Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-07
Representatives
IRISH CAUSE At
PARIS FURNISH
DATA To SENATE
Walsh and Dunno Reveal What
President Wilson Said WhenI
He Refused to IntercedeI
With England,
EXCHANGES DECIDEDLY
CAUSTlC IN TONE
Wilson DepIores Fact That His
Speeches and F Fourteen|
Points Raised Hopes Which
Cannot Be Attained,
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Washington, Sept. 6.-While pri-
vate negotiations proceeded today be-
tween senators favoring strong or
mild" reservations to the German
peace treaty, the foreign relations
committee received a report of spir-
tied discussion on the Irish question
at Paris last June, between President
Wilson and Frank p. Walsh, and for
mer Governor Dunno of Illinois, who
sought to secure hearing before the
peace conference for the irish nation
alsts.
The report was transmitted by the
Irish national bureau, supplementing
recent hearings. 1t said Mr.. Wilson
declined to use his influence to get a
hearing for the Irish representatives,
declaring that Messrs. Walsh and
Dunno by Incorporate speeches in Ire
land, had made it impossible.
Treaties in existence the president
also was represented, as having de-
clared, impeded his efforts to pro-
cure self-determination for subject
peoples.
No meeting of the committee was
held today, the memorandum, made
by Walsh and Dunno after their con-
ference with the president, being sub
mitted informally, and there was lit
tie discussion OF the treaty in the sem
ate, Senator Norris, republican, of Me-
eSas9sss fsaes st.s ss4 III sseAss Is5
called attention to the statement of
the president in his St Louis speech
that Japan's secret treaties with the
allies were made to induce her to en-
ter the war. The Nebraska senator
said the treaties were made two years
later.
The group of republican senators
advocating mild" reservations con-
ferred during the day and were said
to have agreed to oppose the commit
tee reservations, particularly that re-
lating to article ten of the league of
nations covenant.
Exchanges Sharp.
The Irish memorandum. described
as notes on the conference between
President Wilson and Messrs. Walsh
and Dunno made by tho latter after
ward, teemed with sharp exchanges
regarding the attitude of the president
and others of the American peace
commission on the Irish question.
Mr.. Walsh, the memorandum reeit-
ed, suggested that the president visit
Ireland and the president was said to
have replied:
Now, Walsh, If 1t is your intention
to go back to America and try to put
me in bad. am going to say when I
go back that we were well on the way
Of getting Mr.. De Valera and his as
sociates over here's we were we'll on
the way, when you made it so diff
cult by your speeches in Ireland that
we could not do it; that 1t was you
gentlemen who kicked over the apple
cart"
Mr.. Walsh. in reply. referred to dis
cussions in the British parliament of
the efforts to secure safe conducts to
Paris for Eamonn De Valera and
other Irish nationalists, and the presi-
dent was represented as responding:
Now, Walsh, | am not going to dis
cuss anything that was said in the
British house of commons or house of
lords, except to say this: That l was
making an effort and Colonel House
was making an effort and that we
thought we were we'll on the way of
getting De Valera and his associates
over here, but the speeches of you
gentlemen gave such offense that the
whole thing had to be abandoned.
Curtly Refuses.
The president. the memorandum
declared, said he had not discussed
with Lloyd George the question of aid
ing the De Valera mission and Mr.,
Walsh asked the president to give his
aid. The president according to the
document, replied:
There is no use in discussing that.
/ don't know what the British gov
ernment would say, and l have said all
| can say on the subject
Il want you gentlemen to under
stand that our position is this: That
we are dealing fairly with these gov
ernments. You would not want us to
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