The Washington herald., 1920-03-17
SENATORS VOTE
TODAY ON IRISH
|ROLEIN TREATY
Weariin' O tn Green Aloo-
min Inspires Blarney
and Poetry for Erin.
DEFEAT IS CERTAIN
England Attacked, Defend
ed, and Recognition Of
Korea is Advocated.
by ROBERT T. BARRY.

ST. Patricks Day aloonihs
inspired the Senate yesterday to a
new effort to obtain recognition of
the Irish nationalist aspirations in
the American reservations to the
treaty of Versailles.
Senator's spent several hours "a
wearin' O. tn green" but with all
their blarney about the Emerald
Isle. her gallant sons and fair col
leens. the sweet music of her poets
and the justice of her cause. indica-
tions pointed to rejection OF the res
ervation today-March 17-an in
auspicious day for such a vote.
Senator William E. I,orah, of
through which the Senate petitioned
the peace conference to hear the
claims of ireland argued that a res
ervation declaring for the self-de-
termination of subject peoples has
no place in it's treaty; 1t would be
an incongruity.'
President Wilson was charged
with having yielded to the imperial
ism of the dominant powers and
abandoned his principle of self de
termination.
Walsh Defends Measure.
Senator David 1. Walsh. Demo-
crat. of Massachusetts. whose par
ents came from Erin in steerage.
declared the President had brought
from Versailles q treaty presumed
TO end all war. yet depriving sub
ject races of power of gaining in
dependence through peaceful meth
DDS. compelling resort to force.
The debats began over Egypt.
Senator Robert l.. owen. of Okla
homs, proposed a reservation ex-
pressing the view of the Senate
that the British protectorate over
Egypt was a war measure. ending
with the war. After Owen and
Senator James A. Reed. of Missouri.
had discussed the Egyptians, the
discussion shifted 10 Ireland and
Korea. --.
Senator John X. Shields, of Ten
nessee, desired that Great Britain
recognize the existence and politi-
cal independence of the republic
of Ireland" and her admission to
full membership in the league of
nations.
Colorado, came along with a like
proposal for recognition by Japan
of the ancient kingdom of Korea"
Egypt Drops Out.
Egypt dropped out of the picture
Korea fingered a while. Senator
William S. Kenyon, of Iowa. intro
duced a discordant note in the
chorus of songs of Irish glory by
stating he was tired of this dema-
goging against Great Britain"
Il am a friend of Ireland" he said,
and that friendship is not due to
the fact that we are about to enter
political campaign. Passage of
this reservation would be an insult
to the British nation. 1 am tired of
this constantly insulting of Great
Britain on the floors of Congress. 1
do not mean to be offensive to Ire
land, and ] don't care for any Irish
votes obtained at the expense of Of
Tending the British people"
Treaty Speculation Continues. e.
Borah declared that BEjtish poll
cies. acts and statesmen would con-
tinue to be discussed in the Senate
and before the American people so
long as the United States remained
co-partner in the enterprise of the
league Of nations. After stating that
the President has abandoned his
principle of self-determination Of
peoples. the day brought forth the
usual quota of speculation as to
ratification of the treaty. Opponents
of the treaty - irreconcilable and
administration were more opti-
mistic than ever.
Senator Irvine L. Lenroot. of Wis
consin. proposed a reservation in
tended to assauge French disap-
peintment over failure of the Sem
ate to approve the Franco-American-
British alliance guaranteeing her
against attack. 1t reads:
TT shall be the declared policy
of this government that the free
dom and peace of Europe being
again threatened by any power or
combination Of powers. the United
States will regard such a situa-
ton with grave concern, and will
consider what IL anyfaction il will
take In the premises"