The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-04
HITCHCOCK
 DENOUNCES TAFT TREATIES
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Special from United PresS.)
 Washington, Jan. 4-Senator HItt h. cock, CDem., Neb.), held the attention of the Senate today with a speech strongly attacking President Taft's
 Hitchcock voiced his 0disapproval Of the plan of both the proposed British and French alliances. His speech, however, was devoted solely to con- sideraHon of the British treaty.
 The Nebraska Senator said that there was a campaign now in progress to secure the adoption of the treaties, which, he believed, had campaign fund behind it. This was for the purpose of creating "artificially, If necessary, a public opinion compelling the Senate to accept the covenants unamended
 ''The treaty proposes to take out Of the hands of the President and Sen ate it's interpretation and application. It proposes that the interpretation be left to three commissioners appointed by Great Britain and three by the President of the United States. This treaty e 0O'e'''0ha0ie part or the
 gro place full power for the inter- pretation of the arbitration treaty in the hands of a committee" Hitchcock said, ''is the trap Gn the treaty. It is devise to permit an entangling alliance and. in my opinion, 1t must inevitably lead to and it was designed to lead to an entanglement of the
 
 Great Britain
 Hitchcock quoted from a speech by Sir Edward Grey, secretary of state for foreign affairs, in the English House of Commons, with this state ment:
 q think the treaty would probably lead to Great Britain and the United States following it up by an agree ment that they would join with each other in any case in which one only had a quarrel with a third power by which arbitration was refused.
 It is very significant language" said Hitchcock. At the time Sir Ed ward Grey's words were uttered. the relations between Great Britain and Germany were strained and they are strained eveus today, as all the world knows The talk of possible war be- tween them is almost constant in both countries.
 Tt is hard to escape the conclusion that Sir Edward Grey referred to Germany and it is .easy to see why. would desire to follow up the pend ing treaty by an agreement with the United States to join Great Britain in her quarrel if Germany refused arbitration.
 'I am, therefore. opposed to the treaty in its present form. and believe it may lead Great Britain into an en- tangling alliance which is contrary to the settled policy of the United States"
 Even if the treaty did not lead to an allience, Hitchcock said, it would inevitably promote controversies, en- courage claims and lead to diplo- matic arrangements through which the, interests of the United States were likely to suffer. NJ
 'It would be perfect folly" de- clared he, ito agree to advance for arbitration any possible difference that might arise in the future, for such weak policy would invite the manufacture of differences"
 During the past, the Nebraskan continued, differences between the United States and Great Britain had been, by mutual agreement settled by arbitration and he said he belieV- ed even without the new treaty that policy would be continued.
 The Senator urged the elimination from the treaty of the joint high commission and the addition of an amendment asserting that the treaty should not be construed to authorize submission to arbitration of any ques- tion involving the treaty or national attitude of the United States concern ing questions of purely governmental policy.