The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
|R|SHNEN IN
DEMONSTRATION
EXCITING SESSION
OF HOUSE COMMITTEE
Speakers Opposing Recogni-
ton of Irish Republic Are
Hooted

WASHINGTON. Dec. lo.--Thc clalm
Of tho Irish republic to recognition aS
An independent G"v"rnm"u, was brought
TO congress AGAIN today and was do
batcd IN militant fashion through
temrHStous all-dty session "F the nous"
committee on foreign affairs.
\ crowd which jammch n" committee
room and h!""k'd adjoining cor 'u"rh
punc'uatcd the proceedings with cheers
and with boots cT dIsarproval a" IN"
opposing spcakcrs pres" ted their orGu-
ments. and many time, threw tho SOS
sion into disorder by yelling Sraiul"us
advice to tho committee and witnesses
II included many l"aGcrS Of the cauS"
Of Irish freedom in this country ana
manifcStrd in many ways It's sympathy
with the plea for recognition.
Dangerous Possibilities.
The occasion was committee c"nsid-
Grafton If a bill by Representative Nc
son, Republican, Illinois. which would
appropriate funds for despatch OF dip
lomatic and consular representatives to
! thcgOvernmcnt set up by tn" insurGent
Irish republicans. Its supporters de-
clarcd II presented an opportunity Tor
congress 20 d" all it could constitution
ally toward n fun diplomatic rcrogni-
ton, and it's opponents condemned II as
an effort 10 involve the United states
in a dangerous foreign situation.
Late N the session charges Of pro-
Gcr1naniSm on the part Of the Irish
Republican leaders and some "t their
supporters in this country threw inc
meeting into n furorc which IN" conn
mll,cc quictnd with difficulty after the
chairman had warned against insults
to any Of the witnesses. Interruptions
hAn ha1 cam l.
m:ttcc's plan Of concluding today was
abandoned. and the arguments VII! DC
rcSu:icd ton. orruw.
The Speakers.
justice Daniel +. Cohalan. OF the Ne"
, York state supreme court. and Frank |,
! Walsh. who headed the Irish -Amcrlcar
delegation sent to Paris during the peace
negotiations. appeared to cspousc th'
! cause Of Irish freedom and ask fol
passage Of the bill. The arguments II
/ opposition were made by George ]" Fox
New Haven. Conn: George +. Lemon
| of Troy. n. Y. president of the Nationa
! Fede ration Of l'resbyteriIn patriotic
| societies
Earrmon De Valera. president Of the
Irish republican government, who CAM
| to Washington yesterday To confer VIII
| Irish-Amcriran leaders. did not appeal
at the meeting. hut Harry Bolan. sec
retary Of the republics parliament
| sat with Justice Cochalan ana Mr.
| Walsh and frequently advised them II
| the presentation of their cause.
Claimed TO Be De Facto.
The provisional government. thcs'
| speakers argued. clearly was a dc factt
] government, having complete cNecu
I tive and parliamentary organization ant
an army OF 100000 and united pUpulal
| support.
The government. they asserted, i!
! functioning in many important matters
! while the British authorities have
! abandoned their attempt 10 carry ou
many Of the duties of government.
These statements all were denied b!
Mr.. Lemon and Mr.. Fox. who said Their
was a great division Of sentiment anon;
! the Irish both in Ireland and tn
! United States. and that little real head
! way had been made by the Republic a
! governmental agency. They d"ciar"'
! the Sim Fcin party backing the rcpnbh
was one Of three powerful Political or
| ganizations in Ireland and nd hand:
! capped the allies in winning tho war.
An unde rst anding between lrish-.tm
ercianS and the German Americans VA
! charged by Mr.. Lemon, and Mr. Fo
| carried the suggestion step further H.
| turning to Mr.. Walsh and declaring tha
| during the war this man was thinking
| to help Germany" The crowd. in whic
the tri-color Of the Irish republic wa
conspicuous along with the Stars an
| Stripes hooted down thc assertion an
checrcd committeeman when They 0J
jected
Mr.. Fox will continue his spo'C
! when tho committee meets t"m"rT""
| and Burke Cochran Of New York. W!
! make the concluding address for IN
! advocates Of the bill.