The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-19
SENATE TO COMPLETE TASK OF ABR0GATING
 NHE PRESENT TREATY
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 by making the resolution ratifying the Presidents action a joint one, and it further was decided to debate the mat ter in the open. Senator Hepburn later in the Senate protested against this decision. declaring the matter should be taken up in executive session.
 Senator Lodge prepared the resolu- tion of ratification which the commit tee approved and 1t followed the text of the Presidents note to Russia in the diplomacy of it's expressions. There was no suggestion of a violation of treaty pledges in the resolution, as in the House document. Senator Hitch cock reserved the right to oppose the resolution in the House and later in- troduced a substitute which followed the form of the Sulzer resolution with the flat declaration of a violation of treaty pledges by Russia left out.
 Senator Culberson said tonight he could not venture a prediction as 10 how far the democrats of the Senate would go in their opposition to the Lodge resolution or any other resolu- tion approving the action nf the Pres ident in taking the matter out of the hands of Congress after the House had adopted the Sulzer resolution.
 There is a feeling among the demo- crats,r he said, that the President is trying to steal their thunder. I think the country ought to be made acquaint- ed with the facts.'
 Senate To Meet Early
 In view of the probable contest over the adoption of the Lodge resolution and desire of many senators to be heard it was decided that the Senate session should begin at noon tomorrow instead of the usual meeting hour.
 The Senate in converting lost no time taking up the question. Immediately IDros J sage was sent in and it received un- usually close attention.
 . With the message disposed of Sem ator Lodge presented the report of the committee on foreign relations.
 For few moments there seemed a prospect for immediate consideration. but trouble began when Senator Gull person asked whether the committees s action had been unanimous. The reply was that there had been no adverse vote.
 This response seemed to satisfy MT. Culberson, but he no sooner had taken his seat than Senator Hepburn of Idaho made flat objection to going on With the resolution today. Under the Sen ate rules one objection was sufficient to carry the subject over until tomor- TOW. R'fz-1t
 Contending that there should be full explanation of the Senate department
 
 Mr. Hepburn criticised the haste with which he said the Senate was attempting to dispose of this most important matter.
 Nations take time to deliberate on mat ters of such moment and all of us who participate in their consideration should give them our careful attention. The plan proposed looks too much like what the newspapers designate as the steam roller process" aFa N &
 Is Serious Matter
 '.The unmaking of treaty that has stood for so years is a serious matter. do not intend to be classed among those who would not act on this question. Can any senator say what will be the result of ac- tion on this resolution? Will the men who are willing to act without delibera- tion shoulder the responsibility and the musket?'
 MT. Lodge yielded to the inevitable when the Idaho senator voiced lhs soppo- istion. But he defended the Presidents s course and cited precedents to warrant it.
 "The President has authority to give that notice and to ask the approval Of either the Congress or the Senate,' said MT. Lodge.
 "I deeply regret that this matter was thrown over for day. This is mat- ter for haste and if the notice is not eff fective by January 1, 1913, it will hold the treaty in force two years. We should act : as we all do."
 Senator 1Culberson then made his speech criticisng the President He outlined all that had been done by Congress on the subject and qouted the portion of the Presidents foreign relations message in which he gave assurance that the pass port question was in course of adjustment and promised to communicate further with Congress after the holidays.
 Mr. Culberson declared he thought 1t strange that the President had waited until the House acted before abrogating the treaty.
 s He had the same power during the three yeacs of his office,'' declared the Texas senator.
 Republicans declared that they would reply to the criticism tomorrow and would defend the Presidents. course on the ground that the House did not choose to wait for q termination of the President $ negotiations with Russia or for his further message on the subject. The action taken by the House. they said. left the President in position where he had to step in ito |, avoid serious diplomatic incident" Sulzer Pleased Representative Sulzer tonight said: ''I have no doubt the two houses of Congress will be able to agree tomorrow and the controversy then. will be ended. the Russian treaty terminated and the rights to all American citizens at home and abroad regardless of race or religion forever vindicated.
 "What has been done by the House and the President speaks for itself and Is now history. The battle for equal rights to all is won. The result we sought is accom-