Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-20
SENATE FAVORS
TREATY ENDING
ACTION OF THE PRESIDENT
RATIFIED UNANIMOUSLY by
THE SENATE.
LODGE RESOLUTION PASSED
WILL GO TO HOUSE TODAY
WHERE 1T is SURE TO
BE PASSED.
The SITUATION IS QUEER
Officials Waiting Reply 20 Announce
mcnt Made To the Russian
Government.
LODGE RESOLUTION PASSED
The SITUATION IS QUEER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.--The
Senate by a unanimous vote today
formally ratified President Taft's no.
tification to Russia Of the termination
of the treaty of 1892. The Lodge
Joint resolution reported by the for
elgn relations committee as a sub
stitute for the Sulzer resolution that
passed the House 800 to / was adopt
ed after an all day debate. The House
tomorrow Is expected to agree to the
same measure.
The resolution was adopted at 7:19
p. m. 1t was introduced for the
committee by Mr.. Lodge of Massa-
chuetts.
A Climax Reached.
The final action came after two
substitutes had been voted down. 1t
was the climax of a notable proceed
ing In the chamber which guards
jealously its traditional powers to
make and break treaties. All through
the symposiums Of views to which
many senators contributed through
out the day however, there were cita-
tions of historical instances Of treaty
examinations by executive acts.
The Senate was held In session
until a late hour under the urgent
plea of Senator Lodge that to secure
action before the Christmas holiday
recess Thursday 1t was necessary that
the Senate should act tonight.
All Favored Abrogation.
Every senator who spoke voiced his
advocacy of congressional action to
meet the Russian Determination. They
were unanimous for the termination
of the treaty but showed a wide d.
vergence OF views as to the manner
in which thEt end should be as
complished. Among those who held
conflicting opinions were O'Gorman
of New York, Stone of Missouri and
Williams Of Mississippi
The most conspicuous opposition
to the Senate resolution developed
when Senator Hitchcock offered
substitute resolution eliminating the
question of race as a cause for dis
elimination and omitting the charge
that Russia had violated the terms
Of the treaty.
Vote Was Unanimous.
Senator Newiands offered a sub
stitute dovetailing the Hitchcock and
Lodge resolution. The roll was called
but there was no division. Seventy
two votes werecast and all OF them
were favorable to the measure. II
was therefore declared adopted and
was started on its way to the House.
With the Senate's action, the Rus
sian situation has assumed a queer
phase so far as the executive branch
OF the government Is concerned. The
officials are looking forward to the
receipt from Curtis Guild. the Amer
lean ambassador to st. Petersburg, OF
the acceptance by the Russian gov
ernment OF the notice given by Pres
dent Taft of the desire OF this gov
ernment to ter reaty.
Lodge Defended Taft.
Senator Lodge in the Senate de-
Tended the action Of President Taft
in abrogating the Russian treaty
without congressional action. Six
treaties, he pointed out, had been
terminated by notice.
I'm four cases, the president took
the initiative" said Senator Lodge,
'and in two cases joint action was
asked. This shows the variety of pre-
cedents Of action I'm the termination
of treaties by notice"