The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
TREATIES DEAD.
Arbitration Killed by the Sem
ate, 1T Is Believed.
No Revival This Session or
Probably for Years.

Washington, March S.-American par
ticipation in general arbitration of in
ternational difficulties is a dead issue
so far as concerns this session of con-
gress and probably for many years to
come, according to government officials
who summed up the senate's action
yesterday 10 stripping the proposed ar
bitration treaties with France and
Great Britain of their vital features.
There is little thought that President
Taft will submit the treaties in their
mangled form to either of the powers
for possible appTo9a}4~ The amended
treaties, sent to the White House to-
day, will await the return to Washing
ton of President Taft and if routine is
followed he will send them to the state
department.
Secretary Knox who today is due at
Amapala, Honduras, will be advised by
cable of what has happened and as a
matter of form, some consultation
must be had between the president and
the secretary before the next step can
be taken. AS matter of courtesy the
British and French ambassadors will
be Informed of the senate's action, but
that will not be regarded as an invita-
ton to them to accept the amendments
unless followed by further representa-
tions from the state department.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, campaign
manager for Theodore Roosevelt de-
nounced as a forgery a telegram pub
lished today purporting to he the text
of message sent by Senator Dixon 20
Mr.. Roosevelt yesterday. The supposed
telegram was as follows:
Theodore Roosevelt, New York. The
senate has ratified your contention in
regard to the treaties. Our Democratic
friends have come to our rescue. Joseph
NJ. Dixon"
mo such kilograms nor any telegram
of similar import was sent by me to
Colonel Roosevelt" said Mr. Dixon in a
statement given out by the Roosevelt
headquarters, Il only sent a brief wire
apprising him of the vote of the senate.
There can be no excuse for this most
hagrant and evidently premeditated
forgery"
Commenting on the senate's action
Senator Dixon said:
THE vote of the senate on section 8
of the treaties must be considered as
absolutely ratifying the principle Mr..
Roosevelt has been contending for.
that the constitutional progressives of
the senate should not be encroached
upon
England Is Disappointed.
opinion on the action of the
United States senate in connec-
ton with arbitration was ex-
pressed in official circles, keen disap-
pointment is felt that it should be
found necessary to amend the treaty
thus multiplying the work of months,
for as it stands it is considered that
an agreement is practically useless.
There is no resentment, however of
ficials here having recognized that the
British government did it's best both
to secure a good treaty and its en-
dorsement by the United States senate
The evening newspapers expressed
no surprise at the emasculation of the
arbitration treaties by the United
States senate so as to eliminate from
their operation the Monroe doctrine,
immigration and state debts.
The Pail Mall Gazette says such
treaties are only possible between ma
tions which are never likely to fight,
and there is mo need to sign and seal
a declaration of love and affection for
ones brother" The Japanese must
be laughing in their sleeves, says the
Gazette, at seeing 1.-The little piece of
sugar by which the renewal of the al
lance with Great Britain was secured
has melted away" The Westminster
Gazette attributes the action of the
senate to DOliticaI exigencieS