The Washington times., 1915-09-20
EXTRA SESSION TALK
INTERESTS CAPITAL
No Confirmation Received, But
Significance Is Sen in Mar
shaII's Coming Visit.

Although reports that the President
may call an extra session OF the SEN
ate next month to consider pending
treaties found no confirmation In Ad-
ministration quarters today. thcy
aroused widespread interest in view
of the fact that Vice President Mar
shall will be here about October ! to
confer with the Resident.
Senator Stone. chairman OF the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Committee.
who arrived In town yesterday. is eX-
pected to see the President some time
this week. although he has made no
request for an appointment. Should
the President decide on an extra ses-
sion of the upper body. 1t Ia probable
that an announcement Will be made
after his talk with Senator Stone.
Senator Ollie James Of Kentucky.
who Is extremely close TO the Presi-
dent. declared today that he knew OF
no intention on the latter's part to
call an extra session. At the same
time he admitted not having talked
clared. however. that he would be
glad to see such session. not so
much for the consideration Of treaties.
as for the consideration Of a cloture
rule to prevent filibustering In the
Senate.
Officials of the State Department
declared today fatty that they had
not been advised by the President that
an extra session would be called to
consider these pending treaties. among
which is the proposed treaty with
Hayti. giving this government a A.
republic. This pact has not yet been
ratified by the Haytian congress
which is now In extra session. 1t is
likely. however, that it will be before
the end Of the next month. Acting
Secretary Of State Polk declared that
the negotiations were not being con.
Quoted from this end with any view to
an extra session OF the American
Senate to consider 1t.
or the other pending treaties the one
which has attracted most attention is
| the proposed compact with Colombia 8
claims and injured feelings CROWNS gu,
OF the secession of Panama, agrees to
pay Colombia S20,000.0c0 and an expires
sion OF regrets. This expression OF
| regrets has raised hornets nest among
Democrats and Republicans alike. An.
other OF the pending pacts is that with
| which Nicaragua under which the Uni
ted States would pay Nicaragua 3d. 900, ,OO(
IN exchange for the latter's interests In
| canal route. The Central American
| powers OF Costa Rica. Salvador. and
| Honduras have bitterly opposed the
treaty on the ground that it ignores
their rights in the Bay of Fonseca.
II there Is an extra session ther,
| Will be great airing of idea,
Oh international questions. Southern
Senators are eager to get n chance ia
cypress their ideas on the cotton ex.
port situation. They would like
rofhlng better than to have a specia
session wherein they would be able
70 assail the policy of England and
the zines with respect to interference
VIZ. "ttn eotton cargoes and making OF
senator Hoke. Smith Of Georgia is
one or those who neglects no opDor.
tuTity to criticise the British policy
rms means that If there is an extra
s,ead s or getting down to business or
such things as cloture and yariou,
treatles: Is likely to plow up the
whole international field. stretch ins
az i.rnn the way way from England to Germany
Although there Is great deal n,
talk IN nigh quarters Of an extra ses.
SION or the Senate II the internationa'
S1aauon s clears up, the President i.
the ainoHnt 90 Of &c aP2Tehensive thai
do more harm than good.
tSenator stone, chairman Of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations COMMITTEES /,
here here and Will confer with the Presi,
iowed bv nis - noSiifn conference may be fol,
, Senator Fletcher expresses the h,.
hei an extra session of the Senat.
VIII be called. If the internationai az
ual,Tn rlotnre eiears srsot,. up, about October l.
Nicaragua, and the Haitian treaty
would be among the foremost snh'
jects considered. SUI