New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-25
DISCUSS TREATIES AT
THE REPUBLICAN CLUB
Professor J. B. Moore, OF Colum-
bia, Advocates Their
Adoption.
GERMANY SEEKS LIKE PACT
A. B, Humphrey Criticises
Activities of Society for
Propagation of the
Truth.

Al the luncheon OF the Republican club
Yesterday Andrew b. Humphrey, chairman
Of the executive committee, declared that
-Connt Johann Heinrich Won BernstOrh,
4 C,srmap Ambassador TO the United States,
Rad said that Germany looked forward to
drafting a treaty with the United States
similar 10 the proposed arbitration treaties
between this country and England and
France.
In making tho announcement Mr.
Humphrey said that Count Won Bernstorf
had so informed two members of the Re-
publican Club. and that be had permission
to make public the German Ambassadors
remarks.
The subject under discussion was the
proposed treaties of arbitration between the
United States and Great Britain and be-
tween the United States and France"
Besides Mr. Humphrey. the speakers were
John Bassett Moore. formerly Assistant
Secretary of State and now professor OF
international law and diplomacy at Co.
lumbla University; Robert 7. Devlin,
United States Attorney for the Northern
District of California and author Of legal
textbooks. and Rustom Rustomjee, editor
Of "The Oriental Review" OF Bombay.
Mr. Humphrey, In opening, nailed few
misstatements of the newly formed So
Ciety for the Propagation OF the Truth, but
whose real object judging from Mr.
Humphreys remarks. Is TO attack the pro-
posed treaties.
He first denied that there was any truth
In the soclety's statement that the organi-
zation Of d thousand or more representative
men who are planning for big celebra-
ton of the one hundred years peace with
Great Britain had received any contribu-
lion from Andrew Carnegie or any other
rich man TO finance its endeavors. Next
he denied that any political or military al
lance with either England or France was
contemplated in the pending treaties. and
finally denied that there was any political
or military alliance contemplated in pre-
pairing the pending treaties.
Italy. Japan,S Germany Austria-Hun-
gary and all the other countries OF Europe
and Asia ultimately will come into the
alliance with this country" he said.
At this point Mr.. Humphrey read the fol-
lowing paragraph from Mr.. Tafts letter
ADDRESSED to Marcus NJ. Marks and DR..
Louis L. Seaman. acting a committee
for the New York Peace Society:
You can rest assured that Immediately
upon the ratification of the present treaties
efforts will be resumed, Of the most earnest
character, to bring about treaty with
Germany equally progressive ana slSnln-
cant Of desire for universal peace py ar
bitration on the part OF both the hlgh con-
tracing parties. No one recognizes more
clearly than does this government the wide
spread utility IN the cause OF world peace
that such a treaty with Germany would
effect.
Professor Moore. in advocating the ratih-
cation Of the treaties. defended the Hague
Court as a judicial tribunal, saying that It's
critics, who declared its decisions were not
OF judicial character could find they had
erred by reading the Hague's decisions a
little more closely
Answering a criticism Of the pending
treaties. Professor Moore said that former
senator Edmunds had declared that the
proposed treaties involved no curtailment
of the prerogatives Of the Senate.
He said the Monroe Doctrine did not
enter into the question, maintaining that as
a matter Of policy it could never be sub
Ject Of arbitration.
''The European powers know what is
meant by the Monroe Doctrine" he said.
I'VE have talked about It long enough"
In ending he said:
There is no doubt that France and Eng
land will ratify the treaties We made an
arbitration treaty with Great Britain IN
1897, and It failed only by three votes.
These are two treaties that were practically
solicited by us. We set UP ourselves as
leaders In the world peace movement. IL
would be most unfortunate X we were to
throw these treaties overheard. II rests
upon the government of the United States
10 say whether or not these treaties shall
or shall not fail.
ITO use a slang expression, Put up or
,hut up" The time has come to put up
believe these treaties will be ratified by
the United States and that they will serve
as a guiding star in the reign Of law"
Mr. Rustomjee was in a belligerent mood.
First he declared that his sect-the Parsees
were not worshippers Of Zoroaster but
merely regarded the philosopher as
prophet. and not as god. He said Eng
land had done a wonderful work IN India
for its 0.000, 900 inhabitants, and that
EnRIand's large standing army In India was
hstiAed.
United States District Attorney Devlin
next spoke and invited all present to San
Francisco's worlds fair in 1915. He ex-
tended a special invitation 10 India through
It's representative. Mr.. Rustomjee.
This caused Mr.. Rustomjee 10 arise ana
reply that he was hattered with the invita-
ton, but would not Mr.. Devlin kindly see
70 II that Indian coolies were treated better
in California? Anyway. he (Mr. Rustom-
jee) was going TO California TO have the
matter out with the Californians on their
own ground.