Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-10
Sen. Walsh Out
in Open on Pact
and Covenant

Washington. OCT. 9-ClaEr--g IL
DOUBT as 70 where ne STOOD IN ne
auesiana Of ra---yL1g the peace -c'aa1y,
Senator Walsh Denocra- A1ssa-
cnuse--s. declared = M Senate I'd
cay % vors 1or ne League u Ma
IONS COVENANT without protecting
ress,-vaz1ors would legaLlze 1aIer1a-
-lanal wang End deny % "ouwn
--odaen and submerged races AZ Lae
warld -1ts -1E2- 10 ENJOY some CIV
the 1less--E Of liberty.
Senator a als1 u 4 carefully pre-
pared speech denounced me shan
--2E settlement charged N1a- ac-
cepIauce Of LIE mlcE discussed al
-cie Ten gaze The -1e - -ne AMER
ran traditional policy 81 halpt-4asss
u C1e Distressed. aI-lay'3y assE1leG
ne Lack O. aE--.- representa- cE Tor
ne United @L4-es With Lnal OF al
other nation AnG declared -REt
through ihe whole covenant l4f- .
weRver's ri1raaG was ne ''scl4rceiy
vaIled purpose q fzrs2- ErI-a-l =.
du1a 4aa1s ne world through THIS
leAEue."
Americans If L...zr binoG. Senator
u ASH sald- merely ware asking ne
Cnited States u lo1n n any league
or make any agreement WIZ eLhe,'
na1ons waIcn n4-y h-nne:- q forever
oar oppressed peoples from obtain
L1s Independence.
Those If IRISH blood, ne -oi6 the
Senate. were net opposed - : Just
iaaEue Of NATIONS and dlc MOI sees
- any Way . involve ne : r4-e1
states n controversy WI GreG-
Britain
Il was NOT pIeasan- 70 differ Win
MS Democratic colleagues Senator
W ASH sa4G. adding ma ne MAJ
steadily toug,l, against ne constant
ly growing convictions ma. r could
NOT WITHOUT violence u nv en-
SCIENCE by v1ice OF vote support some
q me provisions If TINS covenant
In parting rom them " sup
porting some reservElons which !
deem necessary" ne Aaasac-1ls sets
Senator continued. bsAsVs : III
nc; parting rum -y party primo
pies. ! 1--we -as DsmDC-a-lc party
0u- : an al American e--st alC =
ny choice nast be made osrwasn !
iaaEue u narluas a-C ne crsrsrl-U-
1lon If rhe United States, I an 1rsi
and last with the constitution
Senator Walsh declared. speaking
ne uqpermosI CONVICTIONS CT Irish
americans ulare than naII C1--L1nn
u whom were n the war, -1Rt g.
uucn as they yaR-nad u see -ne-
kindred trae much - their hearts
are torn by events Ii Ireland, by the
aa--asslnC, 6-asoon21g ana repression
Of me people OF -aaI sad Little IsiH2c-
Is cIlzens Of tbs republic their
first concern Is for the si.sf3'. hu,nor
and preservation Of MS lanG u their
birth and adoption"
The senator argued mai there was nc
provision II me league covenant 70
give me slightest hope rhat 7 eve-
would amIcaDiy adjust the pEnbiHIns OF
submerged pe0EIe. zaG refused - MS
cad rhem ny suEgesl 3-lg 2nsslbis oppur-
EIIn4Iles fnr hearings Or d5uEImei1fs
which cid not exist If rle question
II gv4nE Independence nr selz-gnVsrn-
u1enf 70 Ireland might pc heard oy the
-<68HAt u AaNloilSs -tsA-s1-Nl '" k--SAA 'a--'
rDuld bs logically cautendsd rilu1 tt1e
question af Japaaes. Immigration into
Lhis Country. considered By everybody
domestic question Also cofiG ne heard
bv the isRgue.
Rsfs--ing 70 President WIlsun
statement r41a1 America WIS r-ustsd
throughout the world Sena-nr VI alsn
sad ''surelv not ~ representative OF
ne British Empire" ur ny Japan.
In al hlsr9rv" he added 7 d0 mt
believe rhe-e is a more transparent ss1
81 diplomatic t-eachery and deception
pracnred nv one nation uqpr another
nan TiiR1 Of Nj Ea.-0gT cru7sng %
America. Rf4sr ne mad deciR-ea WEI and
agreed To juln with Ills cuUnt-r IN vae-
ing war upon German anG withhold
ing al inflammation cuura1ried tn ttas se-
lconrinaec On P.os .. Col. 81