Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-15
lANDU. 5. AID IRISH
N PEACE CONFERENCE
Hilton Presented to Con-
n 6ressman F 10 ID Asking
Hearing on Resolutions
RHILADELPHIANS SIGN
Are Among Those Who Sign Appeal
for Some Action by
t2 America
Washington. March Is.

f Al drive on Congress by Irish-Amer-
1can leaders with view Of forcing
o{Ficial American utterance in favor of
Reconsideration Of the Irish question at
the peace conference when the war
!. closes was begun when an open
( letter was filed with Chairman Flood,
Z of the House Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs. requesting an open hearing on the
, many Irish resolutions now pigeon
;hoied in congressional. committees.
x Mrs. Hanna Sheeby-Skefiington, wife
d r. Sheehy- -Skefiington. Irish editor
who was executed for his part in tho
1rish revolution OF 1915, issued copies
Of the letter to the press It was signed
by sixteen leaders in Irish-Amercan
organizations including the following
Philadelphians:
Joseph Mccarthy. chairman Of tho
Irish Volunteer Committee Of America
President Luke Dillon. of the Associated
Clan-Na-Gael Clubs of Philadelphia f:
James p. Givin. chairman Of the Phila-
delphia branch of the Friends of Irish
Freedom Fransis s. Clark, chairman
Of the Philadelphia Council of the Irish
VOLUNTEERS Francis o. Kane. president
Of the Phlo-Celtic Society of Ph!ladel-
phia. and the Rev. T. J. Hurton, presi-
!, dnt of the St Endas Irish. School
Following is the letter:
AT least eight members of the House
Of Representatives have introduced reso-
buttons on lreland's claim at the peace
conference. Almost every issue of the
Congressional Record contains memorials
gnnd petitions from Americans Of Irish
sttlescent urging Congress to take up the
sronsideration of the Irish question at
4this time. AS representatiyes Of loyal
and patriotic organizations OF Irish
.Americans, deeply interested in the
5sdchievement of final. just and peace
!. able settlement Of the Irish question. VIC
Respectfully request the House Coma1it-
sstee ON Foreign Affairs to set "A date for
public hearing to:
"(A.) Those representatives. whose
resolutions on the Irish question have
been referred to your committee for
consideration, and to
"(B.) The representatives of respon.
slblo and patriotic organizations of
fAmericans, who have filed petitions with
the Speaker of the House and with your
acouInittee on behalf OF those resolu-
{@tions.
"Grcat Britain. as the President has
frequently reminded us Is not our ally,
but merely our 'co-belligerent.' AS he
has shown in his position on the pro-
posed Invasion of Siberia by japan, our
: attitude toward our co-hcligerents' is
40 be defined not by u suptuc regard for
|4Ineir SelllSn interests. but. bN etefndI
principles of right and wrong. Upon
those principles Ireland's case Is based
.lAmong the voices of humanity whCl
y are In the air. surely none is more poig
$nant and persistent than the voice OF
that unhappy island. whose 15.O0O, ,OOu
exiles are among the most devoted sons
and daughters of this republic or
their behalf we respectfully ask an early
opportunity to be heard"
~ Among the resolutions pending in Con-
gress are those introduced by Repre-
sentatives Mccormick, Gallagher and
Mason, of Illinois; Joseph Mclaughlin
a OF Philadelphia John NJ. NORM, OF
.Pittsburgh; Kennedy. OF Rhode Island
Gary. of Wisconsin. and Miss Rankin. ol
Montana.