| Show lt AliA N ED BY RUSSIA t r test Made by Ambassador Against 0 Ion Passed by House Abrogating Abro- Abro gating the Treaty of 1832 ASHINGTON EXCITED BY B BEARS BEAR'S AR S GROWLING NG 6 1 fter Hurri Hurried d Conferences I Senate leaders Leaders Decide to Term Which Gives 4 t Offense I to St Petersburg I l AFT URGES ORGES SUCH ACTION i l Dec 1 16 A A A protest protest pro pro- t test st st. by Russia Russin toda today against be e abrogation of the treaty o or 1832 1832 h h h country In the form pro pro- sed ed by the Sulzer resol resolution tion over- over adopted in the House of was followed tonight f the declaration of Senate leaders at in modified terms a 3 resolution the treaty cay at au an end would through the Senate before the of that body dy on Monday y j cit Some ISome senators senator went so f far ar as to toey toy ey y y that the Sulzer resolution confining con con- fining ining various vanous recitals said to be ob- ob the St St. Petersburg t to govI gov gov- I ment would be adopted without but nt the con consensus of fau 11 was that the Senate Senac would strip fee resolution lution of everything but bitt a c. c r s of or abrogation I which all seemed to toL toree The point upon L free j ree was that the Senate would act I. I Monday regardless of any protests fast Kt at might be made and regardless of ot ote I fc e negotiations ns that hat have been In Ins Ze s S- S lu W and the ho theL L nI I ca It U n Was cas reported t tonight that It the thea enao a e should shou adopt the Hou House e resolution t tion cP which boldly declared that RusIa Rus- Rus Ia ra has bas violated her treaty pledges the thet t Russian ambassador amba George Glorge J Jeff etC would ask Hsk for or his passports and andi i ull the countr country At itt best It was said Be ambassador would quit Washington unofficially leaving an under official 4 char charge f nu Run Ruin ln Takes orf Offense D It ll become 1 known no n today that t at ai n a i hUe hife House conference last night ht Ambassador Am asador l had r-ad ad expressed oth to President Taft TaCt and to Secre- Secre ry iry of or Sia State Slate to Knox Knox the view o of St. St that thai the language of or the ul resolution was objectionable The Conference o. o was followed today by a between President Taft and rotary Knox This conference In irn rn rr was wis followed by ono one between Mr Ir fox nox and the nu Russian amba ambassador ador News o of the tho Russian stand created I decided sensation The Senate was wast pt t In session but there were cre a num- num J 4 I on 00 Page Pace Tv Two o. o REI RETALIATION ALIA TION IS RUSSIA'S THREAT Protest Made Against House Resolution Abrogating the Treaty of 1832 I Continued d From o One her ber of Or hurriedly called conferences at nt which the situation was was' discussed Chairman Sulzer of oC tho the House committee commit commit- tee on foreign relations said there was nothing in his resolution which could bo construed as an Insult to sensitive Russia Hussla and urged senators to adopt It without mo modification whatever The first stir sUr over the tho announcement that Russia Hussla had become aroused over tho the proposed action of oC the American Con Congress ress In cutting off all 11 commercial treaty relations with that country and that International complications ml might ht ensue soon wa was followed by another thrill when six members of ot tho the cabinet cab cab- met inet were summoned to the White WhiteHouse Whitehouse House late Inte In the afternoon Officially I it was stated that the cabinet had boen boon called In council to pass finally upon I President t Tafts Taft's message on departmental departmental departmental depart depart- mental affairs to go so to Congress next Thursday The mooting meeting lasted laste for moro more than three hours Throughout the day dav an effort was ma made e In official quarters to minimize I the Importance of or tho the Russian ambassadors ambassador's am am- action Russia has made no formal protest against the abrogation of or tho the treat treaty or against the Sulzer resolution Secretary Secre Secre- tary tan of State Knox said The Russian ambas ambassador ador refused to discuss tho the matter In nn any nna way a The ambassador however eagerly sought Information as to the tho probable attitude of ot the tho Senate l Modification President Taft toda today sent for tor several sev sev- eral of or the Senate leaders lenders and placed the matter before them He ITO Is said to have urged ell that tho the resolution of or abrogation abrogation ab ab- ab- ab rogation bo be modified Tho The President It Is said ald had not given Iven up hope that the ne negotiations undertaken some somo time ago with the St St. Petersburg govern ovorn ment would meet with success ss The demand for Immediate action by Congress Congress Con Con- gress had hall become so Insistent how how- ever that he would not attempt to check It IL Senators and members of the House apprised of or what man many of at them char char- as a veiled threat b by Russia to cut off oCt all nil friendly relations with the United States discussed the matter matter mat mat- ter freely treely Republican leaders leader In the House were Inclined to crl the Democrats for tor havIn having required the tho adoption of the Sulzer resolution They had ored oreil the they said to have tho resolution amended When hen that effort failed they voted for tor It In its original terms The Tho resolution was wa-s carried JOO to 1 I the tho only negative nog-aUve vote voto being cn cast t b by Representative Malby of ot New