The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-17
Injection of Irish Question in
Peace Treaty Debate May
Cause More Lost
Moments.
LODGE PLAN IS UPSET
Many Reservations to be Disposed OF,
But They Will Not Take
Up Much
Time.

[By L. C. Martin, United Press Stan
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Mar. 17.-Injection
of the Irish question into the treaty
debate in the senate may delay the
vote on ratification.
The. senate has before it an amend
Iment in Senator Owens resolution on
Egypt, recognizing the Irish republic
and calling on England to grant Irish
independence.
Lodge said today the Irish debate
has upset all his plans. Efforts Will
be made today TO shorten 1t as much
"a possible, for Lodge is determined
to get the final vote this week, ne
said.
After Ireland, Egypt and Korea are
disposed OF. there are many otner
reservations to be considered, put
Lodge said he believed they viii NOT
consume much time. One upon which
a great deal Of talk is likely, now
ever, was presented yesterday just De-
fore adjournment by Senator Lenroot,
Wisconsin. 1t provides that 1T shall
be the declared policy of this govern
ment, that the freedom and peace OF
Europe being again threatened by any
power or combination of powers, the
United States will regard such STU
alton with grave concern, and Will con-
slider what action it will take IN the
premises"
Laid on Table.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 17.-The sem
ate today laid on the table the ques'
tion of Irish independence along with
the whole question of self determine
ton for subject peoples.
Ry vote of 81 to 81 the senate
tabled a reservation to the treaty OF
fared bv Senator Owen, Oklahoma,
stating that the United States under
stood that the British protectorate
over EgyDt would be ended. Ihe res
ervation carried an amendment recog-
Diz;no the Irish republic and staIing
that rhe United States understood
that Great Britain would also recog-
nize Irish independence and furthef
.mandnents of the same import as
to Korea the Philippines. Porto RICO
and Hawaii.
Letter From Hoover.
WASHINGTON, March H. - Pup'
1ication Of a letter written D! Hei
bert Hoover to President wilson iasS
ApriI created widespread discussion
among senators today as the treaty
debate entered upon what tney De
Iieye to be it's final stages.
Hoover in the letter warned WE
son that the United States shouio
stav out OF the various commissions
set ND by the treaty. Only by follow
in, this course. Hoover sald, couio
the nation perform its part III con
yerting the league OF nations INTO
strong world court. He also pre-
dicted further revolutions in Europe
Senators today were generally SLOW
in offering formal comment on
Hoover's stand.
I ereach Of Good Taste.
NEW YORK, March 17.-Herbert
uonver in statement here this
afte-noon. characterized publication
~ memorandum he prepared dur
mo the peace conference, in which
br warned against American par
.;nination in various international
o-,r,ies;ons. as "a breach of good
taste"
The views expressed in the memo
r.nsurr were "later modified as 10
tho particular of our having repre-
sentative on the reparation commis-
sion,' Hoover said.
"As to the views expressed in the
memorandum, they were later modi-
fled as to the particular OF our haV-
ing a representative on the repara.
tien commission itself because OF
,arge economic control finally given
- II over a great part Of Europe and
the complete necessity for ,l1. the United ID
once r,t. in order to protect American in
terests.
:. v;sw IN this matter. there Is to
mo nothing that is such a breach OF
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