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Show WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO COERCE SERIATE t President Sew no Hope for the Arbitration Treaties at This Session. SENATORS TAKE UMBRAGE j Speech of Executive at Mountain Lake Park Last Week Is Resented. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. The reply of Germany to the proposition for a general arbitration treaty with the United States was presented to the state, department depart-ment today by Count von Bernstprff, the German embassador. It Is understood to be distinctly favorable fa-vorable to tho principles laid down by Secretary Knox, and to presage thf negotiation ne-gotiation of a treaty with Germany similar to the pending convention with Great Britain and France, provided tho United States sehate does not drastically amend thoso agreements. All previous efforts to negotiate an arbitration ar-bitration treaty with Germany have failed because of the necessity to refer tho question of arbitration to the senate in each case In controversy. It was claimed that a treaty would bind Germany absolutely ab-solutely to arbitrate, while the United States was bound only on condition of the senate's approval. Special Agreements. It is understood that Germany's objection ob-jection to this score will be met by a clause In the proposed treaty, providing that disputes shall be arbitrated under special agreements In oach caso and tho special agreements shall be binding only when confirmed by the two governments govern-ments by an exchange of notes. This will give the German emperor as well as the senate an opportunity to ratify the special agreements. The senate's threat to modify the pending pend-ing treaties with Great Britain and France found an echo in the house today to-day when Representative Bartholdt of Missouri made a plea for International peace, denouncing tho upper body's opposition op-position to tho convention. He said: "The big stick philosopher of Oystor Bay" wanted to leave the doors open for war. Change in Tactics. President Taft has about decided not to presB the senate to ratify the arbitration arbitra-tion trcatlec at the special session of congress. After his return from Be'erly today the president learned that an attempt at-tempt to have tho sonate act favorably on tho pacts at this time might rosult in long debate and finally might be agreed to only in modified form. He was Informed that many senators had taken umbrage nt his speech at Mountain Lake Park last week, asking for the moral support of the people to force the senate to act on the treaties. Rather than antagonize senators and render the chanco of ratification loss certain, the president Is understood to have reached the conclusion not to make a fight for them at present. It was expected that at Ocean Grove, N. J.. where the president speaks tomorrow to-morrow night, he would again apnoal to the people for support, but tonight it was said that arbitration will not be the president's topic in that speech. Any of the presidents speeches on the subject of peace and. arbitration arc likely to be postponed . until tho, president's western trip next month. |
