Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-04
SIGNATURES ATTACHED IN
THE PRESIDENTS LIBRARY.
Duplicates Also Signed in London and Paris
The Treaties Broader Than Any Be-
fore Existing and Puts an End to
War Between Those Countries.
AT WASHINGTON.

Washington, Aug 3.-President Taft
will send to the Senate tomorrow the
general arbitratio treaties between
the United States and Great Britain
and the United States and France.
signed for this government and for
Great Britain here today and signed
in Paris for the government Of France.
Fhe brief messages eff transmttal to
the Senate were written and signed by
the President TO-DAY and tomorrow it
will lie with the United States Senate
to fatify what has been termed the
greatest step toward the abolition Of
warfare that the world thus far has
taken. Already there have been NUT
terings from the Senate over these
treaties. President Taft is non commit
tai. but was anxious to put them be-
fore that body before the adjournment
of the special session.
The ceremony of signing the treaties
took place in the Presidents library
in the White House, only less historic
than the East room. Numerous treat
les including that between Spain and
the United States have been signed. in
that room and the messages of Presi-
dents and many important state doeu-
ments were written within its walls
Small formality attended the cere-
mony. Secretary of State Knox, Brit
ish Ambassador Bryce. Councillor
Chandler Anderson of the state depart
ment. Osmund Ovey. second secretary
of the British embassy: the Nfcomte
Saint Phalle of the French embassy.
two members of the cabinet a score
raphers We're present. The treaty with
Great Britain was signed at 80 this
afternoon.
Secretary Knox and Ambassador
Bruce signed duplicates at the same
moment while the photographers
clicked their cameras in accompani-
ment of the scratching pens The
French treaty was signed by Mr. Knox
one minute later.
The treaties out of tine way Presi-
dent Taft took his place at the desk.
Before him We're laid the two messages
TO the Senate. He affixed his name and
then so far as the Executive end of the
government is concerned, the matter
was concluded The Presidents library
had been cleared for the occa sion, only
a fiat top mahogany resk was left
standing in one corner just under a
window that looks out over the White
House ground and the Potomac river.
on the desk We're the treaties. the
messages to the Senate. an ink we'll
with a golden eagle with outstretched
wings on an onyx base, two pens and
a vase filled with goldenrod, the ma
tional flower of the United States.
A few minutes after Secretary
Knox took his seat on one side of the
desk and Ambassador Bryce found his
place just opposite President Taft. Mr..
Ovey, Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor Maggie. Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, Secretary to the President
Hilles, Major Butt. the Presidents
aide. and Counsellor Anderson stood in
a group at one side. Mr.. Knox looked
at the photographer, took up pen
and waited
''All right" said the camera battery.
The secretary and the ambassador
pens filled With ink. set to work on the
instant simultaneously there was a
great clicking of camera shutters.
Mr.. Bryce left the desk after signing
and Mr.. Knox remained alone. The
French treaty was passed to him and
as Vicomte Phalle looked on he once
again wrote his name in q bold hand,
Il think you ought 10 have that pen,
MI President" said Mr. Knox, as he
finished. 2AQ
''No, you had better keep it, Mr.
Secretary" said the President.
Mr.. Knox carried that pen away
and the one used by Mr.. Bryce was
taken by a White House attache. Ten
minutes after the ceremony was over
Mr.. Bryce was walking down the cap
ital streets through the rain and the
President and Secretary Knox were
planning to play golf together at Chevy
| Chase. The ambassador left this eve
ming for his summer home at Seal
! Harhor. Me.
The general features of the new
| treaties are:
! All differences. internati onally JUS
! tifable shall be submitted to The
| IJoo,,a unIess nv special agreement