America STANDS
ready to open negotiations for new
Treaty.
Mr. Lodge in the senate defended
the action of President Taft IN apro'
eating the treaty without congress
sona Investigation. Several treaties
he pointed out had been abrogatet
BY presidential act President Polf
N l847 terminated provision OF tne
treaty with Denmark President Nc
knley terminated clauses in tht
SWISS treaty of 1855 without any con
sressional action whatever he de-
eared.
The refusal Of Russia to obserN'
Article |, of the treaty SAID M
Lodge, had put American citizens II
Illuminating position that shoul'
no longer be submitted to.
All administrations of either parry
ne said, had used their best efforts i'
optain improved conditions but WIN
out result. He urged the use OF tii'
temperate language IN discussing "
situation, so as not to hamper th'
president in diplomatic endeaVor
Senator Root concurred in the VleV
That the existing treaty must Iemail
unsatisfactory but he found in tn
ilrst article of the treaty a recognl
tion by the United states of Russia
risht to prohibit the emigration OF II
subjects, In fact at that time tn
united states Itself had adhered I
me doctrine of indefensible allegianc
oha IN making the agreement eaei
Vountry had acknowledged the righ
Vi lhe other to control lis own people
That was before the great tide 0
Immigration to this country began,
circumstance that had caused IN
United States to change its attitud
,oh The question of expatriation. d
satute the right of the individual +
moose his own place Of residence ha'
oeen so explicitly recognized that
amounted almost to a repeal of tn
Hussan treaty.
The first and greatest reason ter
Hatlng the treaty is that we ma
ourselves right with ourselves,
said, and ! think the time ha
u"e when consistency with regar
our own principles required MS t
s sne notice Of termination provide
~ oN the treaty itself"
senator stone Of Missouri droppe