York a Republican The Democrats were quick to defend their action and Chairman Sulzer tonight to tonight tonight to- to night issued a statement in which ho lie declared that everything o recited In the resolution was true truc and that thal the Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian ambassador would not nol attempt to den deny It Senator Culb Culberson of Texas Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat will lead the fight on Monday for Cor tho the tho adoption of ot his resolution which is a a. counterpart of ot the House document docu docu- ment ment- The Republican leaders are tryIng trying try- try Ing to get together on a substitute which the they hope will be accepted It was said that tho the House In Its anxiety for speedy action might accept a a. modified mod mod- resolution rather than get into a wrangle with the Senate and have o the matter go o over until after alter the Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas holidays Tho The Indications tonight ht were that a a. resolution a agreed to by br both houses houst's would be In the hands o of ot President Taft not later than Wednes 1 day next There Thoro is no thought though t that the president r will veto eto the resolution i In its Is final form Suiter's Suber Statement Chairman Sulzer in his statement statement said Of toOt course courso I do not know what the Russian ambassador said Hald to the tho secretary secre secre- tary of state but I 1 am satisfied he did lil not tell toll him hini that Russia would now anti and henceforth live up to her treaty obligations with the United States and recognize passports held by American citizens without discrimination on account ac account ac- ac count of ot race and religion You tell me that the Russian ambassador ob to the declaration in m my resolution ion tion that Russia has violated the treat treaty This IK is true and there can be beno beno beno no no question about It The record In the case Is conclusive and I am sur surprised prized that the tho ambassador or objects to the truth Official Russia seems to b be getting sensitive about the matter at last lat and that certainly Is a good sl sign n and means much I hope for tor the fu iu fu- tu ture re As a matter of oC fact there is nothIng noth noth- In ing offensive in the resolution To Toa say a so Is absurd and begs the question question question ques ques- tion I drew the resolution carefully with a desire to sa say nothing In It to which official Russia or an any friend or sympathizer with Russia Hussla could take ob ob- ob The rhe question Is in diplomatic form torm and follows the tho precedents heretofore here here- adopted b by Congress Cons only It Is not so o forcible and so drastic in lan lan- as some which have been passed b by Con Congress ress It says sas nothing wo we do not mean and it means nothing wo we have havo not said before Republican Leader Mann of or the tho House expressed the hope today that the recitals In the Sulzer res resolution would be bo stricken out before It passed the Senate He ne said it was not within the province of or Con Congress ress to declare leclare that Russia had violated tho the treat treaty though h It was proper to say In our opinion from tho the United States' States standpoint standpoint standpoint stand stand- point the treat treaty has been violated Mr Manns Mann's Speech It was a alse wise lse provision In tho constitution put put there by our fathers which athers-which which did not confide to this house jurisdiction over foreign affairs said Republican Senator Mann In the debate on the Sulzer Sulzer Sulzer Sul Sul- zer res resolution In the House The wisdom wisdom wis wis- dom darn of oC the tho fathers was never better exemplified ox- ox ex ex- than on n this da day when gentlemen gentlemen gentle gentle- men rise In iii their seats scats with written speeches from the chairman of or the tho committee committee com corn down dowil- declaring many things 8 which if we had bad the real power might quickly provoke war If It wo we say we are arc determined that American citizens shall shaH go into Russia we wo can only enforce that demand by conquering con con- at nt the ond end of ot a n war Wo We can assert our honor bonor we wo can protect our o In Integrity Integrity In- In and our reputation as liberty lov ing citizens proud of ot our honor b by abrogating abrogating abro abro- gating satinS the treaty the treaty but that has no further eff effect ct on the world In adding to tho the rights 0 of our ir t citizens I 1 hope at least that this resolution will willbo b bo be amended 1 If the recitals are to remain I In n It It h by asserting our right when we choose to exclude foreigners from Crom our shores shore on a account count of or race and I hope gentlemen are willing to concede that we only declare re that in our opinion from our standpoint Russia has violated the treaty and therefore we abrogate It The resolution should never novel have pas passed d the House Honse In Its original form I said Representative McCall of at sette Republican member of ot the committee Q I on for foreign affairs There was waR no excuse ex ex- cuse euse for the tho flat Jat statement contained In ir I I tho the resolution that Russia had violated i the treaty The statement of that son sort t leaves es little HUle room for argument or arbi arb I No such assertion Wll was necessary Inasmuch as ns the tho United States has a perI per per- feet right under the terms of oC tho the treat treaty I Itself to abrogate it on one years year's notice to the other p party |
