New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Senate Without a ROllcall
Provides for General
Arbitration.
AGREEMENTS FOR FIVE
YEARS PROVIDED FOR
Action Disposes of Snarl in In
tangled Foreign Relations
of United States.

u..bi,s,on Feb. 2i.-vithout the Tor
,,.ii,v ~ roll call the Senate rauhe"
,o.dsv the pending general treaues "i AT
.i,rst,on with Great Britain. Spain NOT
~ sweden. Japan. Portugal. swi'1e'-
and and Italy Similar ueaues WV"
other nations OF the world "h'Vu
M, yet been renewed. will oe rauneu -
sn.coiiv as they are sent 10 the sehS'e'
7,be action Of the Senate to-day ais
,os.s NJ one OF the snarls in the en-
tangled foreign relations OF the Ih''eo
states. italy and other European poN''S
r.ere inclined TO resent the ratih'auoh VI
he treaty with France while 'he o'ne'
.-..tiss were held up The alliance ne
,,,oep Great Britain and Japan was mace
.,,,rs,ive as 10 the United states because
20 ,ho failure 10 ratify the British treaty
and from almost every point oil view INC
6elsv IN approving the agreements Ie
suited in complications in the re'suohS
- this government with other nations
Tho next step will be the repeal OF the
no-tolIs provision Of the Panama 'aha'
act. which also involves relations OF inns
government with the maritime powers OF
the world generally. IL IL prooapie mat
the President will find il necessary 10
relv ON the minority 10 accomplish MS
rurrose much more extensively than ne
was Obliged 10 depend on it for aid IN
ratifving the arbitration treaties nut IL
is expected that the provision Will ne
eliminated
The treaties ratified to-day. when re
new for ave years agreements with the
nations involved. mark the hrst step III
tho nolicv OF President Wilson 10 place
the United States in more advantageous
position in the world OF nations
Amendments 10 the treaties having been
reie,.ted Friday debate closed WITHIN
Few minutes after the Senate went INTO
eYecutive session to-day, and opponents
n the treaties made no efforts 10 delay
the votes.
The treaties. briefly. provide for refer-
.ncs 10 The Hague tribunal OF legal dit
fersnces and questions relating 10 the IN
,erpretation OF other existing uea'les
which cannot be settled by diplomacy
No matter involving the vital interests
independence or honor Of the contracting
mowers is included in the scope or these
treaties. and all disputes involving the
interests II third parties are also eN-
Guided. The method Of procedure toward
arbitration fixed by the treaties provides
that-a special agreement shall oe drawn
IN setting out the details Of the dispute
and defining It's issues and the scope oil
consideration To De granted 10 the arpl-
traitors. Such agreements must be signed
bv The President and ratified ny the Sen
ate before the question can be submitted
AZ The Hague.
Although the majority for the rat1ca-
ton Of the treaties was overwhelming
and the amendment TO exempt from aroi-
tration the Panama tolls question was re-
iected by more than a two-thrds vote
Senators who urge repea. OF the free tolls
provision insist that these votes are not
significant OF the attitude Of the Senate
on the tolls issue. Senator O'Gorman
said tonight he did not regard the ratl-
ecation action As test lie Is deter
mined 10 continue the fight for free tolls
The Senate is looking 10 the President
for some initiative action in the tolls mat
tsr and several Senators sverred TO-DAY
that the issue would be made matter OF
party caucus. That some Democra Is
would refuse 10 enter such caucus has
been reported for several days.