The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-17
ALL DAY DEBATE
ONPEAcE TREATY;
MAY VOTE FRIDAY
Senator Shields A s k s
Recognition of indie
pendence of Ireland.
FINAL CASTING
MAY BE DEFEAT
Absent Senators Speed
ing Back to Capital to
Be in At the Final
Show of Strength.

washington, March 1s.-Considera
ton OF reservations to give the right
OF SELF DISCRIMINATION and independence
to subject peoples occupied the entire
time OF the senate debate today on the
peace treaty. Reservations relating to
Ireland. Egypt and Korea were intro
duced and discussed at length
Three other reservations two by
Senator Reed. and one by Senator Len
root. were introduced also. Senator
Reeds reservations are intended to re-
move the last vestfge of an ohIfga-
tion by the United States under ar
ticle 10, being as follows:
The United States assumes no obi
cation to employ it's military or naval
forces or resources or any form OF
economic discrimination under any ar
ticie of the treaty"
The Lenroot reservation Is designed
TO appease the French people for the
refusal of the senate to give consider
aion to the Franco-American treat,
which President Wilson signed ir
Paris. II Is az follows:
1t shall be the declared policy O.
this government that the freedom and
peace of. Europe being treated hy am
power or combination Of powers, the
Untted States will regard such sit.
uation with grave concern and will
consider what IL any action 1t will take
in the premises
FINAL VOTE FRIDAY
The introduction of these new res.
ervstions made likely a postponemert
OF the hnal vote on ratification to Fri.
day. This will enable most OF the All.
sentee senators to get back to the "a n.
ital In time to cast their votes Seua.
tor Hiram Johnson. OF California. tel.
eErapred from Detroit that he harcan-
ceiied his remaining dates in Mich,Ean
and would be in the senate Thursda
morning. He declared he wanted to be
here for the final vote. which, he be-
iieves, will mean the death of the
treaty
A final casting up Of the situation
by opponents of the treaty today con
WINGED them that they will have 4 safe
margin against ratification
Senator Hitchcock assured Eepub.
lican senators there will be a minimum
OF twenty-five Democratic senators
who will stand firmly by the president
and will vote against ratification be-
cause OF the Lodge reservations. II
bies on the Republican side IL four
teen. and the probable maximum,
twenty.
The debate on the Irish. EEyptia n
and Korean nationalities was PRESENT
ed by Senator Owen of Oklahoma
who offered a reservation on Egypt.
as follows:
The United States understands
tho protectorate referred to in section
OF the treaty to have been mercy
a war measure to preserve the inteE-
rity and independence OF Egypt DUR
ing the war"
FOR FREE IRELAND
To this Senator Shields, of Tennes-
see. proposed to add the following
relating to Ireland:
THE United States further under
stands that in fulfillment and exc
cution of the great principles OF self
determination of AID peoples and
equality of all governments pervau-
ing and underlying the covenant of
the league of nations that Great
Britain will forthwith recognize the
existence OF political independence of
the republic of ireland and agree
that 1t become a member OF the
league of nations with equal repre-
sentation according to all other SOW
cretgn and independent govern
mentS"
Senator Thomas, Of Colorado, Of