| Show H HOUSE A Af ASKS f Fo IRI fRD M Big ig Majority Pleads With Peace Congress to Consider Claims of the E Emerald mer a I d Isle By AssocIated Press Q March w By a vote of to 41 the house early today adopted the resolution expressing the hope that the peace conference would favorably consider the claims or of Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land to the right ot of self The resolution now goes to the senate where it is considered considered altogether improbable improbable im- im probable that any action can be obtained obtained ob- ob before final adjournment SENATE SIDETRACKS IT When the house resolution was vas received re- re by the senate Senator France I or of Maryland Republican asked unanimous consent for Its Immediate con con- conI I Senator Smith or of Georgia Democrat objected and demanded that the resolution go to the foreign affairs at- at fairs commIttee where a similar resolution reso reso- lution has been pending for or several months BATTLE IN HOUSE Adoption ot of the resolution In the I house came after acter a turbulent all night I i session to In whIch an organIzed effort I was made to keep the resolution from comIng to a vote The attempt was I abandoned shortly before 6 Only one member Representative Connally Connally Con Con- I nally ot of Texas expressed sed opposItion to the purpose ot of the resolution but Republican Leader Mann Representative tive Moore or of Pensyl vania and others others oth- oth ers attempted parliamentary delay throughout the night Representative Mann charged that Democratic supporters or of the resolution resolution tion had delayed the bringing of It to toa toa a vote until just before adjournment so that it would not be passed b by the senate and so that President Wilson would not be called upon to approve or disapprove the measure DEALING WITH DYNAMITE I desire to advise advise the pOlitical party party par par- par par- ty that attempts to tn throttle this resolution reso- reso lution that it is dealing with dynamite said Gallivan ot of l Massa- Massa I appeal to lI Continued Continued- on page 2 j f YO I I 1 i HOUSE ASKS Continued from page 1 1 house to stop this nonsense and give consideration to a resolution for the relief of a people who have been suffering suffering suf- suf fering for several centuries and to let the World know that we believe In President Wilson Vilson when he said we entered the war to make small nations nations na- na free BRITISH AFFAIR In opposing the resolution Representative Representative Connally said the internal affairs affairs af- af fairs of Great Britain were no concern concern con con- cern to the people of the United Stat States s. s The people of this country he asserted assert assert- ed would resent a a. resolution In the British parliament proposing self self- determination for Porto Rico Representative Gallagher of Illinois author of the resolution said that even If the measure were not approved by the senate favorable action by the house might obtain sympathetic consideration for Ireland at the peace conference |
