The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-20
Lodges j oint Resolu-
ton Adopted After
All-Day Debate.
HOUSE EXPECTED
TO ACT FAVORABLY
Measure Is Couched in Language
Most Satisfactory to Admins
tration in It's Effort to Avoid 81
Giving Offense to Rus
sia-situation Assumes
Quieter Phase.

Washington. December in.-.rhe SEN
atc by unanimous vote tonight for
mally ratified President Taft's notiu-
cation to Russia of the tcrmination}o of
the treaty OF 1872. Senator Lodge
JOINT resolution, reported by the ror-y
eiGh relations Committee MS Il ssubsti- vi
tute for the Sulzcr resolution thht
passed the House 800 to /, was adoptct,s
after an all-day debate over Russian
determinations against the Jews OF /.
America The House tomorrow is cx-@'
pectcd to agree to the Senate measure.
The resolution was adopted al roo
Z. II. 1t was introduced for the com
mittee by MIR. Lodge, of Massachu
Selts' as the measure couched in the
iahSuagc most satisfactory 10 tho
ashington administration which. +
sought to avoid giving offensc 10 tile
81, PETERSBURG government [H
The final action came after twn
substitutes had been voted down. Its.
was the climax OF Il notable proceed
hg In the chamber which guards
jealousy it's traditional powers tn
make and break treaties. All through
inc symposium of views, to which
many Senators contributed throughout
tne Gay however, there were citations
oi historical instances Of treaty ter
mutations BY legislati tive act. Tho
senate was held In session until n
late hour on the urgent plea of SEN
htor Lodge that to secure action bcforu
the Christmas holidays recess on
thursday it was necessary that tho
senate should act tonight.
Divergence of Views.
Every Senator who spoke votped his
advocacy of congressional action to
1.-the Russian DISCRIMINATION. -The.,.-
We're, unanimous for the termina tion
OF the treaty, but showed a wide
divergence OF views as to The man
ner In which that end should be ac-i,
complshed. 5s7'-i4
The most conspicuous opposition 10
the Senate resolution developed when
senator Hitchcock, OF Nebraska. offerc,iE
us substitute n resolution eliminating
the question OF race us cause for
discrimination and omttinc tho
charge that Russia had violated the
terms OF the treaty - x
me Hitchcock substitute, however 4
Is along the lines of the House resolu =
ton. Those who voted in the utfirma-
i've on the Hitchcock substitute wera
senator's Chiffon, Culberson. Hitchcock,
Johnson. Kern. Lea MARITIME, Myers,
oGorman, Rayner. Smith. OF Mary
iahd; Taylor, Watson and Williams.
democrats, and Senator'S Clapp and
PondcXtcr. Republicans Btg ia
Senator NcwlHnds offered n substi,
Lodge resolutions, but this was voted
down without division. Then came
the final vote on the Lodge resolutions.
The roll was called, but there was M
DIVISION. Scvcnty-tHo votes were cast.
and all of them were favorable 10
the measure. II was therefore declared
adopted, and was started on it's wav
TO the House
with the Scnate's action tho Russian
situation has assumed Il uuietcr phasn (
SO fur as the Legislative branch of the
government is concerned. The OIL
Gals are looking forward TO the re-s
ceipt from Curtis Guild. the American
ambassador 10 St Petersburg. IF the
acceptance by the T;ussinn government
of the notice given by President TAFT
OF me desire OF this government 10
terminate the treaty of 1892 -'
Answer Disappointing.
Press dispatches from ST. Peters =
burg Indicate that such an answer has
already been handed to Mr. Guild, and &
me contents OF the Russian note, as
outlined In the dispatches, are per-
laps somewhat disappointing in that
they convey no response TO the direct
statement by Secretary knaX that
America stands ready TO open ncgotfa-
tions Immediately for Il new treaty. !.
Mr. Lodge, i'll the Senate, defended
INC action OF President Taft in abro- ~
S"'"N tis fkuSsidn treaty without con- II
sressional action. SIX treaties, he
pointed out. had been terminated lhy5a
notice the first by Folk in 1917, the
treaty with Great Britain. President,
Pierce in S5a terminated by notice n II
provision OF treaty with Denmark, y
alter the Senate ha. given Its au-
thority in 1885. President Mckinley
terminated clauses in the Swiss treaty
of 1865 without any congressional
action whatever ba dcrlnraI
In four cases the President took
the initiative" said Senator Lodge,
asked This shows the variety OF ;re-
cedcnts of action in the termination
OF treaty by notice"
Senator Lodge said tho termination
OF treaty by notice was in no sense
an abrogatton or dcnunciat!on. but
was in accord with the terms OF treaty.
Itself. He argued that where no leg
islatire action had been invoked IN
the operation of tho treaty II was COM q
retent for the President and the SEN
ate TO end treaty without the CO.
operation OF the House.
Much attention was given by Mr.
Lodge to the contention that delay
would ronder 1t impossible to tern,i.
nate the treaty for tho next two years,
Russia had disresarded the terms
OF the treaty" he said. Article lias
been violated by Russia. while 1t has
been observed by the United States
and I think It has been violated so
as to discriminate against large eie-E
ment OF American citizens 1t Is tns.S
tolerable that It should continue and II