New-York tribune., 1912-03-01
LODGE SEES pER|LS IN
ARBITRATION PACTS
Contends for Senate's Right TO
Pass on All Special
Agreements.
VOTE ON TREATIES TUESDAY
Massachusetts, Senator Points
Out 3 Non -Arbitrable Cases
Which Might Arise Under
Present OBSTRUCTION.
tr,om rhc Tribune Rurcsul

| tho ratification of the general arbitration
treaties with Great BritaiT and France
was nut before the Senate to-day In A iorce-
full speech by Senator Lodge. in which ne
/ reviewed the history of the part America
has PLAYED in the progress OF the peaceiu'
settlement of disputes and the part played
nv tho Senate under tho Constitution IN
the making Of treaties. presenting. also. MS
views OF the treaties under consideration.
lie devoted himself mainly 10 discus
sion of the third clause Of Article B. reiat-
| ing to the submission Of questions 10 pe
arbitrated to a high commission OF inquiry,
| pointing out the difficulties that might ARISE
! IL his Interpretation Of tho clause prevailed.
In order to avoid all doubt on this point
he has embodied i'm a resolution or rautlca-
ton specific statements as TO the right OF
thc Senate 10 pass upon all special agree
ments under which the arb ratlor may pe
carried out. which comedies with tho views
of Secretary Knox, who negotiated the
treaties
The vote on the treaties will bo taken
next TUESDAY. when it Is expected Senator
Lodges resolution of ratification, which has
the approval of the administration, VIII DC
adopted.
in the treaties to which he takes obJecuoh'
Senator Lodge cited three possible cases.
which are Of particular interest pecause
they are not imaginary. which might arise
! 10 be settled under the agreements. These
were the attempt Of a Far Eastern power,
presumably Japan, to acquire possession ol
! Maedalena Harbor on the west coast Oh
Mexico. as a naval base, the possible pnr-
chase by Il foreign power OF the Galapagos
Islands near the mouth OF the Panama
Canal. and the possible purchase OF the ISL
and of Curacao, on the other side OF inc
isthmus.
! Miqht Question Panama Canal Title
One statement. which held tho close at
tention of the Senate, was that those "h"
had hoped TO profit more than So""'"" DS
the Hay- Herran treaty Of 1876 were even
now struggling. through assistants III thlS
country who mean TO share the spoil ~
secure by arbitration what they falIed u
Obtain by blackmail and could not seize pN
violence"
Tho Uav-IIcrran treaty was conNei-
tion between the United States and Co
Iombia bv which the United States was to
nav 10000 OOo and rent OF S&O.WO a year
for the Panama Canal route. II was re-
,ec,ed bv Colombia. and the Panama reNo-
llution followed. Colombia Is no" PIeeSi"S
for arbitration of her claims.
"rbe tolls 20 he charged hy US in inc
Panama canal. which We have built AT
- oun cxncnse. might be brought before
. tribunal wholly OF partly composer OF
foreigners. to be fixed and deterniheu py
thor, =" eaid Senator Lodge. Worse than
this. our unc to our own canal might I've
| .aIod in ouestion Three successive Sec
rctaries of state have refused. Hh' prVp,
crly refused. TO submit our ulie 70 ,s ,.e
| canal 10 arbitra ton, and now nnder IauS
: of Article III, as la'eIPTtt .,. W. W.
might be forced 10 SUNNI, that is ,r,hrnaI
| IN Hague court or some outside lrlpuiIa,, a.,
! S"~ titic to the canal or 10 our territory '
anywhere Il not to be drage'd neio.' 'l,l
| arbitraI tribunal for examination anu W. W.
| .nrr,ina tion and nothing Should De 81"
| sorihad to by us which 10y any twlStins
! couId ho construed into promise tldt w
wo,,ld submit such a question to any Jups
| mcnt but our own
Saws Meaning Should Be CHARMED
rho u.ide discussion of the pending ar
,,,ra,iou treaties. he said, had neen
brought about by the alleged delegation oil
u,o traatv making power in the third
clause Of Article III.
)
;, = frrtber agreed however, that III
| aso= II, which the parties disagree dS Io
| ,,eb.tner or not a difference is SuDJect W W
admiration under Article ! OF tms tTcdt!
t,at question shall hc submitted 10 ut
i.nat .,ot bioh commission of inquiry. ana u
yVUi" or ali but one Of the members OF me
| ar,nission agree and report mat Such az
! ference is within the scop" OF HIl''i.
! shaU be referred 10 drbltrati9l III aV''i'
! oncn with the provisions OF thls ue'N'
I-uder that clause. Senator Lodge de-
clared IL the commission decided thdt "
,;,,a, nucetion We're arbitrape inc lreSi-
49,, md the Senate would be morally
ho,,rd not 10 object to the special agree
mon, which would follow. on the srouhd
MAT the subject of the agreement was not
.rlitrabIc. Clause 3. he declared car
riod a >promisc which the United states
cnrld not fulfil under certain contingencies.
IIe continued.
Arc Won ready 10 submit 4" arbitration
,ba right Of cXpatridtiou. which We have
! enforced more than fifty years WIZ you
| arhitrate with Russia the question OF hcr
| "i,,Lt tn discriminate AGAINST certain class
| IlSf American citizens on the ground OF
r,ce and religion, as "" discriminate
| acainst certain immigrants on grounds ol
| |Tinc and disease ! VIII not promise 10
| .,,i,nit those questions to arbitration.
! 'ttrhc NIonro. Doctrinc could not in general
,.rr,s come iefor" the Joint nigh cOnnllS-
| sior. bu IL VoulG appear there lneVltariN
~ incidental. for instance. 4" INC taxing
/ -, a harbor on the west coast Of Mexico
, nc rropoeed 10y a foreign power lJr a naval
! station and a plar" 81 arms.
Asiatic immigral lion and confederate bond
claims. ho said. We're among questions not
,rbltrablc winch would bc impcrillcd by
Clause ..