Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-04
Treaties Co to Senate Today
 
FORMALLY SIGNED BY sEcRE-
 TARY KNOX YESTERDAY.
MuTTERINGs AGAINST THEM
Some Have Already Been Heard in the senats-knox Gets the Pen That Did
 the Deed-Posed for Photographers.

Washington, Aug. 3-President Taft will send to the senate tomorrow the general arbitration treaties between tho United States and Great Britain and the United States and France, signed for this government and for Great Britain here today and signed m Paris for the government of France.
 Some Mutterings in Senate.
 The brief messages of transmission to the senate were written and signed by the president today, and tomorrow it will lie with the United States sem ate to ratify what has been termed the greatest step toward the abolition If warfare that the world thus far has taken. Already there have been mue- ter1ngs from the senate over these treaties. President Taft is non-com- initial, but was. anxious to put them before that body before the adjourn ment of the special session.
 Ceremony of Signing.
 The ceremony of signing the treaties took place in the presidents library in the White House. only less historic than the east room Numerous trea- ties, including that between Spain and the United States. have been signed in that room. and the messages of presidents and many important state walls.
 Very Little Formafity.
 Small formality attended the cere- mony. Secretary of State Knox, Brit ish Ambassador Bryce, Counsellor Chandler Anderson of the state de- partment, Osmund Ovey, second secre- tary of the British embassy, the Vii comte Saint Phalle of the French em- bassy, two members of the cabinet, a score of newspaper men and three photographers were present. The treaty with Great Britain was signed at 3.10 this afternoon.
 Photographers Snap Scene.
 Secretary Knox and Ambassador Bryce signed duplicates at the same ed their cameras in accompaniment Of the scratching pens. The French trea ty was signed by Mir. Knox one minute later.
 Signs Messages to Senate.
 The treaties out of the way, Presi- dent Taft took his place at the desk. Before him were laid the two mes sages to the senate. He affixed his name and then, so far as the executive end of the governm ent is concerned, the matter was concluded.
 Goldenrod in Evidence.
 The presidents library had been cleared for the occasion. Generally a fiat top mahogany desk was left standing in one corner just under d window that looks out over the White House grounds and the Potomac river. On the desk were the treaties. the to the senate, an inkwell with a golden eagle with outstretched wings on an onyx base. two pens and a vase filled with goldenrod, the national flower of the United States.
 Group Poses for Photographers.
 A few minutes after Secretary Knox took his seat on one side of the desk and Ambassador Bryce found his place just opposite. President Taft, MT. Ovey, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nage1 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Secretary to the President c. D. Hilles, Major A. w. Butt, the presi- dents aide, and Counsellor Anderson stood in a group at one side. MT. Knox looked at the photograph took up pen ano waited.
 All right" said the camera battery The secretary and the ambassador, pens filled with ink, set to work on the instant. Simultaneously there was a great clicking of camera shutters.
 Knox Signs French Treaty.
 MT. Bryce left the desk after sign ing, and MT. Knox remained alone. The French treaty was passed to him and as Vicomte Phalle 1oowed on he once again wrote his name in a bold hand.
 Knox Gets the Pen.
 q think you ought to have that pen, MT. President" said MT. Knox as he finished.
 sNo, you had better keep it, MT. Secretary said the president
 MT. Knox carried that pen away and the one used by MT. Bryce was taken by White House attache:
 Taft and Knox Plan Golf.
 Ten minutes after the ceremony was over MT. Bryce was walking down the capital streets through the rain and the president and Secretary Knox were planning to play golf together at Chevy Chase. The ambassador left this evening for his summer home at