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Show i wm asks TO MTMI WM Wants an Arbitration Pact Like flH That of France and H England. SENATE COMMITTEE IS H OPPOSED TO AGREEMENT in Says the New Treaty Is Breeder H of Bitterness and Washington. Aug. 15. Almost in iH the same hour that tho senate commit-j jflfl teo on foreign relations reported today, iNfl to the senate Its conviction that the re- fl cently negotiated arbitration treaties he- j flB twecn this country and Great Britain! InH and France were "'brccdors of bittcr- BH ncaa and war." Germany, through Us embassador here, was announcing lie ilc-1 ilc-1 slro to be a party to a similar arbltra- tion compact with the United States, WM Germany made known to Secretary WM Knox, through Embassador von Berns- IK torff. its acceptance of the general pnn- E dplcE of arbitration as laid down In the secretary's draft recently submitted, A raM fow exceptions wero noted, however, ana M Count von Bernstorff will sail Sntur- W&M day for Germany to consult his goycrn- KN ment further, lie will return in October. BBffl While the conference was proceeding BHU In the state department, the committee on foreign relations presented a report to the fenate declaring the pending con-WKm con-WKm venllons with England ttnd France would Si more likely provoke war than peace, if M consummated In their present form. The il report was In vigorous defense of the committee's course in recommending the H elimination of the paragraph In the HHI treaties conferring especial powers on the joint high commission, created by BH the conventions, Hj Senate's Attitude. The 3ttack upon the treaties centered HH on tlio (luestiou of the senate, as part HH of the ireatv-making mnchlnery of the I United States, giving its consent to the IH Investiture of the joint commission with authority to determine, without consu t-lug t-lug the Eenate. whether a matter of dls-RH dls-RH pute is justiciable and subject to arbltra- flH 1 The report was presented by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and the rm-norlty rm-norlty of the committee was granted a week in which to present Its views In MH support of the treaties as negotiated. II Declaring the unselfish attitude of the Hfl senate antl contending that It was the dutv of that body under the constitution JH to defend Its own prerogatives, the com- mlttec report said j "The Inclusion of the senate as a part of the treaty-making power was provided upon mature consideration In the consll-ttitlon consll-ttitlon and was deemed to be adapted to our svsteni of government It has. on j the whole, proved of the highest uscful- I neps for the prevention of hasty and 111 IU considered agreements with other powers and for the preservation of the interests H of all and every part of the American people. So long as that duty rests upon Ml us we must continue to perform it with HN courage and firmness and without evasion HH or abdication." Would Breed Bitterness. 9 HH "There are certain questions at the RjM present stage of human development," Bg the roport concludes, "which, If thus .forced forward for arbitration, would be M rejected by the country affected without IBM regard whether, in no doing, they broke EMU the general arbitration treaty or not. In SjHI the opinion of the committee It should HHJ not be possible, under the terms of any iW treaty, for such a deplorable situation to MHD arlto. Nothing ought to be promised that VHH we are not absolutely certain we can carry out to the ietter. WKk "If the third clause of article III, re- RMB mains In the treaty It is quite possible mm that the unhappy situation just described WKB might arise and the treaty would then MM? become not what we finally hope it will waml be. n notable Instrument of peace, but an HK Ill-omened breeder of blttc-rness and war. Bfl For that reason, as well as on constitu tes ttonal grounds and In the best Interests M of peace and arbitration Itself, the com- mlltco recommends that this clause be stricken from the treaty." |
