Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-21
RUSSIA HAS Disseminated
Final Action in Support of lresi-
dent Taft Came after Two
Substitutes Had Been
Voted Down.

Lodge joint resolution, reported by the
foreign relations committee as "A substi-
tute for the Suzer resolution that passed
the House, 800 to /. was adopted after an
all-day debate over Russian disCrimina-
ton against the Jews Of America. The
House tomorrow is expected to agree to
the Senate measure.
The resolution was adopted a 719 p. m. /
It was introduced for the committee by /
Mr.. Lodge OF Massachusetts as the /
measure couched in the language most 7
satisfactory to the Washington admins /
tratlon hch sought to avoid giving Of
Tense u the St. Petersburg government.
The final action came after two substi-
tutes had been voted down. 1t was the
climax of n notable proceeding in IL"
chamber which guards jealousy its tradi-
tional powers TO make ana break treato-.
All through the symposium Of views
to which many senators contributed
throughout the day. however, there
were citations of historical instances
of treaty examinations by executive
act. The Senate was held in session
until a late hour on the urgent plea
Of Senator Lodge that to secure action
before the Christmas holiday recess
on Thursday 1t was necessary that the
Senate should act tonight.
SENATORS OF ONE MI.iD.
Every senator who spoke voiced his
advocacy Of congressional action to
meet the Russian discrimination. They
We're unanimous for the termination #
the treaty. but showed a wide diverE-
ency OF views as to the manner III
which that end should be accomplish
ed. Among those who held conflict
ing opinions were Senators Shively of
| Indiana. Poindexter of Washington.
O'Gorman of New York. stone Of Mis-
souri, and Williams of Mississippi
The most conspicuous opposition to
the Senate resolution developed when
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska offered
a sub-resolution eliminating the ques-
ton of race cause for discrim ina
ton and emitting the charge that Rus
sia had violated the terms of tho
treaty.
| Senator Newlands offered sub
stitute dovetailing the Hitchcock and
Lodge resolutions. but this was voted
down without division. Then came
the final vote on the Lodge resolu-
ton. Seventy-two votes were cast
measure. 1t was, therefore, declared
adopted and was started on It's way
to the House.
Omcials are now looking forward 80
the receipt from Curtis Guild the
American ambassador to St. Peters
burg, OF the acceptance by the Rus
sian government of the notice given
by President Taft of the desire Of no
lisa
Press dispatches from st Peters
burg indicate that suc,i an answer al.
ready has been handed to Mr. Guild
and the contents of the Russian note.
as outlined in the dispatches. are per
haps somewhat disappointing in that
they convey no response to the direct
statement by Secretary Knox that
America stands ready to open nego-
tiations Immediately for n new treaty.
LODGE CITES PRECEDENTs.
Mr. Lodge In tn, Senate. defended the
action Of President Taft in abrogating
the Russian treaty without congressional
action Six treaties, he pointed out, had
been terminated by notice the first by
Polk in 1877 the treaty with Great Britain
>
notice a provision of treaty with Den
mark after the Senate ..ad given its au-
thority in 1855. President Mckinley
terminated clauses in the Swiss treaty
OF 1855 without any congressional action
whatever, he declared,
In four cases the President took the
initiative" said Senator Lodge, and in
two cases joint action was asked"
Much attention was given by Mr.. Lodge
to the contention that delay would rem
der II Impossible to terminate the treaty
for the next two years.
; Russia had disregarded the terms of The
treaty" he said. 1T is intolerable that
II should continue and constitutes - sci IS
OF grievances that cannot be over-esti-
mated"
Mr. Lodge urged the use Of tcmper-
ate language in discussing the situa-
ton, so as not to hamper the Presi-
dent in his diplomatic efforts.
SENATOR ROOT CONCURS.
Senator Root concurred in the view
, that the existing treaty must remain
unsatisfactory and injurious, but he
, found in the first articles Of the treaty
recognition by the United States of
, Russia's right to prohibit the emgra-
ton OF It's subjects.
In fact at that time the United
States itself had adhered to the doc
trne OF indefeasible allegiance and in
making the agreement each country
had acknowledged the right of the
other to control the movements of its
own people
That was before tho great tide of
immigration to this country began, a
circumstance which had caused the
United States TO change its attitude
= on the question of eXpatriation. by
statute the right of the individual 10
choose his own place OF residence had
been so explicitly recognized that il
amounted almost to a repeal Of the
Russian treaty.
In consequence OF this revolution, he
declared that the maintenance of the
, treaty was inconsistent with the atti-
tude of the civilized world.
r 1.-The first and greatest reason fol
terminating the treaty is that we may
e set ourselves right with ourselves" nj
. said.