The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-20
SENATE VOTES
UNANIMOUSLY TO
ABROGATE TREATY
Resolution in Adopted Form
Must Be Accepted by
House
JUSTICE FOR AMERICAN JEWS
HAS Been DENIED BY RUSSIA
Opinion as to Need of Abrogating the
TraaLy Was Unanimous, But There
Was Wide Divergence as to How 1t
Should BE Done.

Should BE Done.
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Washington, Dec. 20.--rhe
house today agreed to the senate =
resolution to abrogate the Russian
treaty of 1882. The action was
by viva voco vote. The only mega !"
tive vote was cast by Representa- y
tive Macon Of Arkansas. '
Washington, Dec. 20.-The senate
by unanimous vote last night form
ally ratified President Taft's notitica-
tton to Russia Of the joint termination
Of the treaty of 1889. The Lodge joint
resolution reported by the foreign re-
lations committee as a substitute for
the sulzer resolution that passed the
house, 300 to 1, was adopted after an
all day debate over Russian discrim-
NATION against the Jews OF America.
The resolution was adopted at 1919
p. m. 1t was introduced for the COM
mtttee by Mr.. Lodge Of Massachu-
setts. as the measure couched in the
language most satisfactory to the
Washington administration, which
sought to avoid giving offense to the
st. Petersburg government.
The final action came after two sub
stitutes had been voted down. 1t was
the climax of notable proceeding in
the chamber which guards jealousy
it's traditional powers to make and
break treaties. All through the SYM
postum of views to which many sem
ators contributed throughout the day,
however. there were citations of his
torical instances of treaty Examinations
by executive act. The senate was held
In session until late hour on the
urgent plea of Senator Lodge that to
secure action before the Christmas
holiday recess on Thursday it was
necessary that the senate should act
at once.
Every senator who spoke voiced his
advocacy of congressional action to
meet Russian discrimination. They
were unanimous for termination of the
treaty but showed wide divergence
of views as to the manner in which
that end should be accomplished
Among those who held conflicting
opinions were Senator Shively Of In.
diana, Poindexler of Washington
OGorman of New York. Stone of Mis-.
souri, and Williams of Mississippi.
The most conspicuous opposition tt
the senate resolution developed whel
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska Offered
substitute resolution eliminating the
question of race as cause for dis.
elimination and emitting the charge
that Russia had violated the terms OF
the treaty.
The Hitchcock substitute, however
is along the lines of the house resolu-
tion. Those who voted in the atfirma-
tive on the Hitchcock substitute were
Senators Chiffon. Culberson. Rayner
Smith of Maryland. Taylor. Watson
and Williams Democrats: and Sena.
tors Clapp and Poindexter, Republi-
cans.
Final Vote.
Senator Newlands offered a substi-
tute dovetailing the Hitchcock and
Lodge resolutions, but this was voted
down without division. Then came the
final vote on the Lodge resolution
The roll was called but there was nc
division. Seventy-two votes were cast
and all Of them were favorable to the
measure. 1t was therefore declared
adopted and was started ON it's way to
the house.
With the scnate's action the Russian
situation has assumed a quieter phase
so far as the executive branch of the
government is concerned. The officials
are looking forward to the receipt
from Curtis Guild. the American am.
bassador to st. Petersburg. Of the &C.
ceptante hy the Russian governmen,
of the notice given by President Taf,
of the desire of this government tt
terminate the treaty Of 1889.
Press dispatches from st. Peters.
burg indicate that such an answer al
ready has been handed to Mr.. Guile
and the contents of the Russian note
as outlined in the dispatches perhap.
are somewhat disappointing in tha
they convey no response to the direc
statement by Secretary Knox tha
America stands ready to open negotia
tions Immediately for a new treaty.
Mr.. Lodge, in the senate defended
the action of President Taft in abro
gatf.ss the Russian treaty without con.
gressional action. Six treaties. he
pointed out. had been terminated b,
notice, the first by Polk in 1927. the
treaty with Great Britain. President
Pierce in 1855 terminated by notice /:
after the senate had given its authori.
ty in 1855.
President Mckinley terminated
clauses in the Swiss treaty of 1855;
without any congressional actor
whatever. he declared.
''ln four cases the president tool
the initiative" said Senator Lodge
land in two cases joint action wa.
asked. This shows the variety of pre-
cedents of action in the termination o.
treaty by notice."
Senator Lodge said the Termination
Of treaty by notice was in no senss
an abrogation or a denunciation bu
was in accord with the terms of the
treaty itself. He argued that where
no Legislative action had been involved
in the operation of the treaty II wa.
competent for the president and tn.
senate to end a treaty without the co
opera tion Of the house.
Much attention was given by Mr.
Lodge to the contention that della,
would render 1t Impossible to termin
ate the treaty for the next two years
Russia had disregarded the terml
of the treaty" he said. Article 1 ha.
been violated by Russia while 1t ha.
been observed by the United states
and I think it has been violated so a.
to discriminate against large ele
ment Of American citizens. 1t ia in.
tolera BILE that II should continue ant
constitutes a series Of grievances tina,
cannot be over estimated"