Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-07
Sentiment Against Renewal Of
Peace Pacts With Twenty
Three Foreign Nations Un-
expectedIy Crops Out
DELICATE QUESTIONS
CAUSE OF FEELING
Panama Canal Tolls Cootro-
yersy and Japanese A2o0
Land Situation Give States
men Subjects iol Thought


Washington, june Thu principle
the code that has bound the United
Siates with twontt-four great and
lesser nations of fle world for the
last tive years u 10 srrious danger
and unless there 5 decided change
in sentiment la the senate. the res
neWai of twcnty-thrce of The treaties
which gave concrete evidence of this
nations belief in such policy may
ho impossihlc. In executive sossiuu
tonight the senate aeain fniied 90 rut-
ifN removals cf the arbitration agree.
mcnts with Great Britain italy and
spain witch recently expired These
conventions provide that questions re-
lating TO the Interpretation of trrMica
excepting those that cannot he settled
through diplomat, channels or those
of Vital interest. national honor on iu-
dependence shall be submitted to The
Hague = similar treaty with France
has been renewed
The main argument tonight arose
over the contention thnt " the treaty
with Grraf Britain is ratified, the
Purnma canal tolls questions would
nave tu bc submitted 10 Tho Hague
During the discussion the Japanese
question and ihc general attitude 0f
the nation toward compulsory arh-
trniun was brought up and led To tbs
expression 0f views uttci1y at variance
Win entrance into such binding agree-
mcnts i'm the future
a muton ~ fDiaf tho three treaties
to the foreign relations committee
with instructions that the one with
Great Britain hc modified so as 60
exempt particularly the Panama canal
tolls question was abandoned, but pro
lcngea debate WAS predicted for ia.
ture sessions some senators showed
"a disposition TO criticise the making
oi compulsory arbitration agreements
IL they bound only la cases which do
rot affect vital Interests national hon
a. or independence
one senator went SO far as 20 de-
clare
There are many people IN the
United states and In the spnute who
ought 10 live in England
senators who did not speak but who
discussed arbitration with their coli
leagues during the debate expressed
decided opinions ON the extent to
which this nation has bound Itself to
argue matters out before court
This attitude WAS condemned as on2
which was becoming misunderstood
throughout the world and one which
had appeared to the countrys dised-
Vantage I'M the Mexican problem, In
the dispute with Great Britain and in
the more recent controversy with
Japan
Many senators were convinced to-
right that few of the twcnty-three
agreements which come up for rec
neWal Ia the next few months Will be
agreed to without O hard fight Az
though the treaties probably have
many supporters. Chairman racon, of
the foreign relations committee was
about the only one who spoke in their
behalf IN spite Of his endorsement
of arbitration Mr.. Bacon held the
view that under the British treaty
the tolls question must bc arbitrated,
ard expressed entire sympathy with
the California land legislation to
which japanese have taken exception
Senator Chamberlain was the only
member 10 object to the British
treaty yesterday when 1t first came
up before tho senate with the approx
al of the foreign relations committee,
but IN tonight's session there were
nine senators behind him who IN one
WaN or another expressed the same
view The oregon senator made the
opening argument beginning almost
as soon as the doors were closed He
contended that there could be little
question that under the proposed
agreement the tolls question must be
arhitrated He pointed tO utefanecs
of Si Edward Grel the British min-
letter for foreign, affairs as q complete
Vipdieati0n Of his position
senator OGorman chairman Of
the inter- oceanic canals committee IN
direct change of Panama legislation,
declared ina his opinion the treaty
would not cover it.
senator Brlstow offered reaoa
uon modifying the treaty So that the
ton questions would be exempted spe
officially Chairman Bacon asked the
senate to vote against such proposal
declaring that no distinctions should
he made between different nations by
such "a reservation against Great lifi-
tain
Senator Bacon pointed out that
aside from the tolls question The
United state- might find itself Ina con
troVersy with Great Britain during F
The next five years which II would be-
glad to submit 10 The Hagde
Senator boran took NE stand that
ii the United states was wrong IN iis
..ftli1lnn IN ihn fnlls maflnIa II ahOulN !