Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-04
Taft Administration is Openly
Charged BY Senator Hitch.
cock With Making Mistake
in Peace Treaties.
PROPOSED AGREEMENT
WOULD BE MONARCHIAI
Time Honored System Of Max
ing Pacts As Followed by
This Country Would Be
Forever Wiped Out.
ny EysnlnG HsruIa A. p. l-sassa wiss'

fny Evening Herald A. 2. heasea wirel
Washington. d. c. Jan. l.--Charg.
Ing that the administration was
laundering into an enlangling alliance
with Great Britain, Senator Hitch
cock OF Nebraska, on the floor OF the
senate today discussed the proposed
arbitration treaty with that country
lie declared the plan to permit the
president TO appoint commissioners 10
a high court Of arbitration without the
consent OF the senate was revolution
airy and dangerous.
The present proposed treaty he
said, would wipe out this nations
time honured treaiy-making plan and
would result virtually In the adoption
Of the system practiced BY the mon
archiai powers
"The president would authorize
three commissions TO name and sub
NIT differences 10 arbitration without
consulting constitutional representa-
tives OF the people Of the United
tates," he insisted.
THAT Is the legitimate and honest
interpretation Of this treaty. That IL
what the joint high commission Is for.
II Is the trap IN this treaty; II Is a de-
vice 70 permit an entangling alliance
by empowering our executive TO nesp-
tiate a treaty without restraint from
the senate, with tho government 0I
Great britain. and IN my opinion, Mr..
President. Il must lead TO an entangle-
mont OF the United states IN the for
eign policy OF Great britain
ln support Of this assertion Senator
Hitchcock read an extract from a.
speech by SIR Edward Grey, secretary
OF foreign affairs IN the house Of com
mons on Mnrch -. last, when he said;
''But, eupposing II took place, ana
two OF the greatest nations In the
world were 20 make Il clear 10 the
whole world that by agreement such
an that, that In no circumstances were
th9y going 20 war again, venture 10
say that the effect upon the world az
large of the example would be one
which would Be bound 20 have bene-
fCiai consequences It Is true that the
two nations who did that might still
be exposed to an attack from third
nation who had not entered into such
agreement / think II would probably
lead to their following II up by an
agreement that they would join with
each other In any case In which one
had a quarrel with n third party by
which arbitration was refused
"Mr. President that IL very sig
nificant language" the senator resum-
ed, holding the document aloft,
1t throws a flood OF light upon this
proposed transaction between the
United States and Great Britain.
'At the time these words Of Sir
Edward Grey were uttered, the reia-
tions hCiween Great Britain and Ger
many were strained and they are
strained even today as the world
knows, and the talk og possible war
between Great Britain and Germany
Is almost constant In both those conn-
tries When therefore. Sir Edward
Grey referred to the possibility Of a
war with a third power which re-
fused arbitration. 4 is hard to escape
the conclusion that he referred 20
Germany and Il Is easy 10 see why
under such q condition he would de-
sire 10 follow Up the pending treaty
by an agreement with the United
States to Join Great Britain IN her
quarrel Il Germany refused arbitra-
ton.
e am opposed TO the treaty In is
present form because n may lead,
and was intended by Great Britain to
lead, 20 an entangline alliance which
is contrary 20 the settled policy Of tho
United states"
Mr. Hitchcock aaId he was aware
that The pfop0Aed treaty was defend
ed on the ground that even II the
joint high commission we're entrusted
with the power Of les Interpretation,
the senate could override the inter-
probation and repudiate the action OF
the commission by refusing its con-
sent TO the terms OF the arbitration.
I'm other words" he continued
these people say that even aiteg the
commission has decided that a lues-
tion shall be arbltrated Il will stlll be
necessary 10 have an agreement be-
tween the two countries as 70 details
of arbitration, and TO this agreement
the senate must at the time cOneent
These apol0Risia OF the treaty say
that the senate viii have the constitu-
ti0nal power 10 refuse ils consent to
the agreement and thus block the pro-
ceedlngs or that Il can 80 modify the
terms OF the agreement as 10 make
tho arbitration farce. Mr. pre8i-
dent I do not think that a self-respect.
ing country would enter into on agree
ment OF th,H sort with mental ro8er-
walton that ID could nullify Il AZ any
time"