Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-19
SENATE RESOLUTION
REBUKES PRESIDENT
Chief Executives Plan to
Ignore Sulzer Project Is
Thwarted = Czar Not
Likely to Change Stand
on Passport Question.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-The Senate
was in session late today, paving the
way toward ratification of President
Taft's action in abrogating the Rus
sian treaty of 1882. A vote may moi
be reached until nghtfall
Senator Rayner inaugurated the de-
bate with a speech he had prepared
yesterday and which sharply criticised
Russia. Hf was interrupted many
times.
1t is not doubted that before adjourn
ment the Lodge resolution indorsing
the Presidents action will be adopted.
IT avoids the charged fault of the
House resolution in that the phrase
ology is carefully couched and calcu-
lated to give no offense to Russia. The
Sulzer resolution, as it passed the
House, was regarded by the Russian
government as a deliberate affront on
the ground that 1t charged Russia
with violation of its treaty obligations.
Politics is playing large part in
the Senate deliberations. Leaders of
both parties are striving to reap from
the situation as much political advar-
tage as they can, and the rivalry IL
that the Republicans are seeking to
'steal Democratic thunder"
Both parties, however. are awake to
the probable effect the abrogation of
the treaty may have on American COM
merce. While they are battling for
political advantage, they are together
on the campaign to devise some means
of protecting the important trade re-
Ia in hot nd
the United Sta tes
Agreement by Tonight.
Agreement between the two houses
is expected before adjournment to-
night. Representative Sulzer author
Of the House resolution, has expressed
his willingness to accept the Senate
resolution, and with this spirit of con-
cession the matter will be definitely
settled after certain senators have had
opportunity to air their views
That the Presidents notification of
the Russian government of his
intention to terminate the treaty of
1882 after the expiration of the
required years notice is to be
followed Immediately by diplomatic
discussion looking to the negotiation OF
new treaty is the understanding
ueIe. II is Regarded as even more
certain, however, that the new treaty
II negotiated will not contain a pro-
vision for the reciprocal and unre-
stricted admission by one government
Of all citizens of the other.
1t is expected on the other hand that
though the new treaty Will make less
broad the reciprocal pledges of the two
countries regarding treatment to be ac-
corded each others citizens the net re-
suit will be considerable Improvement
In the situation now strenuOusIy OBJ
tected to by American Jews.
The solution of the problem is eX-
pected by both governments to be
found in system whereby each gov
ernment Will admit citizens of the
other country vouched for by the gov
ernment of that country. 1t has been
proposed that q plan similar to that by
which japanese laborers are kept out
Of the United States will be adopted
The United States does not exclude
Japanese directly. but through solemn
pledge BY the I--i-ado that he will not
ISSUE passports to any of his subjects
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