The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
HAS PLAN TO WIPE
OUT OBJECTIONS
Taft Willing to Meet
Senate Half Way in
Peace Treaties.
HE Al CUES FOR
THEIR APPROVAL
President Ends First Day OF
Speechmaking Tour at Erie,
Where He Is Guest of Cham
Der of Commerce-He Re
ceives Enthusiastic
Reception.

| Erie. Pa. September 1s.-President
| Taft ended the first of his forty-six
| days of experimenting with an ad-
| dress TO a big throng in the Audito-
| rum here tonight Before reaching
| here he had spent nine hours In SYRIA
cuse. y. Y, where he made three
speeches The President said he had
| determined that his average during his
| trip TO the Far West would be four
and half speeches a day, SO ne did not
start out at top speed.
Mr.. Taft reserved his most import
ant utterances of the day for the
speech here, when he outlined plan
| by which he hopes to wipe out oh
jections in the United States Senate
| to the recently negotiated treaties of
arbitration with Great Britain and
France. These treaties have been held
up and threatened with defeat largely
because several Senators contended
| that the proposed Joint high commits
sion which would determine whether
or not question should be sent to
arbitration practically robbed the Sem
ate OF Its function OF passing upon the
| question.
The President tonight suggested as
| compromise that the American mem
| bers of the commission should be con-
| hrmed by the Senate. II Congress or
the Senate. thought 1t dangerous to
| trust the President only to make the
appointments
Willing 10 Go Further.
Mr.. Taft indicated that ne would GO
| further than this and be willing 10
wipe out the Joint high commission
entirely. II need be, and leave the de
cision as to whether question is ar.
bitrable to a board OF arbitration. Hs
| would also be wiling to have this board
pass not only upon the merits OF tn.
question. but upon the jurisdiction.
Either we are in favor OF arbitra-
| ton OF Issues which are likely to leao
I to war or we are not" exclaimed the
president II We are in favor of war
as the only means OF settling questions
| OF Importance between countries, then
let US recognize 1t a principle and
decline all arbitration. But II we are
really In favor OF arbitration as a
means TO avoiding war. then why
should not we be willing TO submit TO
impartial men the decision OF the
question. rather than to leave it to the
! result of bloody battle. in which, with
talr cause. We may be beaten, or,
WIN an unjCst cause, we may con-
quer?"
Al the State Fair Grounds In syria
case the President found himself in
the midst Of one or the grea test crowds
| ever gathered there. and estimated by
some as in the neighborhood of 100, 600.
de shared honors with an aeroplanist
who was constantly buzzing above the
heads OF the people and several Of The
most noted automobile racers in the
| country.
During an interval In the automo.
pile and motor cycle contests. The
PRESIDENT was driven in a machine in
a.onS OF the damned grandstand Ha
$1,000 sb up during the greater part OF
lar err,
plaudits and cheers OF the multitude
IN MS speech at the Fair Grounds
farming vi
no The far farmer" he. said, lis becoming
more and more important. and W.
have got to recognize 1t. am not one
90 NOSE Who agree altogether with
some OF the alarmist addresses thai
my friend, Jim Hill, of the Great
Nofthern. emits at times. in which
ne says We will be starving in the
Is mat the statistics are enough ~
put US on guard to the necessity NJ
ueVeioping all our energies 10 making
p nTe glound produce double what It
do so here" i'oe
,: Speaking on arbitration In Erie to.
vance made In the treaties negotiated
| ~ MS instance, with England and
to d nrbitrs was N n1oteworthy. in agreeing
which affected the vital interest," or
the honor of either country.
! . vital Defect tn Treaty.
The objection to the limitation in
me eNlstins treaty" he said. SIS thai
there are very few questions of i'm
p aoilil Of an International character
allsihg between two countries that in
one Phase or other, in the opinion Of
one or the other party, does not Involve
us vital interest or Its national honor
| The words are so broad. and capabIa
OF being made SO much broader by
construction and argument, that they
really leave very little for arbitration
What the existing treaties amount
to in effect is that we are eeneralIv
In favor of arbitrating these Suestinns
which are not of great Importance to
us "a any rate. and we will do IL. il
we wish to do It. when the time rises
1t can hardly be said that such a, treaty
makes very large step toward peace
The Presidents reception here was
most mos en hl . He spoke at the
Erie Chamber of Commerce. IT was
Eries irst chance TO see a President
most heartily. '''