Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-22

submitted to that body, is, To say the
very least of it, very interesting ex-
PLANTATION of the views of its members
as to their own duty in that most i'm
portant matter. The attention of those
to whom it is addressed is directed more
particularly to that part of the Treaty
which, as far as treaty can do, binds
this country, England and France to
refer to Joint High Commission every |
question that might arise between these
powers as to whether difficulty under |
trial at the time could be regarded as
justiciable, or in other words amenable
to such rules of equity as are applied to
determine the ordinary class of disputes
that all hold to be proper subjects for
decision by arbitration. The Committee
evidently believes that it is doing no
more than its full duty to this people in
refusing to relinquish the constitutional
rights of the Senate to pass upon every
form of International dispute.
If the whole of the Committees care
fully prepared and evidently sincere ar
gument was "justiciable", that is to say
if it could be tried in our national courts
as are other forms of controversies, all
suggestions would be ruled out of con-
sideration. Then the finding would be
that articles II and Ill of the Treaty is
not in strict accordance with the propo.
stion of the Constitution that the
Senate should reject all treaties altogeth-
er, or amend them according to the
judgment of the body in matter.
All things considered it is a rather
weak defense of the rejection of the
Treaty as written. The HERALD thinks
that President Taft would do we'll to
refuse in his turn to submit the treaty,
with the amendments that the Senate
proposes to add to that document, to the
two other powers who readily seconded
the step in advance toward universal
peace advocated by our President. The
amendments imply dstrust on the
part of the Senate of the sincerity OF
the two other parties working with the
President, in that part of the argument
which says: Given if it we're constitu-
tional, to deprive the Senate to this ex-
tent of their share in the treaty-m aking
power would be most unwiSe and most
perilouS". Perilous to what? The Mon.
roe Doctrine, the right to exclude emf.
grants at will, and the matters relating
to Southern bonds. The President him.
self admits that these national interests
are not "justiciable", but he believes
also that the two other powers con-
cerned in the treaty also hold that they
are not so. Do we, or do we not, fall
short of great action in this matter
when we say that any national policy
is "not justicable"? 1t is not likely
that the Monroe Doctrine is credited
with powers that are not really inherent
in that policy itself. This people have
shown a disposition, even under thu
sense of power, to deal fairly with othe
powers, In that national characteristic
lies the real security of the policy writ
ten as the Monroe Doctrine. The Eng
lish people and the French people whit
are back of the ministers with whom
President Taft negotiated the treatie
are as heartily in accord with the propo
sitions of the Monroe Doctrine as ar
the American people themselves, as tn
republican spirit prevails in boil
countries. The idea that the vita
policies such as the famous Doctrin
would be imperilled by ratification o
the Treaty, as written, is a far-fetche
superstition, expressing indirectly tn
pollel JlldI ItSlueDb L dlt OT succeed
ing executive would ignore the advic
of associates when appointing one @
those who would compose the body t
be known, in given case as The Join
High Commission. Is it not probabl
that, in the event of serious matte
being referred to a Commission CON
posed of an American, an Englishma
and Frenchman, more general
satisfactory decision would be rendere
by these men than would be the case
the trouble were referred to the Hagr
Tribunal? If the Treaty was really a
alliance with the intention of assistir
each other In affairs of trouble of eth
of the three countries with others
might justly be called breeder of wa
But all the other countries are WI
aware whatever they may say to Il
contrary, that the Treaty represents
sincere wish of the three leading peopl
to work together for the betterment
social conditions by the conservation
the finest men and material resourt
for that really worthy purpose.
The President is somewhat in advar
of his times in his ideas of statesmt
ship and ethics, in that can be found {