New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-10
From The Tribune Rureau.l

Washington. August :.
WILL. VETO STATEHOOD.-No state
can adopt a constitution providing for ire
recall as applied TO the judiciary with the
approval OF President Taft This was made
perfectly clear to those who called on the
President to-day TO inquire as to his prop
able course in connection with the state
hood bill which passed the Senate yester-
day Those who mentioned the statehood
bill 10 the Executive saw the famous Tart
smile promptly vanish. its place taken by
look Of grim determination which BODIES no
good TO the measure by which II is pro-
posed to admit Arizona and New Mexico
TO the Union. Nor did tho Presidents words
leave the slightest room for doubt lie
spoke very quietly, but he said, In effect
that he would be untrue TO his responsible
Office II he permitted so grave blow 10
be struck at republican institutions. either
by his approval or through his failure to
disapprove the measure as 1t passed the
Senate and as. presumably. II Will come out
of conference. When one ventursome caller
suggested that the bill might be passed
over the Presidential veto the President
declared that such a possibility. II II ex-
listed. could IN no way affect his DUTY,
which was 10 veto the bill. and that even
II he knew the bill would be passed over
his veto that would not alter his course.
Senators who are presumably In position
10 know assert that there is not the slight
est chance Of the Senates passing the Dill
over a veto. regardless Of the large vote cast
for it yesterday. 1t is regarded as cutie pos
sible that by q combination of insurgents
and Democrats the necessary two-thrds
could he had in the House. but II Is In
sisted that there is no such possibility In
the upper House, where many even Of those
Senators who voted for the bill will sympa-
thize with the attitude OF the President.
MONROE DOCTRINE SAFE.-The con-
tention OF Hannis Taylor, former Minister
TO Spain, that the Monroe Doctrine would
be imperiled by the pending general arbi-
tration treaties is secuted by the admins
tration, which points out that Mr.. Taylor's
argument refutes itself Mr. Taylor says
Of the Monroe Doctrine, that It is "a law
Of our own creation, for our own special
benefit: II has no such recognized status
in international law as to make II enforce
able by an international tribunal admin
istering that law. 1t is in its very nature
non justiciable by any tribunal whatever,
because II IS an emanation or our sovereign
will" To this the administration replies, in
effect: Read the first clause OF the treaties.
which provides that all differences which
are iusticable in their nature by reason of
being susceptible Of decision by the appli-
cation Of the principles Of law or OF equity
shall be submitted to arbitration, etc. Mr..
hat ha Monroe Doctrine
IS non-iusticiable, therefore. refutes his own
contention that it could ever under those
treaties. be made the subject OF arbitration.
His contention that a European power
could OCCUPY territory on this continent
and then invoke the general arbitration
treaty 10 gain at least a years delay be-
fore force could be employed to expel It is
declared 70 be equally untenable, on the
ground that, the Monroe Doctrine being
nom usticiabe. It's violation would. per Sc,
constitute an act Of war. being the viola
ton Of, to employ Mr. Taylors language,
AN emanation Of our sovereign Will" II is
asserted that, in view OF the fact that
European powers have formally recog-
nizcd the Monroe Doctrine. there is little
ground for apprehension that they will vio-
late it in the future. but that should such
violation occur II would be wholly without
the scope OF the arbitration treaties and
as clear a provocation 70 war as II they
had never been conceived.
c. DICKENS, PROPHET.-The greatness
Of Charles Dickens as an author has long
been recognized. but II has remained for
the Democratic House Of the SD Congress
to demonstrate TO the world his remarkable
ability as a prophet That Dickens saw
with prophetic eye a half century ago the
investigating committees Of this House, and
particularly that presided over by Court
ney ". Hamliu, OF Missouri who without q
scntilla OF evidence" has sought 10 destroy
the regulations Of two officials of the De-
partment Of State. has by his references
10 the Knox Wilson regime sought TO
delude the uniformed into believing that
this administration Is responsible for an
unexplained incident which occurred eight
years ago. and has even reflected on the