Evening star., 1920-03-17
NEW RESERVATION
F0RFREE IRELAND
TABLEDBY SENATE
St. Patrick's Day Debate Is
Halted as Final Action on
Treaty Is Sought.

posal as politics. and declared the
Irish vote never would be deceived by
such nonsense. Thirty republicans and
! twentyfour democrats voted for the
motion. while fourteen democrats and
seven republicans opposed it
Offered by Senator shields.
The Irish declaration was proposed
by Senator Shields, democrat. Ten
nessce. as amendment to the
reservation of Senator Owen. demo-
crat. Oklahoma. declaring that the
British protectorate over Egypt was
to be considered war measure only.
The vote to table carried down the
amendments. including that relating
to Ireland. one by Senator Thomas.
democrat. Colorado. for Korean indie
pendence. and one by Senator King.
democrat, Utah. providing for free
dom for the Philippines. Porto Rico.
the Virgin Islands and Hawaii
The King proposal. its author said.
was offered to show how ridiculous
the Senate was making itself and not
because he expected any one would
support it
The following senators voted
against the motion to table:
Republicans Borah. Brandesee.
France. Gronna. Jones of Washington.
La Toilette and Norris
Democrats - Ashurst. Henderson,
Hitchcock. johnson Of South Dakota.
Mckellar. Nugent. Overman. owen.
Walsh of Massachusetts and Wolcott
Self-Determlnatfon for Small Nations.
"Self-determination" for all small
or subject nations is proposed in a
new reservation to the peace treaty
Idaho.
Under the reservation offered by
Senator Borah. a plebiscite in a SUBJ
ject nation resulting in a vote of 50
per cent favoring independence would
be sustained by the league of nations
The reservation provides that the
United States shall interpret the COW
enant of the league of nations as
meaning that the right of self-deter-
mination shall not be denied to any
people. Whenever one-third OF the
population Of a subject nation or
defined territory shall petition the
league for independence the league
council must provide for a plebiscite.
Upon the result Of the ensuing cleo
ton will be determined the question
pendent or continue under the old
government controlling them.
The voting would be limited to all
persons who have attained their ma.
jority. Women as well as men would
be allowed to vote. ....., ....
fresent new. Reservation.
The text 81 a general declaration Of
international policy. under which tho
United States would view with grave
ening the peace and freedom Of Eu-
rope! agreed on by republican Senate
leaders and presented as new reser-
walton, follows:
1T shall be the declared policy Of
this government that the freedom and
~f =
ened by any power or combination of
powers. the United States will regard
such a situation with grave concern.
and will consider what, if any. action
it will take in the premises"
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin
tion with other republican leaders and
introduced it in the Senate yesterday
at the end of a day of debate on the
Irish question. Some senators pre-
dicted that it might have the effect
of softening the resentment of the
administration over the republican
article X reservation and win over
enough more democratic votes to rati
fly the treaty.
Follows Senator Knox Plan.
The new reservation follows the
general outline of a declaration which
was contained in a resolution intro
duced several months ago by Senator
Knox. republican. Pennsylvania, and
never acted on by the Senate. Those
who support it declare that while 1t
would leave the United States free
from any definite promise to intervene
in European affairs, it also would give
evidence of the nations vital inter
est in any future war; such as the one
Just closed.
The words grave concern" one
senator pointed out. usually carry
deep significance in diplomatic usage
and frequently have been employed to
describe an attitude contemplating
possible action. Supporters of the
reservation declare that in its moral
effect such a declaration would be
a powerful deterrent should any ma
tion again purpose to despoil Europe
| as Germany did.
| 1t is expected that it also will be
argued that the reservation would lend
immediate moral support to the
struggling new nations OF Europe and
would be reassuring to France, whose
defensive treaty with this country stia
awaits ratification here and faces a Bit
ter fight if it is called up for action
Other Reservations Presented.
| About a dozen other reservations pre-
sented by individual senators remained
when the Senate met today to oe ais
posed of, one OF them reiatihs 70 he
Egyptian protectorate.
It was in connection with this reser-
walton, presented by Senator Owen, DEM
ocrat, Oklahoma, that yesterdays re-
| yiyal of debate on the Irish problem was
nrecipitated. Senator Shields, democrat,
tennessee, opened up the subject by
moving to add a declaration that the
! United States understands Great Britain
| will declare Ireland free.
| A declaration of freedom for Korea
was presented as a further amendment
NV senator Thomas democrat, Colorado.
and Senator Borah. republican. Idaho,
challenged the treaty's friends to put the
nrincipies of the league to the test by
| adopting a reservation declaring fatty
that the league council must establish
and maintain self-determination among
all subject people