AMERICAN CRITICISM' AND OPPOSITION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 1 September 1919, Page 5

AMERICAN CRITICISM' AND OPPOSITION.

; -MR GOMPERS URGES ADOPTION. > BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. t ..■";■: WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. ... , In the Senate, Senator Knox <.±lepub.lican) advocated a separate peace with Germany owing to the fact that the :■..'.'{ Versailles Conference Imposed harsh and •'!.: .icruel terms on Germany. He declared ; ihat the United States ought tore- ,■■ i.. jnounce all claims to an indemnity. The *^s .Peace Treaty merely created an . ijlli--1 ..ance of five great Powers, and Germany .■.would seek to form a counter alliance ..tferoHgh her domination of Russia.

The Senate Foreign Relations Com- , 4 jnittee adopted an amendment to the > treaty providing for representa•tion of the ITnited States, on an equality ; ':■:; -with Britain at the Peace Council. ;U India, Ukrainiai,1 Esthonia, and Li- , 'wonia,, through their representatives, ; Jiave presented claims for iself-govern- ■ j;> jaieht to 'the Senate Committee on For■V-;;.. Affairs. They ask for the rejec- .;■..:■ .vtion of the peace treaty, because, it does provide such i-ecognition; Mr Ma- ; r \ lone, counsel for the Hindus, asserted -..; ;■ sbhat Britain: had secured for India a ;;; &,. JPlace at the peace table in order to :...; : ;.,^ -secure another vote. -'■[,' .'.;• ■..'"■.•■.-■•.-..,-; •■'••' •.;;:;;;■ The Senate, during the consideration ~.-..::■ :«of.: the treaty, passed an amendment : ;.'^providing that ,no.British Dominion may ; ; r [ in; the decision in anydis- ■■";.;> ipute;towhch "one ofthem is' a party; : :: :|: Messrs Colohee, Dunne and Walshe, & -petore the Senate Committee/ demandvc•s;;.■■«<?. the rejection of>the "Peace Treaty on 'M ground that it disregarded the as- , V M ipirations of the Irish race,, including ' v,;; ■ -twenty., millionsiof-Irish-Americans ■k^* :^:-'^' WASHINGTON, Au E ,'3O: ' :■ ■■>•:■ ;•;-..•-, MT-Gompers (Labor leader) made a : statement that the Treaty/ including '■'■i. ;^ c league Covenant; should be adopt- , >ed^ .ixnamended: , without delay. The ; Sweaty \ safeguards alKthat ,Labor has :.;/ r : ■;■■■..;:-;. ~-. -;,.;'■■-■:.■:.,.: :. ■•.■ " : ---;-;