Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-11
NEITHER WILL SENATE PERMIT
CALIFORNIA ALIEN LAND ROW
TO GO 70 THE HAGUE.
TIRES OF FOREIGN JuRIEs
TRYING DOMESTIC CASES
Recent Executive Session Proceedings
Would Set Europe on Nsttlss il Made
Publie-Trsaties Not TO Be Removed
on Expiration Dates - General
News.
Especial correspondence

Washington, June 1.-THE Panama
canal tolls question will not be sub
mitted to arbitration. Neither will the
questions raised by the California alien
lana law.
This much has been settled, not
formally, but to all apparent intents
and purposes. by the recent discussion
in executive session of the senate over
the renewal of the arbitration treaties
with Great Britain. Spain and Italy.
The fate of twenty three treaties of
like nature hangs on the disposition Of
these three. Probabilities are they
will not be renewed. or, if renewed.
that the canal question and the Japa-
nese question will be exempted from
arbitration.
Gradually, there has leaked out OF
the recent executive session enough OF
the facts as TO the temper Of the SEN
tie TO make it plain where that body
stands.
Senate Opposed to Submission.
The truth is that. almost to man,
il is opposed to the submission or the
canal question or the japanese ques-
ton to arbitration. 1t is against sub
MISSION of a question regarded as 90
mestic to arbitral bodies and 1t IS
against submissoin to arbitration OF
questions which are construed as al
fccting national honor.
Undoubtedly, this will be criticised
in some quarters as not up-to- date, as
being narrow and old-fashioned. But
the senate, it SO happens, is rtaner
old fashioned body with some decloeo
notions about American prerogatlves.
Whether the senates attitude is to
be praised or blamed. however, the TACT
is that in the recent executive session
sentiments so pronounced and out
spoken against the arbitrator OF Ger
tain Questions, like those alluded TO-
were uttered that, had they been Ut
tered in open session, would nave
caused a sensation and set up a huttef
in the foreign chancelleries OF the
world.
Tired Of Foreign Juriss.
One senator, among the abiest ano
broades+ on the democratic side. IN
brief out. eloquent speech. said In es-
feet:
u am an advocate of peace. ] be-
r.ve IN arbitration. But am tired OF
the idea of submitting oones''c aues
tons to foreign turies.
AS The situation stood when the
treaties came UP last week. the only
advocate Of renewal Of the treaties
was Senator Bacon and ne was iuAe. :.
warm. He felt that as chairman OF
rho foreign relations committee 1t was
I'D TO him to get the treaties ratiheo =,
he could, but it was clear he had small
heart in the business.
Senator Works talked plainly ABOUT
the California law and defended the
action of the state. Other senators
and there wa. a-plenty OF eloquent
speakins-intimated strongly they
were tired Of allowing this country 10
be placed in an attitude OF kowto~ins
70 england or Japan whenever ono or
the other Of those nations indicated
disn,ea.ure. The opinion held by
many senators that the Canadian "a
ciac and other transcontinental Eail-
roads are the real power behind the
throne in opposing free Panama tols
is a factor in the situation.