Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Russian
treaty situation cleared materially to-
day and the administration plans for
the abrogation Of the 1882 pact with
the St. Petersburg government became
more definitely known.
President TAFT, II is said has In
Aieatcd that he ',ll @C,a the Sulzer
resolution if it should be forced
through the senate tomorrow without
modification.
Nothing that can be construed as an
offense to Russia will be permitted, If
the president can help IT,
According TO plans announced to-
night Mr.. Taft viii tomorrow send
two communications to the capitol,
one a message addressed 10 the SEN
ate to be considered in executive ses-
sion and the other a letter directed to
Chairman Cullom of the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations. In these
communications Mr.. Taft, IT Is said,
will cali attention to the fact. that in
ternational relations are not lightly to
be dealt with.
Despite the advice of certain house
republican leaders that the lower
branch of congress be considered In
the matter President TAFT tonight was
said to be determined to Ignore the
house entirely
Senate leaders expect to hear to-
morrow that the president through
Ambassador Guild at 81. Petersburg.
already has notified Russia of the inn
pending abrogation of the treaty. This
notice Is believed to have been couch
ed I'm the poitest diplomatic language
and to have stated that the American
people have come to regard the treaty
as obsolete. The expiration of the
treaty is fixed for January |, 1918.
President Taft is said to have taken
the ground that II he chooses he can
abrogate the treaty by executive de-
cree without waiting for action by
either the house or the senate. He Is
supported in this view by various
members of the senate committee on
foreign relations and Is said to base
his attitude upon precedents.
According to information received
by senators tonight, Mr.. Taft In his
communications tomorrow VIII
dwell upon the friendly relations that
have existed between the United
states and Russia and will say that
while the termination of the treaty
OF 1882 seems desirable, the friend
ship between the two nations Is OF
too long standing to be lightly
brushed aside.
Mr.. Taft, It was said, would point
out that Russia, because of her
friendship for the United States
listened to Americas proposal OF
peace in the war with Japan.
Those protesting to know the presi-
dents purpose also said that he
would call attention to the fact that
the United States levies a head tax
upon every Russian who enters this
country and would not for a minute
entertain q suggestion by Russia that
the right to levy the tax was debat-
able.
In his speeches on the arbitration
treaties President Taft has expressed
the view that each country mas
right to say who shall and who snail
not enter her domain
1t was generally believed tonight
that the senate would solve the prob
lem tomorrow by adopting resolu-
ton of abrogation. couched In strict
Iy formal language. Before this can
be brought about, however, liVely
sessions of the foreign relations COM
mittee and the senate Itself are eX-
pected.
President JHIl ; lnfSshb't hltii'hb'
expected to be read in executive scs..
sion, probably will be made pubilc
M once This was the plan of several
of the senate leaders tonight. They
said the country should be fully In
formed of the danger Of precipltate
action.
An effort VIII be made to have the
senate finally dispose of the matter
tomorrow.
II the senate adopts n formal res
olution Of abrogatIon 1t undoubtedly
will be referred Immediately to the
house and little trouble is expected
i'm obtaining an agreement to II,
Some OF the house leaders said TO-
night that with President Tart
threatening TO take things into MS
own hands, II was reasonable that