New Britain herald., 1919-08-30
Declare Great Britd Naval Suprem|
 Would be Such al
 Menace unitedSta|
SAY 10000 PEOPLE
 HERE OPPOSE TEl
Claim Versailles Pact Direct Violation of H ciples on Which War Fought.

Washington, Aug. 3O.-Askin rejection of the peace treaty, A can representatives of the eau Irish freedom told the foreign tions committee today that the 1 would create super-govern against lreland's interests and establish British naval suprema firmly as to menace the | States.
 Say 20,OOO,0OO Are Rcprcscnt
 Daniel F. Cohalan, a justice q supreme court Of New York; Ed F. Dunne, former governor of nois; Frank r. Walsh, Bourke \ ran and others representing va Irish organizations appeared. said they voiced the sentiment more than 70, 100000 American Zens of Irish blood.
 "We citizens of the United S of Irish blood," said memorial 10 the committee, but attached q all things 10 this republic an4 constitution, respectfully pray the proposed treaty now beforeI be rejected as d direct violatio the principles on which this war fought as they were defined by ! ident Wilson.
 IrcIand's SOO- Year old Plea
 "Ireland has been asserting tinuously her claim to independ for eight centuries. One-fifth of entire population of the United S| is of Irish extraction. We ask Ireland be not the only nation| cluded from the benefit of the g ous principles enunCiated by Wilson as those which the great was fought to establish. We cially denounCe Article x. of the posed League of Nations as dd to stife the conscience of civiltza and render it impotent to cond and by Condemning to end the pression of weak nations enslavet powerful neighborS. IL tmpeaI the most creditable progress in history and discredits the circ stances and conditions in which republic was born and our lib achieved.
 'The conscience of civilization, only force to which the oppre can appeal, would no longer be 10 take effective jurisdiction wrongs perpetrated by %erful tions on weaker people. No st gllng nation has ever accepted its dependence except through the al other nations"
 League Is IntoIerablc.
 Taking particular exception to League oe Nations proposal, Jus Cohalan declared it would be "in erable" to give Great Britain votes in the league assembly to for the United States.
 we fought" he said, Ito des autocracy, which means not only itarism. the control of the land, also navaliSm, the control of the We contend that the position of British fleet is made such by treaty that it can be used only aga the United States. Germany Russia are in no position to con it. and France practically has D turned into a continental vassal England.
 If We enter into q scheme WI leaves to another country the n tcry of the seas. we place curse voluntarily iu the position where shall carry on commerce with ot countries as d matter of privtl instead of as q matter of right. arc asked also under the prope plan practically to give up Monroe Doctrine.
 We insist that this is in no SC d league of nations. but is simpl cover for an AnRlo-American Iiance under which the freedom America would be abridged and power of the governing classes England permanently secured"
 Walsh Predicts Rebellion.
 Mir. Walsh, chairman of the 4 eliran commission om Irish in p@ndence, declared the league we put more than half the world In belIion. He said he always had b d democrat and almost a pacifi but that the best friend Presid Wilson has is the man who ' stand up and keep him from
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