The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Praises Roosevelt

In importance to the confirmation of these Central American treaties
 Praises Roosevelt
 In making his plea for the Central American conventions, the Presidenr highly praised former President Roose- welt. He spoke of the tendency of the United States to extend their helping hand to less powerful people and in stanced NIT, Roosevelt's intervention in Cuba. That tendency was evidenced also. he said, by the wonderfully Roosevelt as President of the United States, in securing peace between Rus- sia and Japan"
 The President left Washington at { o'clock with a car load of Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials along tc help run the special. He spent just ar hour in Mountain Lake Park, leaving for Washington at 4 o'clock. His ad- dress was made to several thousand people
 The President said in part:
 'T have been surprised to note with what fervor the plain people of every nation welcome the proposal of universal arbitration, not because their real inter- est in the practical adoption of the plan is not greater than all other classes in the community, but because it is a
 
 which they might not be expected to take an immediate interest Of course, in a war it Is the common, plain people that have to bear most of the suffering. They have to pay most Of the taxes, they have to do most of the fighting and they secure the least benefit and least glory.''
 The treaties, the President proceeded to say, provided that every question of a salI f,,ra ch submitted a tribunal or arbitration, and that they defined what justifiable means.
 'It is any issue between the nations that can be properly settled upon the principles of law and.5 equity as those are understood in law%and in interna- tional law" heA said. There are, Of course. questions of policy with respect to which each nation must eSercise US own discretion and in doing so is en- tirely within it's legal and equitable rights and however it's action may af- feet the other nation. it Is not the proper subject of controversy. The machinery nrovided will practically dispose of every ouestion so far as it is war-inducing issue.
 Avoids Even Arbitration
 '',rhe treaty may be called almost a treaty, not only to avoid war. but even to avoid arbitration, for it is only in the last instance. utter tno shall have failed in q years time to suggest satisfactory solution, that even arbitration is to be resorted to.
 By this treaty, if 1t is ratified, the executive and the Senate, representing the United States, agree to settle all their differences, as described in the treaty, by arbitration or through a commission.
 "should the treaty be ratified. the hn x.ri1I be in honor bound by it's obligations in good faith to perform the offices which the main treaty provides shall be performed on the side of the United States, and then to abide by the result and acquiesce. or, in so far as may be, perform and execute the judgment of the tribunal.
 ''I observe that there is some sug- gestion that, by ratifying this treaty, the Senate may, In some way, abdicate it's functions by treaty-makins. l con fess' myself unable to perceive the sub stance fin such a point The fact that the Senate has the power to make treaty necessarily involves its power to bind itself Is part of the govern ment, to the obligations of the treaty. That is inherent in the treaty-making power From time immemorial gov ernments have bound themselves to abide tho judgment of third parties in between them.
 '.In what respect does the Senate treaty. making power differ, from that of the executive, or of any government n all times past, that 1t may not agree. on be- half of the nation, to abide the judgment of an impartial tribunal, or by treaty 10 establish a tribunal to consider certain class of cases and decide them, whether one or many, whether existing or in the future, or to accord to the tribunal itself or some other impartial commission, not only the power to decide certain issues. but also to decide whether the issue which arises comes within the jurisdiction of the tribunal in accordance with the terms of the treaty
 '.One of the commonest kinds of oues- tions that comes before any court the President pointed out. Ifs that of deciding