The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-17
SHIELDS IRISH
BILL IS TABLED
Kellogg Charges Senate Play
ing PolitiCS-WhoIe Prop
oSition Ridiculous.
CLEARS WAY FOR TREATY


on the Irish question by tablng, 81
10 "a, the Owen Shields Thomas pro-
posal to declare by reservation that
Great Britain should proclaim Ire.
land free.
The motion to table was made by
Senator Kellogg. republican, Mime,
sofa, who denounced the proposal as
politics" Thirty republicans and
twenty-four democrats voted for tn,
motion. while fourteen democrats
and seven republicans opposed 1t.
The Irish declaration was pro-
lpoPed by Senator Shields, democrat
Tennessee, as an amendment I,
Senator Owens reservation doclar.
ing that tho British protectorate ovel
Egypt was to be considered wal
measure only. The vote to tabl,
carried down the reservation itsel
and all proposed amendments, in
cluding that by Senator Thomas
democrat, Colorado, for Korean inde.
pendence, and another by Senator
King, democrat, Utah, providing foi
freedom for the Philippines, Porte
Rico and the Virgin islands. and
Hawaii. Senator King said he OF.
fored his amendment merely TO show
how ridiculous the senate was max
ing itself,
The following senator's voted
against the motion to table:
Republicans ---- Borah, Brandegee
France, Gronna, Jones. of Washing
ton; La Toilette and Norris,
mocrats-Ashurst, Henderson
Hitchcock, Johnson, OF South Da-
kota; Mcclellan. Nugent, Overman
Owen, Phelan. Reed, Sheppard.
Shields, Walsh, OF Massachusetts,
land Wolcott
i Senator King, democrat of Utah
offered n substitute for the owen
II Shields Thomas reservation. Kings
reservation, like Borah's, provided
for plebiscite by which Ireland
Korea and Egypt could secure self
determination and membership In the
league of nations,
Senator Kellogg, republican oi
Minnesota, charging that senators
were playing politics." declared the
whole proposition to be ridiculous -
Reed Motion Tabled,
/, Senator Reed, democrat, OF Mis-.
I souri,. offered n reservation 10 tho cf.
feet that such territorial rcudjust-
ments as he regarded ms necessary
under the league OF nations may hs
effected II desired by the people o
the territory invoived4
BY vote OF q TO 40 the reserva
tion was tabled.
A reservation by Senator Norris
: OF Nebraska, providing for self de
~ fnH ftf a.
by vote OF 5i to IS. Senator owen
then introduced another reservation
for the recognition of the independ-
, cnce of Egypt.
Attempt 10 revive the Irish issue
failed, the senate voting 4G 20 81 t6
table n reservation proposed By
Senator Reed Under this reserva.
tion tho league council might roc,
ommond by three fourths vote the
release OF any country held "hy tb,
superior power OF another nation"
owen prepared tho original tesefva.
tion 10 ms 10 provide that the United
States understands the British pro-
tcctornts" over Egypo to he solely tC
preserve tho integrity and political In
dependence" Of that country during The
war Shields offered an amendment &c
as to include ireland and Thomas nr
amendment SO Ms TO embrace Korea II
n declaration OF the rights of small ma
tiouB to self government.
Tho composite reservation win prob
ably he voted on todny.
It H. freely predicted the vote viii be
! Cloac"
senator Lodge. tho republican leader
Ia attn determined that nnal action OF
ratification shall como before the week
| end. lie has not changed his purpose
10 ASK Tor unanimous consent for n vote
Friday.
Several other reservations besides the
Owen Thomas Shields ono are yet to ht
disposed Of, including ono Of Senator
Lenroot, republican. Of Wisconsin, The
| Lcuroot reservation In regarded as a
| sop" 20 the administration forces, II
iR said. the hope being expressed by
somc OF Us supporters that II viii cause
enough democratic senators To vote for
rntincntlon to prevent tho defont Of the
treaty. IT Is declared by administration
LEADERS,. however. that II will not &C.
cumpliHh this purpose, even though VII
liam Jennings Bryan iB due at ths
q pital today FOR the purpose ot wieldinl
his influence to bring more democratic
senators 10 acceptance Of the treaty of
the basis OF the Lodge. reservations
Ratification IL generally regarded ~ re
mote. hcwo,er
Democracy is very old word an,
n word well understood OIL over th'
world, Wo sacrificed more than 4
hundred thousand precious lives ant
spent over S20.000,00O.0O0 to MAKE
the world safe for democracy. T,
make our own genmo safe for dc,
mocracy is as little as we can do.
'lf tho democrats in the senate
after fighting FOR 'ho treaty for som,
eight months. now Join the 'irrecon.
cilnblcs.' enemies OF the treaty. e
defeat tho viii OF n majority aftei
that VIII has been emphatlcaliy ex-
! pressed. We might as well go into In.
| voluntary bankruptcy
But | viii not believe such n thlnE
possible unless H is actually done.
Tho Article Y reservation was
adopted by 90 to 26-that is fouf
more than two-thirds, n we sub.
tract the votes OF the thirteen So
called frfcconcilablos' from tho nfty-
six. we have forty-three votes left
seventeen more than the twenty siS
minority Votes
IAN the reservations have been
carried hy majority and most OF
them bv two-thirds. what moral
Influence can we hope 20 have In
support Of democracy In Europe II
we arc not willing 10 acquicsce iu
the viii Of tho majority horc7"
Senator owens reservation declaring
I ihht ihe treaty was not 90 be- construed
Hs modifying tn any way the nrmiatice
terms was rejected ~ TO 5s.
ONE DRY CANDIDATE