The Irish standard., 1920-04-24
ZEN, Gerry. Gore. Gronn.. Harris. Har.

OTlCk, h1TOy, La cOueIte, LO0&o, NC
Kellar, Mclean, McNary, Moses, New,
Norris, Nugent, Overman, Phelan,
Phipps, Pittman, Ransdell. Reed. Shep-
pard, Shields, Smith, Nd, Smith, S. c..
Spencer, Sutherland, Underwood,
Walsh, Mass, Walsh, Mont, Warren,
Watson, Wolcott.
Following the above vote. Senator
THOMAS'S Korea amendment was re-
jected, "a to 46.
Senator LODGE of Massachusetts,,
moved to strike out the words:
"The principle of self-determina>
tion," so that the. Gerry Reservation
would read:
I'm consenting to the ratification of
the Treaty with Germany, the United
States adheres to the resolution of
sympathy with the aspirations of the
Irish people," etc.
The LODGE AMENDMENT was re-
jected by vote of 81 to 42, leaving
the GERRY Reservation in its origi-
nal form.
Senator LENRooT of Wisconsin,
spoke AGAINST the GERRY Reser-
vation, but announced that he would
have supported it had the Lodge
amendment been accepted.
Senator BRANDEGEE of Connecti-
cut, spoke FOR the Irish Reserva-
tion.
Senator SHIELDS of Tennessee,
spoke FOR the Reservation. He
moved to substitute the word "inde.
pendence" for ''self-government," say
ing: There should be no doubt about
this matter. Ireland wants not local
self-government, but independence"
Senator WALSH of Massachusetts,
then made the first of two powerful
pleas to the Senate against any efforts
to kill the IRISH Reservation.
Senator EDGE of New Jersey, spoke
AGAINST unqualified endorsement of
the principle of self.determination.
Senator REED of Missouri, spoke
FOR the Irish Reservation.
By agreement of Senators Shields
and Gerry, the Irish Reservation was
amended to read as follows:
I'm consenting to the ratification
of the treaty with Germany the United
States adheres to the principle of self
determination and to the resolution of
sympathy with the aspirations of the
Irish people for government of their
own choice adopted by the Senate,
June 6, 1919, and declares that when
such government is attained by Ire.
land, a consummation it is hoped is at
hand, it should PROMPTLY be admitted
as a member of the League of Ma.
| tions."
Senator WADSWORTH of New
York, sought, to have the Reservation
amended to read:
The United States adheres to the
principle of self-determination AS
HERETOFORE APPLIED BY 1T, and
the resolution Of sympathy" etc.
The WADSWORTH amendment was
| rejected 36 to AZ.
Senator LODGE. Of Massachusetts,
now proposed to insert after the word
'determintion" the words "for the peo.
pie of Ireland."> This would tlatly com.
nit the Senate to a policy of self
determination for Ireland, and was de.
signed to meet the objection that the
reservation, as originally drawn, com
mitted the United States to too broad
a policy of self-determination.
Senator BORAH objected to the
Lodge amendment because he believed
that the application Of the policy of
self-determination should not be linn.
tied.
Senator KELLOGG took the same
stand.
| Senator LODGES amendment was
rejected 26 to So.
Senators EDGE and WADsWORTH
announced that they would vote
AGAINST the GERRY Reservation
because Of the self-determination
clause: but said that they would vote
for straight resolution of sympathy
for the aspirations of the Irish peo.
pie for liberty. !.
Senator WoLCOTT, of Delaware, in
9 lengthy speech, took like stand
Senator WALSH Of Massachusetts
now made his second plea to the
Senate, to vote upon the Irish Reser
vation upon it's merits and not to
use It as a party issue.
| The Senate, sitting in Committee Of
the Whole, then agreed to the Irish
Reservation by vote Of % to 36.
Senators voting FOR the Reservation
were:
Ashurst, Borah, Brandegee, Capper
Colt, Curtis, France, Frclinghuysen
Gerry, Gore, Gronna, Harris, Harrison
Henderson, Hitchcock, Johnson, Calf.
Jones, Wash, Kendrick, Kirby, La. Fol
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