New-York tribune., 1911-12-18

issued TO American citizens, on account OF
race and religion; that in the judgment ol
the Congress the said treaty for the reasons
aforesaid ought to be terminated at the
earliest possible time, that for the atoIt-
said reasons the SAID treaty Is hereby He-
ciared to be terminated and of no furtheI
force and effect from the expiration OF oie I
wear after the date of notification TO the
government of Russia Of the terms OF tihs
resolution, and that 10 this end the Preslutu'
Is hereby charged with the duty OF COM
municating such notice To tie government
of Russia.
The treaty clause allegedly violated
reads:
There shall be between the territories OF
the high contracting part es . teclpr99S,Hi 9,
liberty OF commerce and navigation. iue
inhabitants of their respective states shdll
mutually have liberty 10 enter the ports
places and rivers Of the territories OF each
marty wherever foreign commerce Is per
Initted They shall be at liberty to sojourn
and reside in all parts whatsoever OF sald
territories in order TO attend 10 lhelr az
fairs ard they shall enjoy TO that effect
tba same security and protection as natives
Of the country wherein they reside, on con-
dtion TO their submitting TO the laws ana
ordinances there prevailing, ana parucu-
larlv 10 the regulations In force concerning
commerce.
Senate leaGers expect to hear to-mor-
row that the President, through Ameri-
can Ambassador Guild, at st. Peters
burg already has notified Russia of the
impending abrogation of the treaty.
This notice is believed to have been
couched in the politest terms Of diplo-
matte language, and to have stated that
the American people have come TO re-
gard the treaty as obsolete in many Oh
its provisions. The expiration OF tne
treaty is fixed for January /, 1918.
Should Mr.. Taft address the Senate
tomorrow he may dwell at length on the
friendly relations that have long existed
between the United States and Russia
and will say that while the termination
Of the treaty of 1882 seems desirable
the friendship between the two nations
is Of too long standing to be brushed
aside lightly and possibly broken. Mr.
Taft II is believed, would point out that
Russia, because of her friendship with
the United States. had listened 10 Amer
jca's proposal of peace in the war with
japan. Ii is asserted that Russia would
not have received any such suggestion
from any of her European neighbors
May Refer to Head Tax Here.
1t was also thought that he would call
attention to the fact that the United
States levies a head tax on every Russian
subject who enters this country ana
would not entertain a suggestion by Rus
sia that the right to levy the tax was de-
batable In many of his speeches in
support Of the arbitration treaties with
Great Britain and France President Ia1t
has expressed the view that each couh-
try has a right to say who shall and whe
shall not enter her domain.
Why" exclaimed Mr.. Taft on one oc-
casion, I'VE could exclude all red-headed
men from the United States if we wanted
10. OF course, we don't want to, for red
headed men make mighty good citizens.
] merely cite this as an example OF the
arbitrary right international law vests
I'm each country. The question of I'M
migration is a domestic one
1t was generally believed tonight that
the Senate would solve the problem to-
morrow by passing resolution OF abro-
CATION couched in strictly formal Ian
guage. Before this can be brought
about, however, lively sessions Of the /
Foreign Relations Committee and the
Senate itself are expected. The COM
mittec meets at II a. m. The Senate
will not convene until O'Clock.
Will Keep Public Informed.
Senator Rayner has prepared a speech
in support of the abrogation OF the
treaty TO be made in open session. Just
when the Senate will close its doors for
an executive sitting is not known. Pres
ident Tafts message, although expected
TO be read in executive session, probably
will be made public at once. That was
the plan Of several of the Senate leaders
tonight. They declared that the coun-
try should be fully informed of the graY-
itv OF the situation and of the danger OF
precipitous action.
Congress is scheduled to adjourn for
the Christmas holidays on Thursday
next. In view OF this an effort will be
made to have the Senate finally dispose
of the matter tomorrow. This undouot-
edly would carry the session we'll into
the evening, as a stormy debate Is eA-
pected. If the senate passes formal
resolution Of aDrogation it undoubtedly
will be referred Immediately to the
House. and little trouble is expected in
obtaining an agreement to II.
The language of the Sulzer resolution,
which declared that Russia had violated
the treaty Of 1889 in refusing to honor
passports in the hands Of American citi-
zens of Jewish faith, undoubtedly will be
vigorously defended by many Of those
who voted for il, but in the end the
House is expected 10 acquiesce In the
Senate view. In fact, some of the House
leaders said tonight that with Presi-
dent Taft threatening to take matters
entirely into his own hands, 1t was es-
sential that Congress should meet his
views and deal with the question dlplo-
matcally.
Mr.. Taft Is said TO entertain the nope
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