Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-22
TREATY IS APPROVED
BY BRITISH COMMONS
Lloyd George Stands Pat on
kaiser's Trial-Disappoints
Sim Feiners
TRIPLE ALLIANCE FAVORED


London, July .22.-At what was vr.
tually an all night session, the House
OF Commons completed its consideration
Of both the German peace treaty and
the Anglo French convention.
The bill CARRYING approval Of the
German treaty was considered in com
mittee of the whole. exciting lengthy
debate, in which Premier Lloyd GcorC"
took an active part. The hill was th"n
placed before the House and passed its
third reading. after a motion hv John
Devlin TO reject it as protest against
the premier's attitude toward ireland
had been defeated by 163 70
Then. at a. m, the Anglo Frnn"h
pact was taken IN and the bill approving
II was unanimously adopted after
short but sharp debate. in which the
argument that the treaty was not con
sistent with the spirit of rho league Of
nations failed to find any substantial
echo.
Treaty Not Altered
its stages without amendment
In concluding his Speorn on n"
treaty. Premier Lloyd George. whI'"
making no claim Of PERFECTION for H..
expressed confidence that any d"for'S
would be remediod by the l"aGu" "'
nations Notwithstanding IT'S imNorf'"-
tions, the premier declared, the treaty
would stand as a "hghthouSe in III"
deep and a warning IN nations and
rulers of the nations against RI" N"rr'
which the German empire shattered il
self against.
Mr.. LLOYD George ridiculed the suE
gestion that his attitude toward Ire.
land had changed. He said he ad
hered to his position announced in tho
general election and was prepared 70
Carry il into effect The Home Rulers.
he added. could 'have homo rule for
themselves if they wished ir, but they
could not force il On Ulster.
Llovd George recent announcement
that the former German emperor would
be tried before a tribunal IN London had
created much discussion. and several
members. including Lord Robert Cecil,
EXPRESSED doubts AS 10 tho advjSahilty
of the trial being held in London. The
selection of a neutral country for this
purpose, il has been Contended, would
have been better.
Insists on kaiSer'S Trial
The premier in answer 70 this said
What right have we 70 assume that
any neutral country could desire to be
the scene of such a trial? The Allies
have sufficient confidence in this country
that whoever comes here for trial will
receive a trial equal to the highest ira
ditions of the British nation. and there
are none higher in the world.
If war is TO be abolished it must be
treated not as an honorable game with
the prospect of personal glory. hut as
crime. That is why we decided that the
author of this war should be tried
Another matter of extreme Importance
which came up for discussion was the
Irish question. and To this the premier
devoted considerable time with numer-
Gus interleCtions by Joseph Dnvlin.
Nationalist, for Falls division of Bel
fast
Sir Samuel Hoare, Unionist for Chel-
sea. warned the government that some
OF the Unionists considered the settle.
ment of the Irish difficulty iust a. urgent
as did the Irish members.
The premier caused laughter hv DO
lut lTlsu convention Whlt0
had failed to agree - his attempt ~
apply President wilson principles to
Ireland.
Says Ireland's Not a Nation
Answering Mr. Devlins demand for 4
referendum. he urged that the difficulty
was that Ireland was not nation. but
two nations in race, religion and ten
perament and outook-in fact. in
everything constituting the fundamental
conditions IF nation. Until this diff
Guilty was bridged il was useless to talk
about self determination, aud uurlI
Irishmen definitely faced this difficulty
he despaired Of any settlement.
T. P. OConnor. Nationalist. px-
pressed profound disappointment over
the premier speech. He asked whether
Lloyd George meant TO withdraw from
his contract with regard to Ireland He
declared that two men had created the
Sim Fein one was Sir Edward Car
SOD, the other was Mr.. Llovd George.
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