Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-08
1AFT'S TREATIES
SHOT 70 PIECES
SENATE AMkNp PAcrs IN MAN.
hER TO INSURE THEIR
FINAL DEFEAT,
MAKES THEM cRorEsoUE,
MAY NEVER BE PUSHED
Doubtful II Taft Will Ask France and
Great Britain to Ratify Amendments
-cummins and Kenyon, Of Iowa,
Assisted in EmascuIation Of Presi.
dents Pct Measure.

Washington, March s.-The general
treaties Of arbitration with Great Brit
ain and France, emasculated to the
point of humiliation, were ratified late
yesterday afternoon by the United
States senate. This puts and end to
the world peace propaganda in the
manner proposed by President Taft.
In the shape in which they were
ratified the treaties are almost grotes-
que.
This fact is impressed upon President
Taft and his advisers, and it is not ex-
pected they will even ask the British
and French governments to accept the
senate amendments.
Should this be done, those govern
ments unquestiOnably would decline to
consider the proposal.
The treaties as transmitted to the
senate provided for the arbitration of
all justiciable questions, created high
joint commission to investigate them,
and further provided that when diff
ferences arose as to whether or not a
question was justiciable, the commits
sion should pass upon it and if all but
one agreed that it came within the
scope of the treaty then it should be
referred to arbitration.
Application to Orientais.
AS acted upon by the senate, the
treaty. applying to Japenese and other
orientals, will exclude from arbitra-
ton any questions connected with the
admission of aliens or their attendance
in state educational institutions.
1t exempts also from arbitration any
question affecting the territorial in
tegrity of the United States, the al
legged Indebtedness of southern states,
or the Munroe doctrine and other
purely governmental policies.
In short, the treaties mean little and
represent no advance whatever over
the general arbitration treaties negoti-
ated in 1908 by the Roosevelt admins
tration. The senate has met all the
objections raised by Colonel Roosevelt.
who denounced them in their original
form as hypocritical, shams, and silly.
The senators who stand consistently
by the president made every effort to
save Mr.. Tafts face, but they were un-
able to do SO.
Only One Amendment Lost.
Only one amendment was defeated
another amendment was beaten, but
subsequently adopted as a part Of the
The amendment lost was
that proposed by Cenator Culberson. of
Texas. eliminating from arbitration
ence. and the vote against it was 81
to As.
The result was an absolute surprise
to President Taft, who had been as
sured just before the vote was taken
that his treaties would be adopted
without change and with only the in
proposed in resolution of
drafted by Secretary Of
State Knox.
It was a surprise also to the friends
of Col. Roosevelt, who had believed
his opponents would seize the oppor-
tunity to show contempt for his OBJ
jections and overwhelm him by ire
mendous vote.
Even Lorimer in Opposition.
The regular republicans and some OF
the progressive republicans stood by
the president, but the democrats few
Of the progressive republicans. and,
Of wonders, Senator Lorimer,
opposed their votes to his wish.
The important test came upon the
committee amendment eliminating the
final clause Of article 8. which has
caused so much controversy, and to
which Col. Roosevelt took particular
exception.
Under this clause the contracting
parties were bound to submit to a joint
high commission composed of repre-
sentatives of the two countries all dis
putes on which they could not agree as
TO their being arbitrable. If question
arose as to the applicability Of ques-
ton it should nevertheless be arbi-
trated provided 1t was so recommended
by all but one of the members of the
Had Senator Lorimer voted with Mr..
Taft's supporters, the president would
have won. This likewise is true Of
the vote Of Senator Smith of Michf-
gan, who Is a regular republican. In
fact. the change Of single vote would
have assured victory for Mr.. Taft. as
Vice President Sherman could have
been counted upon to cast the deciding
ballot in the negative.
Four progressive republican senators
voted in favor Of the amendment
Borah Of idaho, Bourne of Oregon,
Bristow Of Kansas, and Dixon Of Mon
tana. Four progressive republicans
opposed it-Clapp Of Minnesota, Craw-
ford Of South Dakota, and Cummins
and Kenyon Of Iowa.
Three democrats only abandoned
their party and voted with the repub-
Of Maryland, Thornton
Of Louisiana, and Williams Of Missis-
sippi.
The temper Of the senate was so
plainly shown by this vote that the
Taft supporters were plainly embar-
raised and did not know what to do
or what to expect. They were cheered
somewhat when the senate by tie
Some Sink Sense
No place in the home gathers grease
IS quickly a the kitchen sink. Gold
Dust washing powder, however, has the
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