Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Cannot Forestall Senate Action.

Cannot Forestall Senate Action.
Republican leaders of the Senate told
the President yesterday that there was
no hope of postponing action IN the
upper branch of Congress. senator
Culherson of Texas. democrat, VIII lead
the fight Monday for the adoption OF
his resolution, which is counterpart
of the House document. The republic
an leaders are trying to get logethei
on a substitute. which they hope VIII
be accepted.
1t was said that the House. in its
anxiety for speedy action. might ac-
cept a modified resolution rather than
get into d wrangle with the Senate
and have the matter go over until
after the Christmas holidays.
If resolution of different form is
adopted by the Senate. it is assured II
will just effectively abrogate the
treaty. but will leave out the long re
citals Of the House document. especial
ly the declaration that Russia had
violated the terms of the treaty
Strong pressure. 1t was said. would
be brought To bear on the House to
accent the simplified resolution What
further steps Russia Will take fol-
lowing the practically certain abroga-
ton of the treaty Senate leaders to-
day said was a matter for future con-
sideraton-
resolution. aereed to by both houses,
would he in the hands of President Taft
not later than Wednesday next. There
is no thought that the President Will
veto the resolution in its final form.
Sneaker Champ Clark, when Informed
of Russia's protest against the Sulzer
resolution, said:
"The House has the right TO pass any
resolution in any form it pieases.
Mann Explores Language Used.
Republican Leader MANN of the House
expressed the hope yesterday that the
recitals'' in the Sulzer resolution would
be stricken out before it passed the SEN
ate He said it was not within the
province of Congress to declare that Rus
STA had violated the treaty though it
was proper to say in opinion, from
the United States standpoint, the treaty
has been violated
1T was a wise provision in the Consti-
tuition, put there by our fathers said
Mr. Mann. (which did not cOnfide to this
House jurisdiction over foreign AFFAIRS.
The wisdom of the fathers was never
more exemplified than on this day when
gentlemen rise in their seats with Writ
ten speeches from the chairman of the
committee down. declaring many things
which, if we had the real power, might
quickly provoke war.
If We say we are determined that
We can only enforce that demand by
conquering at the end of war. We can
assert our honor. We can protect our IN
tegrity and our reputation as liberty
loving citizens, proud of our honor, by
abrogating the treaty, but that has no
further effect in the world in adding to
the rights of our citizens. | hope at least
that this resolution will be amended II
the recitals are to remain in 1t by assert
ing our right when We choose to exclude
foreigners from our shores on account
of race; and l hope gentlemen are will
ing to concede that we only declare that
in. our opinion. from our standpoint,
Russia has violated the treaty and there
fore we abrogate ii.
Mccall Criticises Wording.
THE resolution never should have
passed the House in its original form"
aid Representative Mccall of Massachu-
setts. republican member of the commit
tee on foreign affairs. There was no
excuse for the fiat statement contained
IN the resolution that Russia had No
lated the treaty. A statement of that
sort leaves but little room for argument
or arbitration. No such assertion was
necessary, inasmuch the United
States has d perfect right under the
terms of the treaty itself, to abrOgate Ii
Upon one years notice to the other
drty.
The State Department admitted yester-
day afternoon that the situation was seri-
Gus Some of the officials there have con-
tended from the first that the abrogation
Of the treaty of 1892 would leave the
United States without any sort of friend
Iy intercourse with Russia. and therefore
in worse position than now to enforce
The admission Of American citizens. All
thought of being able to negotiate new
treaty with Russia if the Sulzer resou-
ton of abrogation should pass. appar-
entity has been dismissed.
When seen last night for an expression
OF opinion on the situation Admiral
Dewey. the ranking officer OF the navy,
was giving a dinner TO the Russian am
bdsSadOr.