The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-04

~R TASHlNGTON. Aug S.-Preslden
VA TAFT Will send TO the senate 10.
NM morrow the general arbitration
w 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 tho
government Of France.
The brief messages OF transmission TO
the senate were written and signed by
the president today end tomorrow It Will
lie with the United States to ratify what
has been termed the greatest step to-
ward the abolition OF war that the world
Already there have been mutterings
from the senate over these treaties. Pres
ident Taft is non -committal but was
anxious to put them before that body
before the adjournment Of the special
session,
took place In the presidents library in the
White house
Numerous treaties. including that be-
tween Spain and the United States have
been signed in that room, and the mes
saSes of presidents and many important
state documents were written within its
walls.
Little Formality.
Little iormalty attached TO the cere-
mony. Secretary Knox, British Embas-
son q; The state department Osmond
ONcy second secretary OF tie British
embassy; the Vicomte Saint Phalle of the
French embassy. the two members of the
cao!net score OF uewspapermen and
three photographers were present The
sra ssreaatX with Great Britain was signed at
Secretary KNOX and ambassador Bryce
signed duplicates at the same moment,
while the photographers clicked their
cameras in accompaniment to the
scratching pens. The French treaty was
signed by Mr.. Knox one minute later
me treai rs out OF the way. President
Ihlt took his place at the desk, Before
hin were laid two messages 10 the SEN
ate He affixed his name, and then so
tar as the executive end of the govern
ment is concerned, the matter was con-
cluded
Scene in Library.
The presidents library had been cleared
for The occasion. Only a fiat top nlahoc-
any desk was left standing in one corner
lust Nncer window that looks out over
,n tne i nlte House grounds and the, Po-
ueS, the message to the senate. an ink
we'll with golden eagle with out
streiched wings on an onyx base. two
the national flower Of the United States.
Few minutes after & O'Clock Secre-
taIr Knox took his seat on one side OF
the desk and Ambassador Bryce found
MS place Just opposite. President Taft
Mr. Ovey, Secretary Nagel Secretary OF
AgTlcu!Nure wilson Secretary to the
President Hiiles. Major Butt, tho presi-
dents aide. and Counsellor Anderson
stood In a group al one side Mr.. Knox
locked az the photographers took up
ren and waited.
Treaties Signed.
All right the camera battery said
The secretary and the ninba ssador pens
nied with ink. set to work on the In
slant, Simulstancously there was a great
CLICKING OF camera shutters.
MIR; 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 IA bold hand
II think you ought to have that pen
finished "
mo. YOU had better keep it, Mr. Secre-
tary. the president said.
Mr. Knox carried that pen away and
the one used by Mr. Bryce was taken by
W hitc House attachc.
Ten minutes after the ceremony Mr.
Bryce was walking down the capital
streets through the rain and the presj-
cent and Mr. Knox were planning TO piay
golf together at Chevy Chase The am
bassador left this evening for his summer
home at Seal Harbor. Me