The Irish standard., 1920-04-24
The Uaited $tates
Senate aud ireland
(Cnntinued fnon lsst l..ue\
Continued from last lssue)

Before the Senate: the Owen Reser.
vation on Egypt, plus the Shields
amendment on IRELAND and the
. Thomas amendment on Korea.
Senator KING of Utah, with view
to confusing the issue, offered sub
stitute amendment providing freedom
for Porto Rico, the Philippine Islands,
the Virgin Islands, Hawaii, etc.
Senator KELLOGG of Minnesota,
spoke AGAINST Ireland aud Korea
Reservations, and at the suggestion
Of Senator FLETCHER Of Florida,
moved to lay on the table the original
Egyptian Reservation, carrying with IL
all the amendments.
The EGYPT.IRELAND-KOREA Res
ervation was laid upon the table by q
vote of 81 to 81.
Senators who voted to Kill the Reser-
walton by tabltng were:
Ball, Beckham, Calder, Capper,
Chamberlain, Colt, Conner, Cummins.
Curtis, Dial, Dillingham;, Edge. Elkins,
Fernald, Fletcher, Frelinghuysen,
Gerry, Glass, Hale, Harding, Harris,
Harrison, Jones, N. Mex, Kellogg, Ken
drick, Kenyon, Keyes, King, Lenroot,
Lodge, McNary, New, Page, Phipps,
Pomerene, Ransdell, Sherman, Sim
mons, Smith, Ca, Smith, Nd, Spencer,
Stanley, Sterling, Sutherland, Swan
son, Thomas, Townsend, Trammell,
Underwood, Wadsworth, Walsh, Mont,
Warren, Watson, Williams.
Senators who voted for the Reserva.
tion we're:
Ashurst, Borah, Brandegee, France,
Gronna, Henderson, Hitchcock, John
son, s. OAK, Jones, Wash, La Toilette,
McKellar, Norris, Nugent, Overman,
Owen, Phelan, Reed, Sheppard,
Shields, Walsh, Mass, Wolcott.
Late in the day Senator GERRY OF
Rhode Island, offered his Irish Reser.
vation.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1920.
Senator GERRY of Rhode Island
brought up his IRISH RESERVATION
Senator THOMAS of Colorado, as
on the day before, attempted to con-
fuse the issue by offering an Amend
ment making the Gerry Reservation
applicable in the case of Korea. Sena.
tors THOMAS of Colorado and WILL.
LIAMs of Mississippi, spoke AGAINST
the Reservation.
Senator KING of Utah, tried to have
the IRISH RESERVATION ruled out
on point of order, but failed.
Senator HITCHCOCK of Nebraska
spoke FOR the Reservation. "The
Irish question is a burning question
not only in Great Britain, but it is a
serious question in other countries.
1t disturbs the relations between the
United States and Great Britain; and
until the Irish question is settled the
world will not be entirely free from
international embarrassments."
Senator KELLOGG of Minnesota,
spoke AGAINST the Irish Reserva.
tion.
Senator NORRIS of Nebraska, made
a powerful plea FOR Irish Indepen.
dence.
Senator KELLOGG of Minnesota,
tried to get the floor to kill the IRISH
KOREAN Reservation by moving to
lay it on the table. Senator KEEL.
LOGG, on the previous day, had ini.
tiated in the same way the move
which killed the SHIELDS Reserva.
tion.
Senator LODGE Of Massachusetts,
got the floor from Senator KELLOGG
Senator LODGE spoke AGAINST the
self-determination clause, but FOR an
expression of sympathy for the Irish
people and Of the hope that they
would soon have government Of their
own choice.
cut spoke FOR ireland.
Senators STERLING Of South Da
kota, TOWNSEND of Michigan, and
WILLIAMS Of Mississippi, spoke
AGAINST the Reservation.
Senator BORAH Of Idaho, spoke
FOR the Reservation.
Senator GORE Of Oklahoma, speak,
ing FOR the Reservation, made the
most eloquent speech Of the entire
debate.
Senator PHELAN Of California
spoke FOR the Reservation.
Senator WADsWORTH of New
York, spoke AGAINST the Reserva
ton because OF the self-determinatior
clause.
Senator SMITH Of Georgia, spoke
AGAINST the Reservation.
Senator KELLOGG of Minnesota
tried to kill the Irish Reservation by
moving to lay 1t on the table.
The Senate refused to kill the pro
posed Reservation by a vote Of 81