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Show SENATE HEARS ADDRESS Senators Listen to Wilson Wil-son Message in Silence. HOUSE APPLAUDS Irish Listen Closely to President's Reference to Nationalities, WASHINGTON. June 28 Official Washington took th slgninp of the peace treaty calmly and quietly. In the senate President Wilson's address to the American people was read by Senator Hitchcock, but it passed with-1 out comment. The marine band serenading ser-enading congress on the capitol plaza 1 was the only sign of celebration. Although there was considerable1 comment on the president's address In private talk among senators, few made any expression for publication. Senator Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, and a former secretary of state, who opposes the league covenant, declined de-clined to talk Senator Hitchcock declared the ad- ggg Jrees " a preot announcement, an eloquent elo-quent appeal and an Inspiring prophecy prophe-cy for the future." The house received the president's iddroes with more enthusiasm of celebration cele-bration than did the eenate. Presented Present-ed by Democratic floor leader Clark, tho addreBS was read from the speaker's speak-er's desk while the house stood and punctuated It with applause and cheers. Loud yells from the Democratic Demo-cratic side greeted the announcement of the signature "Woodrow Wilson."' Some members of congress and others oth-ers who are watching the Irish question ques-tion were particularly attracted to that portion of the president's address in which he referred to "peoples who are ready for independence but not yet quite prepared to dispense with protection pro-tection and guidance," and that the treaty "recognizes the inalienable rights of nationality." on |