Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1905 — ARBITRATION TREATIES ARE DEAD [ARTICLE]

ARBITRATION TREATIES ARE DEAD

President Think* the Senate Aetloa Made Them • Closed Incident. Washington, Feb. 14. President Roosevelt will not present the arbitration treaties as amended by the senate to the countries with which they were negotiated. In reply to numerous inquiries by representatives of the press at the state department Secretary Hay made in substance the following statement: “The president regards the matter of the general arbitration treaties as concluded by the action of the senate Saturday. He recognizes the right of the senate to reject a treaty either by a direct vote in that sense or indirectly by changes which are incompatible with its spirit and purpose. He considers that with the senate amendment the treaties not only cease to be a step forward in the cause of general arbi tration, but are really a step backward. and therefore lie is unable to pesent them in this altered form to the countries with which we have been in negotiation.” The treaties were received at the White House yesterday, and following the usual procedure they will be recorded and forwarded to the state department. They will be sent to the librarian where, in accordance with the statement issued by Secretary Hay, they will remain.