The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-04
TREATIES UP ID SENATE
FRENCH AND ENGLISH AGREE : MENTs TO BE sueMl1-Eo rvn
 RATIFICATION AT ONCE.
Both Were Signed Yesterday--ku- mored That Treaties May En- counter Serious Opposition
 When Called Up.

Washington, Aug. S.-Presideni Taft will send to the senate tomor. row the general arbitration rIea between the United States and Greal Britain and the United States and france. signed for this government and for Great Britain here today and signed in Paris for that government The brief message transmitted to the senate were written and signed Dy the president today. and tomorrow it will lie with the United S,S.5s gen. ate to ratify what has been termed the grealest step toward The aboli- Stion of war that the world thus far has taken:
 Already there haves been mutter- 5ngs from the ssnate oVer these trea- ties. President Taft is non-commit- tal but was anxious to put them be- fore that body before the adjourn ment of the special session. # The ceremony of signing the trea- ties took place in the presidents library in the White House only less histeric than the east room.
 Numerous treaties, including that between Spain and the United States have been signed in that room and many important state documenfg wfitten there.
 Small formality attended the cere- #mony. Secretary of State Knox, British Ambassador Bryce. Counsel lor Chandler Anderson of the state Ndepartment. Osmund Ovec, second secretary of the British embassy; the Tvicomte Sant Phall Prslle of the & French embassy, two members of the cabinet and score of newspaper men ana three Photographers w,. e # present. The treaty with Great Brlt- 1ain was signed at 310 in the after noon. Secretary Knox and Ambas- zsador Bryce signed duplicates at the Nsame moment while the photograph Sers clicked their cameras in With the scratching of the pens. The French treaty was signed by Mir. Knox one minute later.
 The treaties out of the way, Presi- dent Taft tooz his place at the desk and signed the two messages to fTrl Hsenate, anu so far as the executive end of the government Is concerned, the matter was concluded.
 The presidents library had been cleared for the occasion.
 Only flat top mahogany desK was left in one corner, just under win dow looking out over the White House grounds and the Potomac riv- er. On the desk were the treaties the messages to the senate, an ink we'll with spread wingc1 eagle on an onyx 1asef two pens and vase tlled with golden rod. the national flower Of the United States.
 A few minutes after o'clock, Sec retary Knox took his seat at one 6f the desks and Ambassador -ryce found his place just opposite Presi- dent Taft.
 MT. ovec and Secretary of Com merce and Labor Nagle, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, secretary to the ] president, c. H. Hilles, Major Archie Butt, the presidents aide, and Coun pellor Anderson stood in group alongside. MT. Knox looked at the Photographers. took up pen and Waited.
 "All write,v said the camera bat ery. The secretary and the ambas- ador's pens filled with ink, set to Fork on the instant. Simultaneous *E there was a great clicking Of cameras.
 MT. Bryce left the desk after sign ng and MT. Knox remained alone.
 he French treaty was passed to I'm and as victomte Phalle looked D he once again wrote his name in bold hand.
 think you ought to have that ! en, MT. President,v said MT. Knox
 he finished.
 No, you had better keep it. MT.
 pcretary.' said the president.
 Mir Knox carried the pen away and
 e one used by MT. Bryce was talk
 ny White House attache.
 Ten minutes later the cerlemony ' IS over. MT. Bryce was yl
 in the capitol streets through the
 tn and the president and MT. Knox