Arizona republican., 1919-12-13
EFFO ORT TO GAIN RECOGN|T|ONF OR IRISH REPUBLIC CAUSES TEMPEST.
Hoots And Cheers Follow SD e a k CTS Presenting Arguments - Debate On Question To Be Resumed Today-Opponents Con- demn Effort
[RepubIican A. p. Leased wire1

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-The claim of the Irish republic to recognition as an independent nation was brought to congress again today and was debated in militant fashion through a tenn pestuous all-day session of the house committee on foreign affairs.
 A crowd which jammed the commit tee room and blocked adjoining cor riders punctuated the proceedings with cheers and with hoots of disapproval as the opposing speakers presented their arguments, and many times threw the session into disorder by yell ing gratuitous advice to the commit- tee and witnesses. It included many leaders of the couse of Irish freedom in this country and manifested in many ways it's sympathy with the plea for recognition.
 Mason Bill Causes Furore
 The occasion was committee consid- eration of a bill by Representative Mason, republican, Illinois, which would appropriate funds for dispatch Of diplomatic and consular representa- tives to the government set up by the insurgent Irish republicans. Its sup porters declared it presented an op- portunity for congress to do all ii could constitutionally toward a full dip lomatic recognition, and its opponents condemned it as an effort to involve the United States in a dangerous for eign situation.
 Late in the session charges of pro- Germanism on the part of the Irish re- publican leaders and some of their sup porters in this country threw the meet ing into a furore which the committet quieted with difficulty after the chair man had warned against insults to an1 of the witnesses. Interruptions so pro 1 tonged the hearing that the commit tees plan of concluding today wa. abandoned, and the arguments will bt resumed tomorrow.
 Justice Daniel F. Cohalan of the New York state supreme court and Franl ! P. Walsh. who headed the Irish. 1 American delegation sent to Paris dur hing the peace negotiations, appeared |, espouse the cause of Irish freedom ant ask for passage of the bill. The argu ments in opposition were made ,, | George l.. Fox of New Haven. Conn. George T. Lemon of Troy, N T., pres | ident of the National Federation o Presbyterian Patriotic societies, am 1 others
 Eamonn. de Valera. president of tn Irish republican movement, who cam to Washington yesterday to eonfe 1 with Irish American leaders. did no appear at the meeting, but Harry Bo land, secretary of the republics par liament," sat with Justice Cohalan an
 Mir. Walsh and frequently advise
 them in the presentation of their cast
 Dispute Republics Claims
 The provisional government. thes
 speakers argued. clearly was a de fact
 government. having a complete execu
 tive and parliamentary organization
 an effective army of 100. 900 and unite popular support. The government, the
 asserted, is functioning in many i'm
 portant matters while the British au
 thorities have abondaned their attemI
 to carry out many of the duties of gov ernment. These statements all Wer denied by MT. Lemon and Mr. Fox, wh
 said there was a great division of sen timent among the Irish both in Irelan
 and the United States and that littl
 real headway had been made by tn
 republic as a governmental agenc'
 They declared the Sim Fein part, backing the republic. was one of thre powerful political organizations in Ire
 land and had handicapped the allies
 winning the war.
 An understanding between Iris Aemricans and German Americans ws
 cAarged by Mir. Lemon, and MT. Fc carried the suggestion sstep furth, by turning to MT Walsh and declal , ing that during the war this man WE thinking to help Germany" The crow in which the tri-color of the Irish r,
 public was conspicuous along with u stars and stripes, hooted down the a: sertion and cheered committeemt when they objected.
 Mr. Fox will continue his speed 2 when the committee meets tomorro and Bourke Cochran of New York wi s make the concluding address for u : advocates of the bill.