Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-01-05
senator BECOMES bitter
SAYS THE PLAN OF ARBiTRA-
TION WOULD BE HIGHLY
DANGEROUS.
OPPOSES THE COMMISSION
Says the Peoples Representatives
would BE Deprived of Their
Constitutional Powers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. - Flaty
charg Eg that the admins tration was
bunderlng into an entanglng alIi-
ance with Great Britain Senatos
Hitchcock, of Nebraska on the floor
Of the senate today denounced the
proposed arbitration treaty with that
country lie declared the plan to per-
init the president TO appoint commits
sioners to a high court or arbitration
without the consent Of the senate was
revolutionary and dangerous. The
proposed treaty, he said, would wipe
ont this nations tine honored treaty
making plan and result virtually in
the adoption of the system prayed for
10y tie monarchial powers.
Permit Entanglius Alliances.
"The president could authorize
three commissioners to negotiate and
submit differences to arbitration with
out consulting constitutional repre-
sentatiNes Of the people of the United
States he insisted. That s the le-
gitimate and honest Interpretation OF
this treaty. That is Just what the
Joint high commission is for 1t is
the trap In this treaty; it is device
to permit an entangling alliance, by
empowering our executive to treat,
without restraint from the senai e,
with the government of Great Brita n
and N my opinion Mr.. President. it
must lead to and 1t was designed to
lead TO, an ENHANCEMENT of the Unit
ed States In the foreign policy OF
Great britain"
Quotes Sir Edward Gray.
In support of his assertion Senator
Hitchcock read an extract from
speech by Sir Edward Gray, secretary
of state for foreign affairs in the
house of commons on March 13 last.
when he said:
But supposing 1t took place. and
two of the greatest nations in tha
world were to make it clear to the
whole world that by agreement such
as that that in no circumstances were
they going to war again. | venture to
say that the effect on the whole world
at large of the example would be one
which would be boundto have bene-
ntidi consequences.
Would Join Hands.
at 5 true that the two nations
who did that might stll be exposed
to an attack from a third nation who
had not entered into such agreement.
think it would probably lead to their
following it up by an agreement that
they would join with each other IN
any case in which enc only had j
quarrel with third party by which
arhitra ion was refused"
Mr.. President. that is very sig
nifcant language" the senator resum
ed holding the document aloft.
at would be significant in the
mouth of any public man in Great
Britain, but 1t has peculiar signii-
canoe coming from Sir Edward Gary,
secretary Of state for foreign affairs.
II throws light upon this proposed
transaction between the United States
and Great Britain.
England Looking for Aid.
"At the time these words OF Sir Ed
ward Gray were uttered the relations
between Great Britain and Germany
were strained and they are strained
even today, as all the world knows
and the talk Of poss s,hle war between
Great Britain and Germany Is almost
constantly referred to the possibility
constant in both those countries
When. therefore. Sir Edward Gray re-
ferrcd to the possibility of a quarrel
with third power which refused ar.
bitration. it is hard to escape the con-
clusion that he referred to Germany
and II Is easy to sec why under such
condition he would desire to follow
up the pending treaty by an agree
ment with the United States to Join
Great Britain in her quarrel II Ger.
many refused arbitration.
Contrary to Our Policy.
81 am therefore, opposed. Mr.. Pres
ident. to the treaty In its present form
because | believe it may lead. and
was intended by Great Britain, to-
lead Ia an entangling alliance. which
Is contrary to the settled policy OF
the United States"
The senator said he believed the
United States to be in more danger
from the diplomats of Great Britain
than the dreadnoughts Of her navy.
1--WE all know" he said, how this
country was embarrassed by the con-
cessons We made to Great Britain in
the Clayton Bulwer treaty. We know
that when we undertook to build the
Panama canal we were confronted mot
eo much by the physicai obstacles of