The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-03-15
AMENDED PACTS ARE
RATIFIED BY SENATE
So Changed, However, That
They Will Have to Referred
to England and France.
AMENDMENT VOTE Is CLOSE
Power OF the Senate in Making Treat-
les Full Guarded BY New Pro-
visions-Baeon's ldea
Adopted.

washington. March s.-Stripped Of
the clause which II was claimed woulc
invade the constitutional treaty making
power OF the Senate and with many
other limitations added, the general ar
bitratton treaties between the United
States and England and France, pro-
posed by President Taft and Secretary
Knox as OF universal peace
were ratified by the Senate yesterday
by a vote of &c to 8.
The senators who voted against the
notifications were Lorimer, MARITIME and
Reed. The latter two are democrats.
Virtually the treaties, by the Senate'a
action. are up in the air." and In thef
modified form they must be referred I
England and France.
Amendment by Bacon.
BY the terms OF an amendment pro
posed by Senator Bacon, Of Georgia. thu
Senate consented to the ratification OF
that they do not authorize the submts-
sion ito arbitration Of any question
which affects the admission OF aliens
Into the United States, or the admis-
sion OF aliens to the educational insti-
buttons OF the several states, or the
territorial integrity OF the several states
or of the United States. or concerning
the question OF the alleged fndebted-
ness or monied 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 Arneri-
can questions, commonly described as
the Monroe doctrine, or other purely
governmental policy"
Treaties May Fail.
Senator Lose and others who fought
the Senate's action declared that the
alteration of the much discussed clause
8 of article 8 would imperil the sue
cess Of the treaties.
No official expressions were made at
the state department. Diplomats
pointed out what they claimed was q
parallel to the Senate's action n In
that case the treaties under considera-
ton never became operative. In 1905,
under President Roosevelt, Secretary
Hay negotiated arbitration treaties
with England n other powers, which
est, national honor and those affecting
third parties were not to be arbitrated.
Final Action Taken.
The. final action came at the end OF
a long days debate and following bal
lots on numerous amendments. The
administration senators, though ngur-
ing 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 massing of a prac-
tically solid democratic vote with .
sprinkling of republicans. Senate
Penrose, OF Pennsylvania. the republic
can leader of the Senate; Hepburn. OF
Idaho; Gronna, of North Dakota; Gam
BILE, of South Dakota: Stone. Of
Missouri; P~oindexter, of Washington;
Taylor, Of Tennessee, and Davis OF Ar
kansas were absent. OF these Stone,
Gronna. Gamble and Davis had been
paired.
Vote On Clause.
The treaty with England was first
taken up and the first vote came
promptly at 4:S0 o'clock on an amend
ment proposed by the foreign relations
committee to eliminate clause 8 OF ar
ticle 3-the provision o which the
fight has centered-and on this the mo-
tion was carried, az to 40.
Clause 8 would have submitted to q
Joint high commission the question a.
to whether or not a difference was SUBJ
ject to arbitration. and it's decision was
made final. 1t was contended that hat
clause would take from the senate its
prerogative as a party to the treaty
making power, and along that line the
battle waged from first to last.
An amendment by n Bacon,
providing for a wider elimination, was
at first lost on a tie vote Of Al to Al, but
when later the provision was presented
in connection with the resolution OF
ratification 1t was adopted. 46 to So.
Senator Bacon undertook to do this
by submitting his provision as a SUBJ
stitute for the Chamberlain. amend
ment. which had been agreed upon In
committee of the whole. He was sue
cessful and the Bacon resolution was
inserted in the first paragraph OF ar
ticle 1.
The vote on the resolution of rati-
ication followed Immediately and the
vice resident announced that the Eng
lish treaty had been ratified by the
necessary two-thirds vote. All that had
been lone so far had related to the
English treaty alone, as that had been
taken up separately. A sweeping
blanket resolution applying the Same
modification to the French treaty was
submitted by Senator Lodge and
passed.
DISAPPOINTMENT EXPRESSED
BY PAPERS IN LONDON
London, March 9.-Altnough the ac-
ton OF the United States Senate In
connection with arbitration was ex-
pected in official circles, keen disap-
pointment Ii felt that 1t should be
found necessary to amend the treaty.
thus multiplying h work Of months. for
as II stands. 1t Is considered that IN
agreement Is practically useless. There
Is no resentment, however. officials here
having recognized that the British gov
eminent did Its best both to secure a
good treaty and its Endorsement by the
United States Senate.
The evening newspapers expressed
no surprise at the action OF the United
States ena in amasculating the ar
bitration treaties SO As to eliminate
from their operation the Monroe doc
trine, immigration and state debts.
The Pail Mall Gazette says hat such
treaties are only possible between ma
lions which are never likely to fight,
and there II mo need to sign and seal
a declaration OF love and affection Cor
ones brother" The japanese must BE-
laughing In their sleeves. says the Ca
xette. at seeing that the little piece
Of sugar, by which the renewal OF thu
alliance with Great Britain was se-
cured. has matted away"