Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-10
PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO SE.
CURE RATIFICATION OF PEACE
TREATIES.
URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION
ON PART OF SENATE
Will Appeal For Support Of Moral and
Religious Sentiment Of the Country
A. Anxious. Over Peace Treaties a.
Over Canadian Reciprocity Pact
Will Be Lively Contest.

| Washington, Aug 1C-President Taft
| is as srimly determined to force ratiii-
cation Of the arbitration treaties as he
| was to pat thru the reciprocity agree
, ment with Canada He has clenched his
! teeth and with a resounding thump OF
/ the fist on the executive table has de-
clared he will build a fire under dilly-
! dallying senator's that will hasten ac-
! ton.
The fire in question, if it be needed,
| is likely to be kindled by the moral
and religious sentiment of the coun-
| try, to which an appeal was made in
the address delivered before the Meth
odst chautauGua at Mountain Lake
Sunday. The president is pleased to
! have started agitation of the peace
proposition among his Methodist
friends and expects to have the mill
tant influence of all religious creeds
and denominations If the campaign is
prolonged
ANYWAY, the executive has faced the
opposition that has been projected WIN
more zeal than he has had occasion 10
exhibit in several months. For the Tune
being his heart is devoted to the fuli
accomplishment of the movement
which diplomacy has inaugurated after
centuries Of hope
The president is utterly out of pat
fence with the character OF the opPo
sition that has developed to the recent
~ negotiated treaties with Great hri.-
ain and France. and his effort ~ 'io'
only to show it is fatuous put' IL pos
sible. to obtain ratification during the
life of the present extraordinary SEES
sim of congress- And the hope OF I'M
mediate ratification is strong. despite
all the surface indications to the con-
trary
Anxiety on the part of the admins
tration for speedy ratification OF the
,reaties-and il might as well be stated
that ultimate ratification is deemeo
certain--is due to the situation ALREADY
existing with respect to the hegotia-
ton of similar conventions with otnef
nations. 1t is held, and the holding Is
entirely logical, that delay now Will
emharrass agreements that have pro-
crossed at least beyond the embryonic
stage.
conventions for the mere fun OF the
thing. merely to have their enorts He'-
oed by the American senate, and they
are watching the attitude assumed Win
reference to the two treaties now
pending before going the whole length.
When the country understands TINS
fully il may help kindle that fire with
dispatch.
Not only Germany. it was learned
but Russia, is expected to JOIN the
arbitration circle with the United
States in the event the present agree
ments are ratified. AS to Japan. the
country has been led to expect some
hing along the same line as result
of the presidents address to Adniral
Togo Saturday night.
Janan in fact, long ago exhibited It's
interest by requesting information on
the treaties then in progress or con-
.truction. while with Germany the pre-
liminaries looking to an agreement
Identical with those entered into pe-
tween the United States and Great
Britain and France are understood to
| be considerably further advanced than
any public statement has indicated.
In certain respects the prospective
arbitration treaty with Russia Will be
| of greater importance to the people OF
the United States than either OF those
! already negotiated or than the others
that are expected to follow. Under q
| treaty with the car, as proposed, II
win be possible to bring to arbitration
| it is expected. that most VeXatious
problem which affects the admission OF
| citizens of the United States into Rus
! sian territory regardless of racial OF
religious distinction. and as likely as
mot this question, which has raised all
kinds of threats and counter threats
could not be settled in any way except
thru the agency now suggested.
| There is no rule of international law
by which any country is compelled te
admit any citizen Of another country II
does not want to, and IL some people
with hair trigger minds were to nave
| their way with respect to abrogatfne
| the existing treaty OF commerce anc
NAVIGATION with Russia, the latter
country might retaliate, If it chose. by
Keeping out Americans Of every class.
1t evidently is the intention OF the
administration to counteract the race
issue that has been raised against the
pending arbitration treaties-the effoD
to arouse the prejudice OF citizens o.
Irish and German descent by the clar'
ion appeal to the church influence O.
the nation and the home and firesid'
influence. The letters that have poured
in on President Taft since he took nj!
stand for universal peace show plainl!
where the strength, the moral support
Of the great movement lies; and 1t wa:
no platitudinous, perfunctory oratorica
effort which the president made to tn
good people at Mountain Lake, but al
address that had mighty lot Of desig,
in preparation and execution.
GrinnelI and Vicinity.