The Washington times., 1919-08-30
IRISH IN FREEDOM
PLEA TO SENATE
lContinues. from Pare Onel


ally turns over to England the con-
troll Of ali the seas OF the world and
puts US in a position where our
1 right to trade and to carry on COM
merce with the other peoples OF man
kind, Is subject to interference by
England at any moment so that
Whenever her interests or her inoli-
nation required IL, our commerce
would be driven from the seas and
we would be unable to carry on busi-
ness except in our own country"
CohRlsn and other speakers strong
ly condemned article 10 OF the league
covenant on the ground that It would
prevent any nation going to the aid
| Of Ireland in a struggle, for her in
dependence.
See EtehFoe Doctrine End.
Judge Cobalan declared the league
Of nations meant the end Of the. Mon
roe doctrine.
I'VE. are asked under the proposed
plan practically to give up the Mon
roe doctrine, under which our cOun-
try has prospeFed as has no other
country in the history Of the world
and under which peace and security
have come to all the countries Of the
Western Hemisphere, and TO enter
into a scheme by which we would
quarrel Of the nations Of the Old
World and permit them TO decide for
US any question that might arise af-
fecting the nations Of the Western
Hemisphere.
Power to Britain and Japan.
"We are asked not only to make
the King of England and his sue
cessors the permanent rulers over
every third person on earth, but to
make the Mikado Of Japan In the
normal development of the conditions
which we guarantee to him, the prac-
tical ruler over a like number of peo-
pie.
I'VE who promised self-determina-
tion TO all peoples of the earth are
now asked to make permanent Eng
lands pre-determination for all the
peoples from which she has elected to
take their liberalties and over whom
she insists upon ruling
1--WE promised upon entering the war
TO extend the right OF self-determina-
tion to all the peoples who are strug-
Cling for liberty. Foremost amongst
those in Ireland who for $50 years
has carried nan unceasing contest
against the invader. She asks only
the right TO resume her place among
the independent nations Of the earth,
the determination to dwell in peace
and harmony with all other countries.
Only White Race In Slavery.
I'VE should, as a matter Of self
respect, because this question affects
so vitality the position Of great por-
tion Of our population, insist that this
right should be extended to Ireland,
and that they alone, among the white
people OF the earth, should not be left
in q position OF slavery. They have
put themselves on record unequivo-
cally in favor of absolute indepen-
dence. They alone, among all the
peoples Of the earth, had a plebiscite
since the armistice, in which the form
Of government. under which they wish
to live in the future was freely and
openly chosen and determined by
them.
''They ask now for the aid Of Amer
lea that they may enjoy the choice
which they made. We should encour-
age them to follow in our footsteps
and to become one OF the republics of
the earth, and we should set our faces
most resolute1y against entering into
any proposed league Of nations which
not alone would reverse our tradi-
tional policy Of lending aid 20 peoples
who are struggling to be free, but
would bind US to become a guarantor
permanently Of their enslavement.
Calls LeaRue Un-AmeFiean.
''We insist that there are so many
faults In the proposed league of ma
tions that It IS impossible to amend
IL so as to make IL conform to Amer
lean ideals, and we oppose IL on the
ground that the whole scheme is un-
American; that IL is contrary TO our
ideals and to our traditions; that 1t
makes not for peace, but for war; not
for disarmament, but for the growth
of armies and for continuance Of the |
conditions under which the plain peo-
pie Of al countries have been ground