The sun., 1919-04-11
WOMEN CLASH OVER
WILSON AT DINNER
Democratic Feast in Honor of
jefferson Turned Into Ova-
ton for Successor.
IRELAND SIDETRACKED
Justice COhalan "Likes Eng
land" With Only a "But'
Until Erin Is Free.

Although Woodrow Wilson is In Paris
and Thomas Jefferson Is. presumably,
even further away from New York, those
two great leaders of the Democratic
party had lively struggle for suprem-
acy at the dinner of the Womens DEM
ocratic Club. at the Commodore Hotel.
last night. Mrs. George II. Childs pres
ident of the club, sitting at the centre
OF the guest table with Supreme Court
Justice Daniel +. Cohalan at her left
hand. headed the movement to star JEFF.
ferson and suppress President Wilson.
and she might have been successful but
for the efforts of the redoubtable Mrs.
Lillian Sire, leader OF the Democratic
women in the Seventh Assembly dis
trict, and Representative Herbert &.
Pell. who sat at Mrs. Sire's table.
Mr. Pell. whom Mrs. Childs asked to
speak toward midnight, was allowed
only five minutes but he made every one
of them a boom for Mr.. Wilson. assur-
ing his hearers that even as they were
proud that their political forefathers
stood for Jefferson, so their descendants
would rejoice that they had stood back
| of Woodrow Wilson.
"You may not be looking down from
heaven" he remarked but wherever
| you look from you'll he proud that you
were with our great President"
Mrs. Childs threw a rebuking glance
after AIR Pell as he left the table
CONGRESSMAN Pell got away from the
subject OF the meeting" she said The
subject was Thomas jefferson"
Mrs. Sire Defends President.
Up from her table jumped little Mrs
| Sire, the huge comb in her hair trembling
with Indignation and excitement Il an
very fond OF Mrs. Childs." she said, but
l must differ from her now. No matter
| where we are or what we are thinking
the mention OF our great leader. Presi
dent Wilson, is always in order" And
the diners rose to their feet and gave a
great round of applause.
Meantime Representative Pell, as hi
| regained his seat, was murmuring
Wonder what Justice Cohalan was
asked to speak here for? That is wha'
1 was determined to find out. II l could
and why | spoke as 1 did"
The Justice though he appiauded none
of the references to Wilson, and looked
very much as II the memory was still
green of the recent moment at the Metro
politan opera House, when the Pres
dent refused TO receive the Irish dele
CATION unless Justice Cohalan. Hht
| headed 1t, should leave II at once, made
no attack on Mr.. Wilson in his speech
and indeed referred to the fourteen
| points Of our President" as the thing 70
which our soldiers fought and died.
The part OF his speech not devoted Il
praise Of jefferson was an impassione'
appeal for the Independence of Ireland.
Irish Resolution Suppressed.
At the beginning of the dinner
looked as II It was to be given over en-
tirely to Ireland. Miss Murphy. down
town Democratic worker, circulated
resolution which she said would be OF
fered to the diners for passage-a resO
luton TO cable President Wilson a de
rnand that Ireland be accorded self-goy
eminent. Somehow or other the resolu
ton was suppressed. and 80 was grea
pile of Irish literature which Miss Muir
ply had ready to give out to the diners
Justice Cohalan declared that he wa
In no sense unfrienily to England-h
liked England very much--but--n
added
so long as one country dominate
the earth---whether II be France, whic
is not trying TO do It, or England, whc
Ia trying to do tive have not won thi
war. Until every country on earth. n
matter how small, lives under the forr
OF Government it has chosen, democrac
does not rule. ireland must be free.