Evening star., 1919-10-10
WALSH Of MASS.
FOR RESERVATIONS
Tells Senators He Loves
Democratic Party, But Is
"American First"
APPLAUDERS REMOVED

Clearing all doubt as to where he
stood on the question of ratifying the
peace treaty, Senator Walsh. demo-
crat, of Massachusetts,, declared in the
Senate yesterday to vote for the league
Of nations covenant without protecting
reservations would legalize interna-
tional wrongs and deny to down
trodden and submerged races of the
world the right to enjoy some day the
blessings Of liberty.
Orders Applauders Removed.
When Senator Walsh concluded his
address. which had been listened to
with the keenest interest by senators
as well as by the crowds in the gal
leries, there was ripple of applause,
which Immediately became an out
burst
Vice President Marshall raped for
order and called upon the sergeant
alarms to clear the galleries of those
persons who had violated the rule
against applause.
"The officers of the Senate will re-
move from the galleries those who
have violated the rules of the Senate"
said the Vice President. Let us see
whether the sergeant-at-arms can
carry out the order. of the Senate"
The doorkeepers in the various GAL
1eries did not move the offenders out
quickly enough to suit the Vice Pres
ident. for after pause, he continued:
Don't stand there scratching your
heads. Take those out who violated
the rules of the Senate"
Almost Immediately afterward Sen
Ator Lodge of Massachusetts moved to
adjourn. On this the yeas and nays
were demanded by Senator Hitchcock.
The motion carried, SO to 36.
Assails Shantung Provision.
Senator Walsh. in a carefully pre-
pared speech, denounced the Shantung
provision, charged that acceptance Of
the much discussed article x gave the
lie to the American traditional policy
Of helpfulness to the distressed; bit
terly assailed the lack of equal rep
resentation for the United States with
that of any other nation" and de-
clared that through the whole cove
nant, like a weaver's thread, was "the
scarcely veiled purpose of Great Brit
ain to dominate the world through
this league"
Discusses Irish Position.
Discussing the position of people
Of Irish blood in America, Senator
Walsh said as he understood it,
''They, as American citizens, ask the
United States not to join in any
league Or make any agreement with
other nations which may hinder or
forever bar oppressed peoples from
obtaining independence" These peo-
pie, he told the Senate, were not op-
posed to just league of nations and
did not seek in any way to involve
the United States in a controversy
with Great Britain
1t was not pleasant to differ from
his democratic colleagues, said Sena-
tor Walsh, who added that he had
steadily fought against the CONSTANT
~ growing convictions that he could
not without violence to my con-
science. by voice or vote, support
some of the features Of this cove
nant."
Is "American First
TN parting from them by support
ing some reservations. which I deem
necessary" the Massachusetts, sena-
tor continued, II believe I am not
parting from my party principles. I
love the democratic party. but I am
an American first. and IL a choice
must be made between a league of
nations and the Constitution Of the
United States, am first and last
with the Constitution"
Senator Nelson for League.
Senator Nelson, republican, Of Min
nesota, pleading In the Senate for
q lasting peace, declared he could
not sympathize with the sentiment
Of league of nations opponents that
would have this country crawl into