Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-29
BY Associated Prese.

of submitting to arbitration questions
which effect the, vital policies and
problems of the nation, were outlined
in the senate today by senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, q republican leader.
and fourteen years : member Of the
foreign relations commlttse.
Some of the senator's references
to the Monroe Doctrines relation to
the arbitration proposed in the pend
ing treaties with England and France
caused a stir. He pointed to the re-
ported efforts Of foreign powers to
obtain coahng stations and harbors
near the Panama canal and declared
there was now afoot an effort by q
foreign power to- gain possession OF
Magdelena Bay on the Pacific side Of
Mexico. Efforts had been made, he
said. to buy the Galapagos islands
of Ecuador, near the western end of
the canal. /
One statement, and one which held
the close attention Of the senate. was
that those who had hoped to profit
more than $40, 00o. 900 blythe Hay-Her'
ran treaty of 1903, wsf even now
struggling througM assistants IN this
country who mean to share the spoil
to secure by arbitration what they
failed to obtain by blackmatl and
could not seize by violence"
The Hay.Herran treaty was con-
vention between the United States
and Colombia by which the United
States was to pay $4,000, 900 for the
Panama Canal route and rent Of
$25O,O00 year. 1t was rejected by
Colombia. The Panama revolution
followed. Colombia is now pressing
for an arbitration of her claims. The
strained situation of eight years ch-
NAKED a few days ago when Senor
Ospina the Colombian Minister pub.
lished letter suggesting that Secre-
tary Knox might find it "inopportune"
to visit Colombia on his coming tour
of Central America. Minister Ospina
was promptly recalled by his govern.
ment.
'"rhe tolls to be charged by US in
the Panama Canal which We have
built at our own expense, might be
brought before tribunal, wholly or
partly composed Of foreigners. to be
fixed and determined by them" de-
clared Senator Lodge. "Worse than
this, our title to our own canal might
be called in question. Three success
sive secretaries of state have refused,
and properly refused, to submit our
title to the canal to arbitration and
new under clause three Of article
three as l interpret it, we might be
forced to submit that title to the
Hague court or some outside tribunal.
"The men who rejected the Hay.
Herran treaty because they hoped to
extort, more than SO, ,O00, 900 from US
for their own use are even now strug-
Cling, through assistants in this coun-
try who mean to share the spoil, to
secure by arbitration what they failed
to obtain by bfackmail and could not
seize BY violence. Our title to the
canal, or to our territory anywhere
is not to be dragged before any arbi.
trail for examination and determine
tion and nothing should be subscribed
to by us which by any twisting could
be construed into promise that we
would submit such a question to any
judgement but our own"
The wide discussion Of the pending
of the arbitration treaties he said had
been brought about by the alleged
delegation of the treaty making pow
er, in the third clause Of article three.
Those opposed to the ratification
of the treaties unamended claim this
clause infringes upon the constitu-
tional treaty making power Of the
senate. Secretary Knox and Presi.
dent Taft hold otherwise and are sup
ported by many senator's. Mr.. Lodge
urged that it should be clarified by an
or an explanation in the
resolution Of ratification,
Clause three of article three is as
follows:
e 1T is further agreed, however. that
In cases in which the parties disagree |
as to. whether or not difference is
subject, to arbitration under article /;
one .;of this treaty that question shall |
be submitted to tie Joint hiohs COM
of inquiry and II Alla1or all |
but ,ope,- OF, the members Of - oom.
nissiea aSreeE and report tAat such /
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