The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-19
LODGE RESOLUTION
WILL BE ENDORSED
However, a Lengthy and Bitter
Debate is Expected Before
Ratification of the Presidents
Sudden Move is Adopted.

Washington, D. c., Dec. l9.-The Sen
ate to-day is apparently disposed to
accept gracefully the action Of Presi-
dent Taft in forestalling it in abrogat-
ing the 1882 treaty with Russia be-
cause of alleged discrimination against
American citizens of Jewish faith 1t
is expected that to-day's session OF the
upper house of Congress will not only
be a lengthy one but that there will
be much bitter exchange in the debate.
However, it is not doubted that before
adjournment the Lodge resolution en-
dorsing the presidents action will be
accepted.
President Taft turned over TO the
Senate yesterday afternoon the task Of
completing the abrogation. Ignoring
the House of Representatives, he sent
a message to the Senate announcing
that OH Friday last he had caused mo-
tice to be forwarded TO st. Petersburg
that the United States desired the
treaty to end January |, 1913. The
notification was officially handed to the
representatives Of the Russian govern
ment Sunday.
Mr.. Taft asked the Senate TO ratify
and give effect to his action. The for-'
egn affairs committee of the Senate
voted unanimously to report a resolu-
tion of ratification, couched in diplo-
matte terms, and Senator Lodge offered
it later in the Senate. There was every
reason to believe that the resolution
would be rushed through, inasmuch as
the Senate committee, as an act of
courtesw to the House. had decided that
the lower branch Of Congress should be
asked to concur in the Senate's action.
Senator Hepburn of Idaho, however,
took the floor and after protesting Wig
orously against hasty action, asserted
his right under the rules and by formal
objection threw further consideration Of
the matter over until to-day.
The Lodge Resolution.
The Lodge resolution was as follows:
Whereas, the treaty of commerce
and navigation between the United
States and Russia, concluded on the
18th day Of December, 1882, provides in
article XII. there of that 1t shall con-
tinue in force until the first day of
January in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty nine,
and if, one year before that day, one
of the high contracting parties shall
not have announced to the other by
an official notification, its intention to
arrest the operation thereof this treaty
lremain obligatory one year beyond that
day and so on until the expiration Of
the year which shall commence after
/ the date Of similar notification: and
Whereas, On the 18th day of Decem-
Der, 1911, the president caused to be
delivered to the imperial Russian gov
ernment by the American ambassador
at st. Petersburg an official notification
on behalf of the government of the
United States announced intention to
terminate the operation of this treaty
upon the expiration Of the year COM
mencing on the first Of January, 1912;
and.
Whereas, Said treaty is no longer
responsive in various respects to the
political principles and commercial needs
of the two countries and,
Whereas, The constructions placed
thereon by the contracting parties diff
fer upon matters OF fundamental i'm
portance and interest, to each, there
! fore,
"Se it resolved bv the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
! bled, That the notice thus given by
the president of the United States to
the government of the empire of Rus
eia to terminate said treaty in accord,
ance with the terms of the treaty is
hereby adopted and ratified"