Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-16
PRESIDENT TAFT
RAPS SENATE IN
JERSEY ADDRESS
Defends His Treaties Before
Large Audience at Ocean
Grove.
EXECUTIVES POWERS AS
GREAT AS SENATE'S
Believes Upper House Should
Give Its Pledge to
Arbitration.

OCEAN GROVE, Aug. 15.-President
Taft left here late last night after an
address in defense of the Anglo-Amerl-
can and the Franco-American arbi-
tration treaties. +,
Mr.. Taft faced squarely the criticism
directed by the senators against the
arbitration treaties-that they infring-
ed upon the prerogatives of the Senate
and limited their treaty-making power.
He advanced the power of the execu.
tive in this regard as equal to that
OF the Senate, and said that the Sen
ate should give its pledge equally Win
the Executive to secure the peaceful
settlement of disputes.
st am convinced said the Presi-
dent. that longer consideration VIII
satisfy the members of the SENATE
that the chief objection, which seems
to be made to the third clause or the
treaty, has no weight in 1t whatever.
II believe in arbitration to the point
that 1 am willing to arbitrate anything
in which 1 believe I Have a good cause,
and il I don't believe ! have a good
cause l wish to give it up in advance
of arbitration
Defends Course.
MI. Taft then defended his course in
proceeding with the negotiating of the
treaties without taking the Senate into
his confidence. This has aroused con-
siderable ill feeling in the Senate.
Mr.. Taft said: 1.-THE foreign relations
committee of the Senate has stricken
out the third clause, vesting the COM
mission of six commissioners. three
from each side, with the power to de-
termine whether differences are arbi-
trable within the meaning of the
first section and to bind both countries
when the vote is five out of a< in the
commission to the acceptance of a
Judgment by arbitration upon such is
sue. l think this is a very important
part of the treaty. l think 1t is one of
these pledges of good faith in entering
into the treaty that Is essential to
make 1t a step forward in the adjust
ment of international controversies"
The President reminded his audience
that If the country were to go in for
arbitration it must play the game, take
its defeat with equanimity even when
desiring victory and abide by the deci-
sion of the court, which could not de-
eide a case very we'll without hurting
someone He summed it up thus: we
cannot max omelets without breaking
eggs"
Met by Committee.
President Taft arrived at the Asbury
Park-Ocean Grove station about $3.50
and was met by Mayor Appleby, of
Asbury Park; Rev. DIR. A. e. Ballard,
president of the Ocean Grove Camp
meeting Association; Representative
John E. Andrus, of Yonkers, N. Y;
former Governor Edward C. Stokes;
former United States Senator John
Kean; former Governor Franklin
Murphy and Samuel Heilner, of Spring
Lake.
L. c. Wheeler, the Presidents per-
sonal representative, took especial
pains to see that every honor was
paid to Governor Wilson at the Audi
forum. He insisted that the Cover
nor's chair be placed next to the Pres
dents, which was done. The Presi-
lent in. beginning his speech addressed
himself to "Mr. Chairman, Governor
Wilson, ladies and gentlemen" and be-
fore entering Upon his set address made
a complimentary reference to the Gov-
ernor.