The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-16
TAFT PUTS IT TO THE PEOPLE
SENATE'S PREROGATIvE va
MORE SACRED THAN HIS OWN.

I'VE Cannot Make Omeiets without
Breakins Eses." He sums Cp speech
on Treaties-wilson, Unbidden to
Dine, Receives Him at Ocean Grove,
OCEAN GROVE. N. j., Aug. l5.-President
Taft tonight made good his intention to
carry before the people the fight between
himself and the Senate Committee OH
Foreign Relations to save the Anglo
American and Franco American arbitra
ton treaties from the emasculatory
amendments which the committee recon-
mended for adoption to the Senate last
week.
Mr.. Taft addressed the Methodist camp
meeting here. His audience numbered
about 5000 persons.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson welcomed the
President to New Jersey.
| The President faced squarely the criti-
cism directed by the Senators against the
arbitration treaties that they infrin ged
upon the preroga tives OF the Senate and
limited their treaty making power. He
advanced the power of the Executive in
this regard as equal to that of the Senate
and said that the Senate should give it's
pledge equally with the Executive to se-
euro the peaceful settlement of disputes
The amendment which the Senate commit
tee has voted to add. he declared. was not
an amendment in fact. but was n vote 10
continue the negotiations by suggesting
another form Of treaty to be considered
He said.
The powers Of the Senate as we'll M
those of the Executive are all der;ved
from tho peopIe Ne;tbcr in mora s,cred
than tho other. lam tho last person 10
minimize tho ;nonortapce NJ tho Sena In re.
tanning its constitutional mowers and Of its
refusino IN .bdic,,a INV function which
that instrument gives IL think its
sens;,;veness in reo. r., ,o ;ts nowsr ought
n be resnected and no, cr;,ici.aI mr. rnade
liobt of
.S,i,I 70 tho Ssr.,e ar a,v rrsr,,or os
|, sbould ,b;nk tha, ;,s novers arc oroa,e ar
mr. less than they are and the limitations
thew insist unon ;n,erfere with nrooress
l,oward po,co mr. onv hor croa, rational
~ in,.rnot;ono, ro,;o,, ,ho ,u.s,;o,
wbether they are right or NOT must ult;.
mo,o,v ho roforr.d hooL IN IN. noonlo
whose ranreaonta at;ves tho men,ha,s ~ tho
Sara.o or, Tor vo al, IA say have do
r;vod o,r po~.rs from tho poon,o a. tho
,,t;rato .ourca ~ rowor and IN ,oso
.,:-.
oi uis@s'ee','e"' 'he profTr P,"ce LOT
discussion OF such an issue Is before the
people.
"The cause in suff3cientlv great to war
r,,. ~, .,,.o;,;uo 20 80, =, ..,,,-.
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'fea'es hAe 'hese' WHICH 'i'AAe ior ni'er-
national peace. 1T am wrong in my judg-
ment, and do not claim infallibility. and
Lnow tbat tb, en,busiasp Of tho causa
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| quite VIKING 10 ap'ue ny the ultimate
judgment OF the people, but l deem 1t my
duty, until shall receive an adverse
decision. to urge nv view upon the Sem
| no., orl q, in,.,i,., ,h. .,,.n,;nr 80 ,ho
a'e anu W n'ohe 'ne N''e"'Io" Vi lhe
people 10 these questions sucn express
sion OF opinion and from them as shall
influence a ratification of the treaties as
thew were signed
| ~. -, -,
~ 10 H'u 'i.a' VIC "Ie esAinS 'he zen .
ate, In consen'ihg 10 the ratincation OF
these treaties. to abdicate some Of their
functions | confess I follow this claim
with very little svmpathv or acuuieAence
T.. c.. - ~. =, ~. -, ,.,.,.;.,
Inc 'en"'. !" p"'' VI .he ''e"'s i"n'"s
power OF the country. treaty Ia con-
tract Il Is an agreement by which il the
Government OF the United States is n
Marty thos. who represent i, NAV bind
r 10 n certaip r, rs., of action in tba fnture
Tha, ;s invoIv.d in tbe nower 10 maEa a
,ras,v !, eli cnntract ,reatx";s n "
s,inmiat;on "a 70 the f,,turs cond,,ct Of
thGsa whn entar into /,
Wow n we have bower to enter into
larhitrat;on We have the mower ,o agree
to enter into arbitration under conditions
,bat are described in the treaty. and n 3
wa have the right to leave the interasts :
Of the country TO n Judgment of the co,r,
10 which il IL sub,nitted hv aoreemen,
we certainly have the riabt 70 suhmi,
tn that court to decide whether the nar.
ticuiar Instance and difIerence which
has arisen or shall arise in the future
i; 10; ,;,hin ,ha Jasnr;r,;on nr th. -, :,
and Of the OBLIGATION which we entered
INTO in the treafv. 10 saw that This is
m ahdcation of the functions of tbs
senate is To- saw that il ia moi The fnnc,inn
-, tho Senate IN make an agraemant a,
al, which snail hind tl,e C;overnmant ~
.I have no desire to nin,mizn in tho
s,iobtast deoree tho imnorIance ~ he
Senata as nnri ~ tho traat,, maLino nnuar
p,t whan The nrerooativss or The Sano,. J..
ara snnkan of the tsrrn nroJogatiyo d,as
not nal,a the mower which n ,ntands ths
Sanate has anv more sacred than tbe
nower of the J. ,en,,;vo IN r.snan, -, w, ~
''"'i W wv 'S'''ce' W tHt