Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-20
Lower House Will I'm
doubtedly Ratify
Action.
PLANS PUSHED FOR
NEW RUSSIAN PACT
White House and State De-
partment Discuss Neg0-
tiation Project.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2o.--Finai ac-
ton on the abrogation of the Russian
treaty of 1882 will be taken today,
when the House passes the Lodge reso-
luton. indorsing the action OF Presi-
dent Taft. who anticipated Congress
last Friday by informing Russia of this
countrys intention to end the long
time understanding That the House
will accept the Senate resolution Is not
open to doubt, for Representative Sui
zer, of New York, chairman of the
House committee on foreign affairs.
today indorsed the Senate action. The
way thus is made clear.
Mr.. Sulzer announced on his arrival
at the capitol that he intended to
speak on the matter. II Is tho general
expectation that his address will be
not only an Endorsement of the Lodge
resolution. which passed the Senate
unanimously yesterday, but that II will
deal with the manner In which the
legislation was initiated. The pre1imi-
nary negotiations at the White House
and the State department, 1t is be-
lieved, will be divulged.
While Congress Is severing certain
relations with Russia the State de-
partment and the White House are
working vigorously to push negotiations
looking to the drawing up OF new
understanding. That this is delicate
task is acknowledged. The best of feel
ing thus far marks the negotiations.
but the difficulties, while not insur-
mountable. are great. This is espe-
cially so because of this governments
ban on the entrance into this country
of the Oriental races.
Both the Senate committee on for
eign relations and the foreign affairs
committee of the House today indi-
c-ted their willingness to assist in
advancing the overtures in every way
in their power. The stake is COM
mercial interchange between the coun-
tries running into millions of dollars
annually, with the bal.nce all IN favor
of the United States
With the ahrogation incident closed.
diplomats of both countries believe
way out of the embarrassing situation
will be found. The one great draw
back to prompt readjustment, 1t is ac-
knowledged. will be the endeavor Of
both political parties, on the eve of a
presidential campaign, ITO GEEK political
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in the existing mis-
understanding.
Approved by " Senator's.
Seventy-two Senators voted for the
resolution. Nineteen were absent or
paired. The final action followed more
than six hours of constant debate.
Representative Sulzer was on the
floor throughout, comforting with many
Democrats He hoped to secure the
adoption of the Hitchcock resolution,
which differed but little from his own.
Senator Rayner opened the discus
sion. He argued that the treaty ad-
mits of but one Interpretation. and
that is that citizens of the United
States shall have he 1ame rights in
Russia that Russian citizens have with
in the United States. He said 1t was
an American question, not a religious
one, and that 1t had now been settled
in incident after incident that no
American Hebrew can pass the from
tier of Russia.
Senator Lodge supporteS the resolu-
ton reported by the foreign relations
committee.