Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-08
MANY Amendments ADDED
WITH THESE AMENDMENTS THE
TREATIES MUST BE REFER.
RED TO OTHER NATIONS.
Vote WAS overwhelming
Only Three Senators, LOrimcr, Mar
tine and Reed Voted Against
II on Final Roll CAN Vote.

WASHINGTON. March strip
ped OF the clause which it was MAIN
timed would invade the constitutions
al treaty making power Of the senate
ana with many other limitations add.
ed, the general arbitration treaties
between the United States and Eng
land and France, proposed by Presl-
dent Taft and Secretary Knox as fore-
runners Of universal peace were rat-
fled by the senate today by a vote
Of 7G to 3, The senator's who voted
against the ratification were Lorimer,
MARITIME and Reed. The latter two
are democrats.
President Taft tonight before leav-
ing for his speaking trip to Toledo
and Chicago did not comment upon
the senate's action. 1t Is known he
had hoped to see the treaties passed
unamended. lie had declared pub
licly however that certain amends
ments would not be Objectionable.
Virtually the treaties, by the sem
.atc'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 ratifica-
tion Of the treaties with the distinct
provision that they do not authorize
the submission 'to arbitration of any
question which affects the admission
of aliens into the United States, or
the admission Of aliens to the edu-
cational institutions of the several
states or the territorial integrity of
the several states of or the United
states or concerning the question IF
the alleged Indebtedness or monled
obligation of any state Of the United
States or any question which depends
upon or involves the maintenance OF
the traditional attitude of the United
States concerning American questions
commonly described as the "Monroe
doctrine" or purely governmental
policy"
Submit TO Arbitration.
AS amended the treaties provide
that all differences with the excep-
con amendment, which 1t has not
been possible to adjust by diplomacy
and which are justfable in their ma
ture, shall be submitted to arbitration
with the Hague tribunal.
Senator Lodge and others who
fought the senate's action today de-
clared that the alteration Of the much
discussed clause of article 3 would
lmperil the success Of the treaties.
No official expressions were made
at the state department.
Ambassador Bryce did not con-
sent; neither did Jules Jusserand, the
ambassador from France.
Senator Bacon and his colleagues
who forced the modification declared
that nothing had been lost in the
cause Of peace because forty-five ma
tons were now parties to the Hague
convention. having in mind, they
said, also the treaties negotiated by
Secretary Root
Result Was a Surprise.
The final action came at the end OF
a long day OF debate and following
ballots on numerous amendments.
The administration senator's though
figuring on n close vote on the third
clause and closely following the roll
call were surprised and confused by
the result. Their view was that the
was achieved by the mass
ing Of a practically solid democratic
vote with a sprinkllng of republic
cans.
Senators Penrose Of Pennsylvania,
the leader Of the senate; Hepburn of
Idaho Gronna Of North Dakota
Of South Dakota; Stone Of
Missouri, Poindexier of Washington:
Taylor Of Tennessee; and Davis OF
Arkansas were absent. or those.
Stone, Grouna. Gamble and Davis
had been paired.
The treaty with England was first
taken mp and the first vote came
promptly at i:SO o'clock on an
amendment proposed by the foreign
relations committee to eliminate
clause Of article 3. the provision
around which the fight has centered.
and on this the motion was carried,
A. to 40.
THE WEATHER