Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-27
President Wilson Talks Over
Relations of United States
and Other Countries With
Senate Committee
URGES RATIFICATION
OF SIXTEEN TREATIES
No Ink.Ing Is Given of Any
Change of Policy Toward
Mexico Contemplated by
Administration,

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WASHINGTON, Jan 2G. President
wilson conferred for nearly three
hours tonight with the senate COM
mitee on f0relpn relations. The en-
tire committee, republicans and dem
ocrats with the exception Of senator
Clark who Is I'm Arkansas, discussed
foreign affairs OF the nation
For the first time during his admin
aatlon. the president broached the
subject Of the Panama canal tolls The
mmdGed arbitration treaties and the
proposed Bryan peace treaties, as well
as the Mexican stuation and the Jap
anese alien land controversy We're
among TIE subjects discussed. It was
he first conference of its kind Gov
ering SO broad field, that Mr.. WIZ
SON has held
80 critical situation In any Of the
International problems, according to
the president caused the meeting to
De- held. The engagement was made
more than week ago, in line with
the presidents plan to take up syste-
maucally various important phases of
International questions
When the conference was over. all
be senator's agreed to maintain SEE
Aecy leaving to the president To dis
mss what had taken place
TAe president explained TO CORES
p5ndents he hud earnestly urged the
ratification of tho general arbitration
treaties proposed for renewal sixteen
b number lie expressed confidence
iaat they would he ratified
The president also outlined to the
committee hts attitude On the Panama
canal tons question Asked what it
was, he said he thought ID was gener-
aly understood but declined 20 dis
euss his views at this time The fact
that when the treaty with Great Brit
ain was hast considered ry the senate,
exception was taken Go It on the
ground chat Ct might force the arbi-
iation of the free tolls for American
eoastWlse vessels. led to the belief to-
aght that he desired to see the gener-
al treaty with Great Britain ratified
and that he hoped, through the pas
sge Of the Adamson resolution now
pending In tho house, that operation
o. lhe free tolls provision would he
suspended fer two years while diplo-
matte correspondence on the subject
#as continued.
The president has never publicly
outlined IDEAS on the tolls question.
All foreign questions pending were
dscuaod and the president said the
senator's asked many questions about
HeHico. Beyond giving them as much
information about the condition of af-
ars IN Mexico as he had. the prcsi-
aent said no discussion of policy oc-
euned.
No monti0n was made on the pos
aoilU of negotiating a new treaty
With Russia The senate meets IN cN-
eeative session tomorrow, presumably
10 confirm tho nomination of Horny
A Plndel ats ambassador to that
country
The president described to the sem
alofs the status Of the japanese con-
uoVersy as we'll as the negotiations
with Colombia. Concerning the latter
ne said the United States was still In
eae process of exchanging notes on the
subject and that no definite agreement
= 70 an indemnity 10 be given Column
nia for The partition of Panama had
't'n fixed upon