Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-13
BRYCE'S WORDS
 ARE RECALLED
British Ambassadors Utter anceS in American Con- mOnWealth" Result in
 Opposition
SENATORS PEEVED BY
 BRlTlSHER'S POSITION
Taft Slapped in Face by Con- mittee. Which Ignores His IelegramS-Fear
 Mellow Peril"


 WASHINGTON. Aug. 1l.-Disre- garding the telegraphed request from President Taft for the contrary course, the senate committee on for. eign relations today agreed upon an amendment to the British and French arbitration treaties eliminat- ing the provision conferring special powers to a proposed joint high commission.
 In this form the treaties will be reported to the senate and the Dresideats wish that action be postponed until December will be set at naught. The senate gave two hours consideration to the treaties. during which the danger of old world dominance of any joint high commission was discussed.
 Bryce's Words Quoted
 Incidentally there was much talk about the criticism upon the senate contained in The American Con- monwealth," written by Ambassador Bryce, long before he ever thought of coming to this country on his mission. In that work Bryce att tackled the senate on the ground that it kept diplomatic troubles as long as there was any political ad- vantage 10 De gained by so doing Whether opposition to ratifying the treaties unamended could in any way be traced to these utterances by one of the principal signers of the convention between this country and Great Britain was not mani- tested. In any event no conclu- siOns were reached by the senate and the general opinion among the senators seemed to be that the treaties would receive very little if any further consideration at this session of congress.
 Taft Turned Down Cold
 The telegram from Taft was sent from Beverly and received by Chair man Cullom prior to the session of the foreign relations committee. IL was addressed to the committee and requested that if the treaties were to be amended action be postponed until December.
 Before leaving Washington, Presi- dent Taft made strong representa- tions to individual members Of the committee urging as yitally impor- tant the retention of a provision giv- ing the joint high commission the right to determine the disputed ques- tions without reference to the sen. ate. Taft and Secretary Knox had taken the position that the para graph which the committee on for eign relations purposes to amend was necessary to the proper opera tion of the agreement.
 The president gave theb senators to understand that he would not yield without a struggle and his friends express doubt whether he will not prefer failure of the treaties rather than ratification with the paragraph eliminated.
 Receive Copy of Book
 Each member of the foreign rela- tions committee receiveS by today's mail a neatly printed twopage pam phlet quoting an extract from "The American Commonwealth" in which the opinion was expressed that a minority in the senate usually con trols the action of that body ad- versely to the will of the majority in a narrow, sectional, eIectioneer- ing spirit"
 In this connection there was ref. erence to the fact that under the constitution a two-thirds majority in the senate is necessary for the ratification of treaties with foreign powers. Both in committee and the senate, the characterization Of Bryce's work was referred to as in- dicating the hostile disposition on the part of the ambassador toward the senate to exercise it's functions of ratification.
 Fear of Treaties
 Both in committee and senate the fear was expressed that ratification of the treaties would have the ef- feet of throwing open the doors to arbitration of all questions involved in dealing with such oriental nations as China and Japan, and involving immigration and admission of aliens to the public schools of the United States.
 Borah Opposes Treaties
 Senator Borah and other western senators pointed out to the foreign relations committee this danger On this account as well as other req