The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-06

inc senate has the prerogative TO say
Tnether We shall enter into an ar
bitrstion or not, and this Is TO dele
Sare 20 another and Independent tri-
punal mat function which the SEN
ate mas TO discharge; that IL has a
constitutional limitation upon it and
mat II is part OF It's prerogatives
NOW j am great admirer-a pro-
Iouna admirer. Of our system OF gov
ernment and Of the part that the
senate or the United States takes In
the framework OF our government.
would never for moment consider
Ine possibility OF their elimination
Tor ! think that they are q cog In
the wheel that are always needed
10 secure sober consideration OF the
questions thar arise for the republic
10 settle. and l am not troubled by
their sensiuveness as TO whether
.ney shall part with their powers or
not. because Il We are going to have
government OF these powers, Of
divided powers as We have, in which
II Is essential in order 10 preserve
the symmetry OF the government that
each should preserve inviolate the
power entrusted to that branch. then
we must depend upon the pride of
those who are entrusted with that
particular power 70 Insist that Il
shall never be infringed And hence
II does not irritate me and II does
not make me feel uncomfortable to
have the senate insist that they have
a httle more power than they really
nave. or In this particular instance
that they are little mora sacred
and little more limited by the con-
stitutIon than they really are. They
nave already made time and time
again agreements to arbitrate GER
tain questions that are bound 10
arise in tho future the particular
character OF which. the detailed
character of which they cannot an
tlcipate. They have said: we will
arbtrate all questions OF a certain
class. Now they have bound them
selves therefore 10 arbitrate a ques-
ton that has not arisen. Thcrefore
they cannot say that they cannot
bind themselves 10 abide the judg-
ment of A tribunal like this as TO
future question that may arise
Now what Is this question that Is
to arise In the future? II is tho
question whether tho. issue which
thus arises in the future comes with
In the words OF treaty between the
TWO countries What is that ques-
lion them II is the question Of the
construction Of treaty. and a con-
monest form Of an international
question. Therefore have they not
the right, as they have already
agreed 10 abide the judgmen, OF tri-
hunals Of arbitration With reference
90 constructions OF treaties. have
Judgment OF this Joint high commits
sion In that regard as TO a question
whether what has happened comes
within the terms OF the treaty? 1t
seems TO me 10 follow as neccs-
sarily and logical as possible that
they have. II so, then We come TO
the question of policy OF doing so.
Before leaving, however. the ques-
Iion of their power, | want to call
your attention TO this fact, that We
are the country OF the world TO whom
all tho world looks for progress In
this direction. We are people of
90. 900. 600. We have wealth that eX-
ceeds the wealth OF all the other
countries. We are powerful beyond
any dreams of those who founded
our constitution. We don't fear
nation in the world. We have no en-
tangling alliances with any OF them.
and IL Is because we occupy that po-
sition that the other countries Of the
world not so. fortunately situated are
looking Ia us 10 lead in the van OF
those who wish TO lead Christian
civilization.