The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-18
THE SENATE WILL
PASS RESOLUTION
Sulzer Resolution Will Be
Modified and Accepted by
the Senate

Washington. Dec. 1s.-An objection
oy Senator Hepburn of Idaho, who
protested AGAINST precipitous action,
prevented the United States senate
from voting today to approve the ac-
tion of President Taft on December
In notifying Russia that the Uni+ed
states desired to terminate the treaty
OF 1882 with that country.
Inc senate will meet tomorrow at
noon instead of o'clock as is usual.
10 take up further consideration of the
matter. Under the rules of the SEN
ate the objection of single member
can carry newly introduced resolu.
ton over one day.
In letter to the foreign relations
committee and message to the sen.
ate. President Taft today stated that
ne mad served notice of the abropation
treaty Of 1882 with Russia last Friday.
Inc senate committee on foreign re-
lations decided to report to the senate
the mouse resolution in a modified
iorm. Ihis means the house is to he
included IN the action of abrogation
me president served the notice of abb
rogation through the Russian ambas-
sador George Bakhmetieff at the
white house. 1t was this conferences
with the ambassador which gave rise
to the report that formal protest
had been entered by Russia against
the language of the Sulzer resolution.
1t Is now the notification that Rus
sia would be offended by the sulzer
resolution came from the American
ambassador at st. Petersburg.
According to the state departments
view. the remuneration of the treaty
of trade and commerce with Russia
VIII not Of necessity terminate the
alpionatlc relations between the two
countries. 1t is pointed out that
friendly relations existed with Russia
many years prior to the conclusion of
the treaty of 1892, the first contract
| between the two governments defining
their respective rights in North Pa.
cofc.
All attempts to get an official state-
ment from the white house have been
| fruitless. At the executive offices Il
was stated nothing was known Of the
situation. From the first the white
house refused all information. AS
result many conflicting reports have
been spread abroad
| Chairman Sulzer of the house com.
inittee on foreign aairs. the author Of
the original resolution to abrogate the
treaty. declared today he would not
oppose any modification of the house
resolution the senate might desire to
make. Russia has objected strongly
to the terms employed in the Sulzer
resolution. which fatty charges the
country with having violated the
treaty pledges.
In any event the United States has
until January l to notify ST. Peters.
burg of the termination of the treaty
to make such notice effective January
l, 1913. The treaty provides that no.
tfce shall be given by January / of any
calendar year and that the treaty shall
continue in effect for twelve months
thereafter.
The resolution of abrogation to be
adopted by the senate will base the ac.
tion of the country on the ground that
differences have arisen in the con-
struction of the treaty and that for
this reason it seems desirable the
4! treaty should be terminated.
There appeared to he a decided diff
ference of opinion today between the
house and senate leaders as to what
part the house should play in the
ahrogation of the treaty. The house
leaders held that the treaty was the
supreme law of the land, and that
in ahrogating it. without new treaty
to take its place. a law was being
repealed. Under these circumstances
they pointed out that action by the
house was essential. Senate leaders
contended that treaty making and
treaty breaking We're affairs of the
senate and the president.