The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-28

I choose.
| Lodge said judicial body is neo
essary to determine the meaning OF
| the league constitution, criticizing
its vagueness OF language when
we enter the nebulous region OF In
ferences, we must have tribunal
| like the supreme court to determine
| whether those differences are cor
! rect"
He suggested that the document
should have been drafted with the
ordinary care clerk uses in draft
ing a bill for the senate.
Irish Question In Doubt.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-There
appears TO be a difference of opinion
today as to just what President VIII
son said on the Irish question to
committee members of congress at
tending his league of nations dinner
Wednesday night.
Some committee members origin
ally gave as their version of the
presidents expressed view on the
Irish problem that it was question
between England and Ireland and
not within the province OF the league
The president today denied he told
committee members this. Almost I'M
mediately thereafter the subject
arose in the senate.
Senator Borah asked Senator
Hitchcock if President Wilson re-
fused 10 answer q question about
ireland at the white house dinner.
There was a question asked, but
it was not a serious question Hitch
cock replied.
Then does the senator say that
the president made no response to
the question about Ireland?" Borah
pressed
Il do" Senator Hitchcock an
swered.
Then at the suggestion of Senator
Williams, Hitchcock added the
president did say the league had
nothing to do with international and
domestic questions.
Then the president said the league
has nothing to do with Ireland,
Borah said 1T must necessarily be
settled between Ireland and England
and IL that is so the situation is left
where 1t was before"
Hitchcock made no reply.
Support of Italy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Presi-
dent Wilson today in personal
cable from Premier Orlando, was
assured the wholehearted support of
Italy in the formation H a league Of
nations.
The cable said:
I'm Paris the heart of heroic
france, through the high and perse-
vering desire of great leader OF
great people. the nations who have
fought together for the liberty and
justice of the world, have also de-
termined together In the sanctity Of
a solemn covenant and in the name
of liberty and Justice of all peoples,
to establish a peace which shall
reign supreme over the future des-
TIMES of the world.
ITO this covenant, which shall be
the intangible charter Of humanity.
Italy, who in the past and in the
present has always championed the
cause of right and proclaimed and
consecrated It with her laws and
with her blood, brings the contribu-
tons of her assent with fervid ex-
preston Of deep conviction.
Our hearts, with sincere faith.
celebrate this event. which is and
will remain one of the most memoir
able in human history. and 1t is fit
ting that the whole Italian people
comprehend and acclaim with joy its
high value and its everlasting signifi-
canoe"
Taft Announces Acceptance
ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 2S.-WiIliam
Howard Taft, upon arrival here. today,
announced he had accepted the invi-
.tation to speak on the same platform
with President Wilson on the subject
OF the league of nations at New York
Tuesday.
Taft characterized the league OF ma
tons as tine greatest International
movement since the United States be-
came the United States" He said
! that he believed Il was I'D to the Unit
ed states to forego its policy of "splen-
did isolation" and become a member
OF the family Of nations"
Practical Demonstration.
by J. W. T. Mason, Written for the
United Press.l
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-A practical
demonstration Of the way the league
OF nations would operate TO prevent
war is being given by the peace con-
ference in the dispute between Italy
and the Jugo-SIave.
Under ordinary circumstances Italy
and Jugo-Slayia would now be at the
diplomatic breaking point, with hostiI-
tiles inevitable
( The Slavs are reported to have or
dered the expulsion of an Italian mill
i tary mission from their territory and
agitators in the new Adriatic nation
are urging their fellow countrymen
Z to carry their quarrel against Italy 10
/ the battlefield. The Italians are said
I to be refusing 10 permit relief sup
plies to pass into JugoSlavia rs pre-
cautionary measure Of self-protection
! This situation is the common one
of double defiance which under the
rules of the old diplomacy. made war
inevitable. 1t is a situation that the
league Of nations must have the pow