The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-13

SENATE sUsTAINs ARBITRATION
PACTs AFTER ELIMINATING
CLAUSE THREE"
Must be Negotiated Again, as Upper
House Has, Stripped Them of Pro-
visions for Joint High Commission
and Has Limited Their Eject.


the clause which II was claimed would
invade the constitutional treaty max
Ing power OF the senate. and with
many other" limitations added, the
general arbitration treaties between
the rnaed States. England and
France. proposed by President Taft
and Secretary Knox as forerunners OF
universal peace. were ratified by the
senate today by vote Of rs TO 8.
The senators who voted against the
ratification were Lorimer. Martin and
Reed. The latter two are Democrats.
President Taft tonight. before leav-
fng for his speaking trip to Toledo
and Chicago. did not comment upon
the senate's action. II Is known ne
had hoped to see the treaties passed
unamended. He had declared pub
iicly. however. that certain amend
ments would not be Objectionable. y
Virtually, the treaties. by the SEN
ste's action. are up In the air." In
their modified form they must be re-
ferred to England and France.
BY the terms OF an amendment pro-
posed by Senator Bacon Of Georgia.
the senate consented to the ratinca-
ton OF the treaties with the distinct
provision that they do not authorize
the submission to arbitration of any
question which affects tho admission
of aliens into the United States, or the
edmission OF aliens to the educational
mstitutions OF the several States, or
Ns- Territorial integrity Of the several
States OF of the United States. or con-
cernins the question OF the alleged in
debtedness or moneyed obligation OF
any state Of the United States, or any
question which depends upon or In
wolves the maintenance OF the tradi-
sionai attitude Of the United States
soncsrning American questions. COM
monty described In the Monroe doc
Ssne. or other purely governmental
policy"
40 amended the treaties provided
that all dificuities. with the exception
Of the subjects named In the Bacon
Amendment. which II has not been
possible 20 adjust by diplomacy, and
which are justiaable Ip their nature.
shall be submitted to arbitration at
The Hague tribunal.
Senator Lodge and others who
sought the senate's action today, de-
ciared that the alteration Of the much
discussed clause three Of article three
would imperil the success of the
treaties.
No ofncial expressions were made
tonight at the state department Dip
iomatists pointed out what they
claimed was a parallel to the senate's
action today. and In that case. the
treaties under consideration never be-
came operative.
Ambassador Bryce d.d not COM
meat: neither d.d Jules Jusserand. the
ambassador from France
Senator Bacon and his colleagues
who forced the discussion declared
that nothing had been lost In the
cause Of peace because IS nations
we're now parties to The Hague con-
vention.
The final action came at the end
OF long day Of debate and follow
ing ballots on numerous amendments.
The administration senator's. though
figuring on a close vote on the third
clause. and closely following the roll
call. were surprised and confused by
the result. Their view was that the
elimination was achieved by the r,ass-
Ing Of practically solid Democratic
vote with q sprinkiing Of Repubil-
cans.
The treaty with England was first
taken up. and the first vote came
promptly at t:3o o'clock on an amend
ment proposed by the foreign rela-
tons committee to eliminate clause
three or article three-the provision
around which the fight had centered
and on this the motion was carried.
t2 to. 90.
Clause three would have submitted
20 a joint high commission the ques-
tion as TO whether OF not difference
was subject to arbitration and its de-
cision was made final. II was con-
tended that that clause would take
from the senate Its prerogative as
part OF the treaty making power. and