The Washington herald., 1913-06-06
BRITISH TREATY
MEETSASNAG
Senator Chamberlain Objects
to Ratification and Il Is
Held Up.
WILL ULTIMATELY PASS
Pact with Paraguay Cuts Out the Last
Haven for Fugitives from
Justice.

An objection raised in the executive
session yesterday afternoon by Senator
George E. Chamberlain of Oregon pre-
vented the ratification of the treaty of
arbitration with Great Britain. The
treaty was reported this morning from
the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, along with like treaties with
Italy and Spain. These are simply re-
newals Of existing treaties, which either
have expired or shortly will expire. A
like treaty with France. which expired
early in the present year, was renewed
and ratified before President Taft went
out of office.
Senator Chamberlain's objection to a
renewal of the treaty with Great Brit
ain, even in the limited form In which
it was presented, was that it would OBJ
ligate the-United States to arbitrate the
Panama Canal tolls. Several Senators
tried TO convince Mr.. Chamberlain that
the proposal was simply the renewal OF
an existing treaty, and would not obli-
gate the United States to do anything
that the government is not now obli-
gated TO do. The Senator from Oregon
insisted that he would like to look into
the treaty further. ThereGpon the &C.
ton that had been taken for the ratifi-
cation of the treaties with. Spain and
Italy was reconsidered and the ratifica-
up lOT lNG TIME
The three treaties were reported from
the Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee yesterday morning. and it was not
expected that there would be any obiec-
ton to them. Some time ago Senator
Chamberlain introduced a resolution
abrogating the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
with Great Britain. The resolution Gre
ated quite a commotion at the time II
was put in, but was referred to the
Foreign Relations Committee, and mo
action has vet been taken on it. Sem
ator Chamberlains attitude assumed yes
terday is believed by some of his COL
leagues to be taken with view of
forcing action on his resolution.
Senators who are favorable to the arbi-
tration treaties believe that they will be
ratified ultimately, including the one
with Great Britain.
No Haven for FuEItives.
The Senate at the same executive ses-
sion ratified a general extradition treaty
with the Republic of Paraguay The
South American country was the only
one with which the United States has
had no treaty of extradition of fugitives
from justice There was a popular i'm
preston a few years ago. before a treaty
was concluded with Honduras. providing
for the eXtradition of persons charged
with certain crimes. that the Central
American republic was the only harbor
of refuge for absconding bank cashiers
and other fugitives. But Paraguay has
remained as an asylum for them until
now. This treaty was reported favor |
ably from the Foreign Relations Com |
mittee yesterday morning and ratified |
without objection. |
The Nicsraguan treaty was not con-
sidered in the committee meeting yes
terday. The time was taken up entirely |
with the four treaties on which reports
to the Senate were made, and on bills
" hich had been introduced by Senator
Bacon. raising the United States mission
to Spain to the grade of an embassy
and creating a separate legation for the
Cnited States in the Republic of Para
quay, which has heretofore been Joined
with Uruguay in our diplomatic repre-