The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-16
GERMANY ASKS
To JOIN TREATY.
Wants an Arbitration Pact Like
That of France and
England.
SENATE COMMITTEE is
OPPOSED TO AGREEMENT
Says the New Treaty Is Breeder
of Bitterness and
War.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Almost In
the same hour that the senate commit
tee on foreign relations reported today
to the senate its conviction that the re-
Gently negotiated arbitration treaties be
tween this country and Great Britain
end France we're breeders of bitter
ness and war Germany, through tas
ambassador here, was announcing its oe
sire TO be a party to a similar aro.'ru
ton compact with the United States.
Germany made known to Secretary ITern
torff Its acceptance Of the general prih-
ciples OF arbitratio as laid down IN the
secretary's draft recently, submlttee,
C'ouat Won Bernstorff Will sail Satur-
day for Germany to consult his govern
ment further He will return in October.
While the conference was processing
IN the state department. the committee
on foreign relations presented a report
TO the senate declaring the penolns con
more likely provoke war than peace,
consummaied In their present form. The
report was In vigorous defense OF the
committees course in recommending the
elimination OF the paragraph in the
treaties comforting especial powers on
the Joint high commission, created py
the conventions.
Senate's Attitude.
The attack upon. the treaties centerea
on the question OF the senate as part
OF the treaty making machinery OF the
United States. giving Its consent to the
invostiture OF the joint commission win
authority TO determine, without consult
ing the senate whether matter oil as
pute is justiciable and subject to arbitra-
tlon
The report was presented by Senator
Lodge of Mass achusetts and the MI
noriIy OF the committee was granted a
week in which 10 present Its views IN
support of the treaties as negotiated
Declaring the unselfsh attitude or the
senate and contendins that 1t was the
duty of that body under the constitution
to defend It's own prerogauVes. the COM
mittee report said
THE Inclusion Of the senate as part
of the treaty making power was provided
tuition and was deemed to be adapted to
our system Of government II has: on
the whole. proved OF the highest useful
ness for the prevention OF hasty and III
considered agreements with other powers
and for the preservation OF the interests
of all and every part of the American
people. So long as that duty rests upon
US We must continue 10 perform It with
courage ard hrnlncss and without evasion
or ebdioation.
Would Breed Bitterness.
There are certain questions at the
present stage OF human Development,
The report concludes, which, II thus
forced forward for arbitration, would be
rejected by the country aTected without
regard whether. in so doing, they broke
the general arbitration treaty or not. In
the opinion OF the committee IL shou:u
not be possible. under the terms of any
treaty. ior such a depIorable situation 10
arise. Nothing ought 10 be promised that
we are not absolutely certain We can
carry out 10 the letter.
'If the third clause of article III re-
mains In the treaty II Is quite possible
that the unhappy situation just described
might arise and the treaty would then
become not what We finally hope 1t viii
be- a notable instrument OF peace hut an
ill-omcned breeder Of bitterness and war.
For that reason. as well as on constitu-
tional grounds and IN the best interests
OF peace and arbitration Itself the COM
mittee recommends that this clause be
stricken from the treaty.