New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-08
conate Would Not AbdiCate Its
functions, He Tells Method
ist ChautauquanS.
FAILURE WOULD HALT PEACE
Central American Agreements of
Most Observation-Disclosures
Asks Support Of the Com
mon, Plain People,

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,o.say By special train to appeal to the
.,orle Of the United States 10 use their |
.-al influence TO have the Senate rati- |
>. the French and British arbitration |
...,,ies and the treaties with Mic |
-,,oua and Honduras. His appeal was |
,nsde direct to the Mountain Lake Park |
rhoutauoua Of the Methodist Episcopal |
lr,rrcb but in it the President included |
,,e rest Of the nation as well.
~ observe said the President, that |
hare Is some suggestion that by ratify !
e., this treaty the Senate may in some |
,,.v abidicste its function of treaty |
.rirp confess myself unable to per- |
,.;vs the substance in such point.
To have these treaties not ratified by |
-. Senate Of the United States or to |
,svs anv hesitation and discussion Of a |
,sr,ous character in respect TO them |
.,,,ld halt the movement toward gen |
.-.l peace which has made substantial
,5vsnce IN the last ten years. To secure
,hs ratification OF the treaties therefore
s,,sal must be made 70 the moral sense
q, he nation; while that is not entirely
q, ne keeping Of the churches. certainly
they NAV exert a powerful influence in
,se nromotion OF any effective instru-
mentality 10 secure permanent peace
leaving the arbitration treaties be-
hind the President asked for the same
sort Of popular support of the treaties
.., rro,6r,ras and Nicaragua.
Central American Treaties.
There is 10 issue before the Senate
so acute in respect TO the cause OF peace
AZ the confirmation Of these Central
American treaties" said the President.
while I admit the greater importance
Of universal treaties of arbitration in
the long run and as affecting the world
at large. yet in respect Of American in
terests. in respect Of peace in this hemi- |
sphere they are not equal in Importance
10 the confirmation of these Central
American treaties
In making his plea for the Central !
American conventions the President |
highly praised former President Roose-
yslt He spoke Of the tendency of the |
United States TO extend the helping |
hand 10 less powerful people and in J
s;anced Mr. Roosevelt's Intervention in
cuba. That tendency was evidenced also, /
he said. by the wonderfully successful |
Intervention by Theodore Roosevelt as |
President OF the United States in secur- /
!ng peace between Russia and Japan" /
The President left Washington at 3 !
o'clock With a carload OF Baltimore & /
ohio Railroad officials along TO hclp run |
the special He spent just an hour IN /
Mountain Lake Park. leaving for Wash
ington at o'clock. His address was /
made 10 several thousand people.
The President said in part:
Fsrvor Of Plain People Surprising.
] have been surprised 10 note with |
"hai fervor the plain people Of every
hdiion welcome the proposal of universal |
aroltrauon. not because their real inter
est IN the adoption Of the plan is not |
greater than all other classes in the COM
MuntF, bat because IL is somewhat
apstruse cause. in the success OF which .
lne} might not be expected 70 take an
a
! is the common plain people that have .
N bear most Of the suffering. They have
70 pay most of the taxes, they have to
uo most of the fighting and they secure /
me least benefit and least glory.
The treaties. the President proceeded |
10 say provided that every question Of /
lusticiable nature Mould be submitted |
i' a tribunal of arbitration. and that
they defined what justiciable means"
he continued.
It iq an issue between the rations
mat can be properly settled upon the
PRINCIPLES Of law and equity. s those
ar understood in law and in interna-
t"ndl law. There are, of course. ques-
ucns VI policy with respect 60 which
'ach nation must exercise its own dis
,reuon, and in doing SO is entirely with
N IN It's legal and equitable right and
AoVeve- its action may affect the other
nation It is not the proper subject ~
controversy. The machinery provided
VIII practically dispose Of every ques-
uon 50 far as It is a war-inducinS issue.
Even Avoids Arbitration.
The treaty may be called almost
treaty not only 10 avoid war, but even
" avoid arbitration for II is only IN the
.ost instance. after the commission Sndll
nave failed in a years time TO suggest
d satisfactory solution. that even arbi-
"atlon is 20 be resOrted %.
by this treaty, II ii is ratified, the EX-
,1euiFe and the Senate. representing the
shited states. agree 10 settle all their
ulherences, as described in the treaty, Dy
erDitratiOn or through a commission.
should the treaty be ratified. the SEN
Ioe. exactly as the Executive. VIII he IN
Honor bound by it's obligations in good
laljh 10 perform the Offices which the
main treaty provides shall be performed
~ ~ me side Of the United States, ana
uien 70 abide the result or 10 acquiesce,
yi' IN so far as may be. perform ana
'1ecute the judgment Of the tribunal.
, observe that there is some suggestion
slst by ratifying this treaty the Senate
nay IN some way abdicate its functions
~ Treaty making. I confess myself un-
a"e 10 perceive the substance in such
- point The fact that the Senate has
.e power 20 make treaty necessarily
moves its power 20 bind itself as part
~ me government 10 the obligations or
.e treaty. That is inherent in the
utaty making power From time irnrne-
"orial governments have bound them
ss ses 10 abide the judgment Of third
N"i ues IN controversies between them.
senate's Treaty Making Power.
10 what respect does the Senate treaty
tF1aKing power differ from that Of the
,;~ecuuVe or Of any goernment IN All
ms past that IL may not agree. on
naA OF the nation. 10 abide the tuds-
- nt or an impartial tribunal, or py
10y 10 establish a tribunal 10 consider
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