Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-22
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Washington, Aug. 22.-Despits TIL
fact that the friends OF the arbitration
treaties VITA Great Britain and Franc>
offered many auaendmsnts 20 meet TN
lob5ections of the ma 3oriky of the senate
. favorable vote could not be secured
and the treaties will 60 over to the
regular session o6 conSress.>
It became apparent yesterday tha,
powerful influences are at work agains,
the treaties because they are not made
simultaneously and identically with al
countries II at all There has been com.
plaint to the effect that because Grea,
Britain and France were approached
frst. Germany, Russia. Austria, Italy
Japan ana other nations have beer
sliehted and that the senate will be
careful not to ratify any treaty until
all nations have been treated alike.
The treaties were defended In minor.
ity reports fled In the senate IN execu-
tive session by Senator's Cullom, ROOF
and Burton OF the senate committee on
foreign relations Mr.. Burton contend.
cd that the agreements required nc
amendment. because. AZ he declared
the prerogatives Of the senate are suf-
ficiently safeguarded Senators Cullom
ana Root, making practically the same
contention. undertook to provide agains.
any possible mishap by suggesting d
declaration In connection with the reso-
luton Of ratification explicitly exclud-
Ing from the terms Of the treaty all
questions Involving the maintenance
Of the traditional attitude Of the United
states concerning American questions
or other purely governmental policy"
In addition Senator Bacon suggested
. modification Of this amendment un-
der the terms Of which the excluded
questions are specified. He named ques-
tions arising under the Monroe doc
tTine and those pertaining 20 .x.c.ssra-
tton and territorial integrity, while
Senators Cullom and Root treated
them as Incorporated In the general
language Of their suggested declara-
tton.
When the reports were presented 70
the senate the question Of the discus
sion Of the treaties in public by sena-
tors was raised. There was general
agreement that public policy would moi
be violated by such course inasmuch
as the ban Of secrecy had been re-
moved from the documents. No action
on the conventions was taken and they
60 over for further consideration at the
regular sessions.
Senator Burton went further than hia
two colleagues. however, in making the
contention that the treaty should stand
just a. II was forwarded to the senate
from the White House. Nessrs. Cullom
and Root united In recommending q
modification OF the treaties 10 that
their ratification might be with the
understanding that the comlmissoion
shan not have the right 10 Interfere ii
the settlensnt df Questionss Iiks the
Monroe doctrine, which involved Wen
established lines OF policy. s..
In his report Mr. Burton said that
the senate would be deprived OF none
Of its functions.
The statement presented by Sena-
tors Cullom and Root continued the
declaration hitherto proposed by Sena-
tor Root in connection with the treat
les. It 10 intended to be q part OF the
resolution Of ratification and is.as fol-
lows:
The senate advises and consents to
the ratification Of the said treaty with
the understanding. to be made part
OF such ratification, that the treaty
does not authorize the submission to
arbitration Of any question which de-
pends upon or involves the main-
tenance Of the traditional attitude Of
the United States concerning Amer
lean questions or other purely gov
Eernmental policy"
As originally presented the amend
ments Bpscihcally included the Monroe
doctrine among the questions to be ex-
.cluded from arbitration, but in the
draft introduc6d yesterday that SUBJ
ject was omitted. evidently under con-
viction that It IL included in the gem
erai terms OF the declaration. e