New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-17
Tells Cars Ambassador Senate
Is Certain to Modify the
Language Of Suffers
Resolution.
MAY DENOUNCE TREATY
Action Will Probably Be Based
on Ground That II Is Obsolete
CONSERVATIVE Views
Prevailing in Pass
port Dispute.
From The Tribune Bureau

dent an informal intimation that Russia
would regard the adoption of the Sulzer
resolution. AS now worded, as an un-
friendly act The ambassador was in
formed by President Taft that there had
at no time been any intention on the
part Of the Senate Of adopting the res-
olutiou in it's present form, and that n
was probable that AS finally adopted II
would provide for the denuncistion Of
the treaty on the ground that its pro-
visions are obsolete.
What has been termed "Sulzerized
diplomacy" has at no time commanded
the respect of the upper house Of Con.
gress and Democratic Senator'S are a.
much opposed TO the belicose phrase
ology of the Representative from Nep
York as arc the Republicans. II has
been held all along by those competent
to interpret treaties that IL would be ilu-
possible to establish the contention that
Russia had violated the provisions Of the
treaty OF 1882, and It would be regarded
as the height of folly for this country 20
make such a declaration II IL could not
sustain il. Nor would any good end be
served by such a course. II is not nee
essary to charge Russia with bad faith
in order TO impress on that country the
carnestness Of the United States in IL.
attitude regarding discrimination against
American Jews The denunciation OF the
treaty will prove sufficient to achieve
that end, and in the opinion of those
competent to form Judgment on such
matters anything beyond that would he
not only childish and famboyant but
would seriously and unnecessarily
hamper the future relations OF thin
country with Russia.
The announcement that the language
Of the Suzer resolution would be recsst
was made in these dispatches TO The
Tribune Of this morning, where IT va
further said that the resolution would bs
States could sustain.
Protest Made by Arbs.ssdor.
Considerable excitement prevailed IN
Washington to-day when IL was learned
that the Russian Ambassador had ~
formed the President of the sensitive
ness of his government regarding the
language Of the Sulzer resolution In
some quarters II was emphatically
MED that this was true. II was con
firmed i'm others however, so that II be
came obvious that the denisls we're
based on the form Of the protest rather
! TN an on one having been made. AS hs
been said, the protest was entirely in
formal II seems obvious that the adop-
tion Of the Sulzer resolution b tho
House. without waiting for the termi
nation of the negotiations the President
had instituted through Ambassador
Guild, has rendered futile the efforts OF
Mr.. Guild TO secure an abatement OF the
conditions which are so displeasing 10
the United States.
When the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations meets OH Monday it will be pre-
pared to recast the Sulzer resolution,
and there is not likely 10 be any paru-
san division on the subject. This may
be done I'm any one Of three ways-the
viding for the termination Of the treaty
in accordance with the treaty itself, the
substitution OF an amendment giving a.
A reason for the denunciation the fact
that the treaty is obsolete. or the eliu'-
nation from the SulZer resolution, which
is identical with that introduced by SEN
ator Culberson, such expressions A.
might be regarded as objectiona bic -
the Russian government.
Those who are sctuatsd only 5y
friendship for the Jews, and not ~ all
by desire to make personal politicsl
capital out Of this unfortunste situation.
although they regard with, regret and
d:speasure Russia's discrimination
against that race feel that such friend
ship Is best promoted by conservative
action-action which viii leave no room
for doubt as TO the position OF the
United states. hut which, on the othsr
hand. will engender no unnecessary hos
tilty. 1t is realized that the Democrats.
who are i'm control of the House, hsys
had little or no experience with foreign
affairs: that the chairman of the For.
eign Affairs Committee has i'm the past
r, garded such affairs as worthy only of
being used by members of the House 10
promote their political fortunes. as nota-
bly, i'm the case of the Boer war and
that on the Senate rests the real re-
sponsibility of checking an eXuberance.
To employ no harsher term. which might
tho Democratic Representative ha>r
given no thought, OF which probably
they have no knowledge.
Conservative Views to Prevail:
The attitude of a majority of the
members of the committee is not the re-
suit of reports that the Russian govern
ment had intimated TO the United States
that il would regard the adoption of tho
Sulzer resolution as an unfriendly act
The view Of most of the members has
been that the treaty should be termi-
mated. but that II should be done diplo-
matically not belicoscly.
Senator Root expressed the opinion
some time ago that the treaty was obso-
lete and should be replaced. MIR. Lodge,
on the floor of the Senate, expressed the
belief that the present resolution should
hs changed 10 conform TO the terms OF
the treaty other Senators, as indicated
by the debate when the sui.er resolu-
tior vas referred TO the committee. sus.
Sested that the subject should be con-