Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-18
President However, Is Careful
Not to Injure Royal Feel
ing Of His Highness the
Gar and Court.
SENATE PROBABLY
WILL TAKE ACTION
There Is No Thought on the
Part of the Administration
Of Using the Rude Lam
guage Of Mr. sulzer.

'A o'AhH t1~ ~~
guage Of Er. sulzer.
tny Eveufss Herald A. =. Leased wissl
weshinaton. y. G., Dec. is.--An OBJ
lection by senator Heyburn OF Idaho
who protested against prccipltious ac-
ton prevented the United states SEN
ate from voting today to approve tho
action of President Taft On December
rs In notifying Russia that the United
states desired 20 terminate the treaty
Of 1893 with that country.
Tho senate went into session nt 1900
this afternoon to ratify the action Of
President Tart. In notifying. on De-
ccmbor IS. the russian government
of the Intention OF the United States
60 abrognta the treaty of 1888 with
,has country.
President Taft sent 10 the senate a
message stating the course he had
pursued.
Earlier he advised the foreign resa-
tiOns committee OF thc senate OF the
executive steps taken. The same COM
miitee recommended that the senate
act with the house IN carrying out the
abrogation OF the pact. Under the
notice 10 Russia and under the terms
OF the treaty itself. the abrogation
would be effective January 1. 1919.
The presidents message was read In
the senate In open session soon after
Il convened lie stated he took the
matter up with the Russian amDas-
sador in this csty last Friday. The Of
iicial declaration of un intention 10
ahrogate did not reach the Russian
government ansl ynHterday.
Immediately after the presidents
message had been read senator Lodge
presented the resolution agreed on by
the foreign relations committee and
offered IL as a substitute for the sui
xer resolution passed By the house.
The Lodge resolution recited that
President Taft had on noccmbcr ~
caused 60 be presented TO the imperial
Russian government at 81 Petersburg
notice that the treaty would be alb
rogGted.
The resolution approved this action,
declaring that the treaty between tho
two countries no longer was RESPONSE
commercial needs OF either
President Tan. with the iden that
his message might 0e considered In ex-
oeutivo session OF the senate sent no
copies OF II 70 the capitol and none
were given out at the white house.
The committee resolution concluded;
Therefore. be il resolved by the
senate and the house uf representa-
tiyes that the notice given by the pres
ldeni OF the United states TO the EN-
pire OF Russia 10 terminate the said
treaty is hereby adopted and ratified. =
After the messege and resolution
had been read. Hepburn OF Idaho nov
ed that the further consideration of
the matter be In executive session. He
declared that It was proposed TO can
90, n contract OF great commercial in
toresi 10 tho United states. involving
a trade ~ many millions OF dollars and
ne thought II should be seriously con-
aidercd and at length. II was nppar-
ent that action on the resolution ter
mlnGting the treaty would be delayed
until later IN the day.
House leaders. inciadlng Chairman
Sulzer said today that the house would
gladly accept ihe senate resolution.
Senator Heyhurn objected 10 the
consideration OF the resolution today
and under the rules of the senate II
went over until tomorrow.
senator HeyburE spoke at length on
his motion and seemed 10 criticize
members who had publicly expressed
their opinions.
II dld not vote In the newspapers
yesterday" ne said. II do not think
the senate should dispose OF n matter
of such magnitude IN an off-hand man.
ncr.
1T looks too much like the steam
roller process 60 hiring into thc senate
q resolution and n message ana ask
immediate consideration.
HThe Russian government ~ a dif-
gcrent government than Il was whom
that treaty was made.
"Whother or not at n moments no.
tlce We should deal with the question
as We would with the payment Of mlle-
aae rather staRgers me. II looks too
much like sentiment Instead Of judg.
ment,"
with the definite though un-
official statement that presl-
Cent Taft formally had no.
titled Russia that the treaty OF 1881
with that country would be ahrosat-
ed within the next two or three days,
the senate committee ON foreign re-
letlons today considered what form
the nbroGation should take,
Two pruposltions were laid before
the Committee. The first was that
the president should officially pro-
claim the AhrnEaiion with ratlflca-
iion of hls action by the senate. The
second wan that the abrogation
shculd be IN order In a Joint rcaaln-
flon nn ftrof,oanH ~ ~. honso g,h.ra