Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-30
ROOSEVELT WOULD
 AMtND TREATIES IN AN EDITORIAL IN "THE OUT. LOOK DISCUSSES tBROGtT-
 ION OF TREATY
ARBITRATION URGED
Thinks Pre>ent Arbitration Treaties Must Re Amended to Save Nation
 From Hypocritlcal Position.

N W York. Dec 29. An editorial OH The Russian Treaty. Arbitration and by Tut odose Roosevelt an- look i'll part, as follows
 T cordially approve the action talk en by Congress in ahrogating the Rus sian Treaty. Congressman tad but two naalyiy, 10 abrogate th3 treaty or to submit to the continu ancp of conditions which hay beconI. intelerable to our Rational self-re- spect and which represent eontinu- ing wrong, especially o Amerieal citizens Of Jewish faith
 T still believe that in so serious q matter it would have been w Il frs to eudeavor to secure decision by The Hague Court on the interpreta ion of the existing treaty. l am confident such q decision would of nee sai y have been in our favor; and, if SO, t would have enabled Russia to retire from all un'enable position with good grace and no loss of self-respect. while if the decision as to the inter- had ben adverse 10 use We would then at once have abfogated th3 treaty and have ben clearly right in so doing.
 AH 'sThe -abrogat.on was effected Whlie the.universal arbitration treaties are pending in tn, Senate. These treat ies, if ratified by the Senate unamend- ed. will explicitly promise will ex- pli ely pledge the honor and good faith of the American nation to arbit. rate precisely such questions as tha which al this very nom Tt we an nounee that we will not eudeavor tc arbitrate in the case of Russia. National Hyprocisy.
 Under tl,ese circums ances, to rati- fy the general arbitration lrtaties would put the American people in al attitude of peculiarly contemptible hypocrisy. for we should put our selves in the position of making sweeping and insincere promises, inl- possible of performance, at the very time when by our own actions We showed that we would certainly not keep such promises. nor translate them into action l believe that we normally arbitrate the question of the interpretation of a treaty even if on ly as the preliminary to adopting the very serious action of denouncing such trt aty. But do not believe that we can arbitrate with the intention of biding by the arbitration, such .A ,stions as treating all our citizens
 :, without regard to their creed in
 alter of passports or such ques- M nj; m,ss the Monroe doctrine. the ad- -, ar t,of Asiatic immigrants in mass
 'usal by the States to pay = ,s any other similar matters. r., .f,ora 70 not believe that we can .. ,n.ene.t a!trate questions of vital a,a lions If seaetional honor or ques- lsi- tai policy ' ~ '''0' can taking as regsstitude we are now any Russian treaty he abroSatlon of ,ra- sibility of doubt 'he beyond pos
 foolish or so timidif We were 90 abstract matter b2 agree as a" '~ ton treaties to arbiral afo''ra- ! tions. W eshould inssucn aaea- ! the agreement whenesr srepuola's case arose in which any number of our citizens toa toaefao'e \ interest Under such 'circufa0'N' 1 procs ed with the ratificatFs - ! general arbitration treaties tue ed would be not only farce
 farce played at the expense \ reputation for national good fai
 sincerity
 Believes In Pesce. T bslieve most earnestly i'll
 and in taking any step for arbi
 which will genuinely tell in ia
 peace, and l oppose those treat
 cause if nnanended they wou
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