New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
DEFEAT Of TREATIES
UP TO ROOSEVELT MEN
Mckinley Points Out That
Dixon'S Vote Might Have
Saved Them.
SEES AN ANTI.TAFT CABAL
Senate Line up, He Says, Shows
Democrats Think Roosevelt
Easiest Republican to Beat
Kansas City Primary.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, March S.-Representatve
Mckinley, In charge Of President Tafts po-
litical interests, declared to-day that 10
Senator Dixon, of Montana, campaign man
ESer OF the Roosevelt third term boom, act
ing In accordance with the views OF his can
didate, Mr.. Roosevelt is due the major por-
tion OF the credit for the emasculation OF
the arbitration treaties between the United
States, France and Great Britain. Despite
the general understanding In the Senate
that Senator Dixon was in favor of these
treaties, 1t was evident on the roll call yes
terday that he was influenced more by po-
litical expedlency than by the great princi-
pies involved when he cast his vote for war
and against peace.
Mr.. McKinley's statement follows:
The utter hollowness Of the claim of the
Roosevelt managers to Republican support
In the Senate or elsewhere was demon
strated beyond all doubt by the vote on
the treaties yesterday. Thirty-six votes
which went TO make up the forty-tw9
necessary to emasculate the treaties and
make them ineffective were furnished by
the Democratic party, only three members
of which voted to support the treaties.
Thus President Taft won a double victory
ton by forcing them to go on record In
opposition 10 one OF the greatest acnieVe.
ments ever accomplished by President
of the United States--the promotion OF
permanent peace between three Of the
leading powers Of the world. The MOI al
effect upon the peace OF the entire woriu,
as well as the practical effect upon the
military expenditures of the United States
which are paid by an indirect tax upon
the people amounting to more than va
10000 annually would have been most
beneficial.
Aside from the rejection Of the peace
treaties. which violates the moral sense
of all peace-loving Americans, the signin-
cant fact indicated by the vote In the
Senate Yesterday is that a small minority
in the Republican party is intent on fore
ing the whole party to accept It's dlctuin
The vote of Senator Dixon alone wouId
have saved Clause of Article III of the
treaties, the vital point. oy making me
vote a tie, IL TO II, thereby defeating the
amendment. -.
That the cry for the denomination Of
Theodore Roosevelt for third term comes ne,
Republican party. combined with an I'M
mense Democratic demand for his renoin.
lnation. on the theory that Mr.. KooseVe,. @
is the easiest Republican candidate tor
President to defeat was made evident ny
the lineup i'm the Senate yesterday. ~
also affords positive proof of what mas
been known TO political students - Ior mall naIis
favoring Mr. Roosevelt are padded py
Democrats interested In assisting the Re-
publican party 10 nominate It's weakest
candidate.
This was further illustrated yesterday az
the primaries at Kansas City. Mo-. wheIe'
after having made Il impossible for Tart,
Cummins and La Toilette delegates 70
compete on a fair basis, thereby drlVins
them from the field. the Roosevelt sup
porters were able TO muster only - per
cent Of the Republican vote ror tnelr
candidate. Whatever satisfaction .e ine
Roosevelt managers can get out OF III III
situation so plainly exposed 10 the PUBIC
gaze they are welcome 10.
Joseph Mccoy. secretary OF the TAFT Re-
publican club of Kansas City, has teie-
eraphed Mr.. Mckinley as follows:
The combination of the Democratic news
papers and local Republican police orgar-
ization was repudiated by the Republican
voters OF the 5th Missouri District TO-DAY
Thursday So bitter was the resentment
that tho friends of all the PresidentlaI
candidates except Roosevelt refused even
to iile petitions.
The newspaper combine illegally coupled
the state and so-called Pre- i5ential pr,-
naries and charged pTohibitive fling tees
and placed on tine ballot the names o.
Taft. Cummins and La Toilette without
authority Out Of r total Of 269Ss regis
ONLY Sos cast votes at the Republican prl-
maries the remaining 2oS0 Repubhcans
refusing 10 participate.
The Kansas CITY star will tomorrow
(F'riday) attempt 20 claim an overEhelm-
ing Victory. when. as matter or fact,
combination. there was only 2 per cent
OF the Republican vote mustered. The reg
MAR Republicans have arranged 10 meet
and elect delegates and Will instruct for
Taft. as th2 overwhelming sentiment u IN
his favor.