The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-22
Is Gist of Resolution Intro
duced in Irish Race
Convention
AT PHILADELPHIA
BY CARD. GIBBONS
Calls on Pres. Wilson and
Congress to Urge Such
a Course

Philadelphia, Feb PA resolution call
ing on President Wilson and Congress
to urge the peace conference to grant
Ireland the right of national self,deter-
mination, was offered by Cardinal Glib
bons for adoption at the convention of
the Irish race in America here to-day.
The text of the resolution follows:
Eve, the delegates TO the convention
of the Irish race in American, assembled
in Philadelphia, the city in which the
immortal declaration of American liber-
ty was given to the world, and speaking
for many millions of American citizens
call upon the president and Congress of
the United States of America to urge the
peace conference now in session at Paris
to apply to Ireland the great doctrine of
national self-determination and to rec
ognize the right of the people of Ireland
to select for themselves without inter
ference from any other people the form Of
government under which in future they
shall live.
1--WE urge this claim, in the first place,
in the name OF justice--reCognizing and
insisting on the truth set forth by the
founders Of our republic, that all gov
ernments derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed
we urge this claim in the name of
America, insisting, as we have Just
shown in the case Of France, that we are
not an ungrateful people, and recalling
that no other people have contributed
more than those of Irish blood to the
creation, the upbuilding, the development
and the preservation and defense of our
great country.
we urge this claim in the name of
ireland because OF the unparalleled
struggle for now seven and a half CEN
turtles that Ireland has carried on for
national existence and liberty; because
all efforts to break down and destroy
that existence have failed, and because
of the extraordinary majority by which
less than two months ago the people of
Ireland declared, not alone their dis
satisfaction with the government Of their
land by England but also their deter
mination to govern themselves without
interference from any outside influence
or power.
I'VE urge this claim in the name of
humanity because we believe that war
cannot be ended, and just and perma
nent peace cannot be brought about I'M
less the doctrine of sef-determination be
applied to Ireland and the people Of that
country be permitted to decide for them
selves the form of government under
which they shall live.
we point out that England has tried
in every way to coerce or to persuade or
to eajole the people of Ireland to give
up their devotion 10 their national as
pjrations, and tried them all in vain
LLOYD George within the last few months
has been compelled to assert that Ire
land is at present as much opposed to
British rule as in the days of Cromwell.
The industries of ireland have been de-
stroyed: her trade and commerce wiped
out her population cut in two; her lead
ers deported and held in English iails
without Indictment or trial; and yet
within the last two months the people
with an unanmity never before attained
have again declared their utter dissatis.
faction with English rule and their de.
termination to be free England refuses
to listen to the voice Of Ireland, but we
point out that England likewise refused
TO listen to the voice of the American
colonies England was compelled less
than a century and a half ago to reeog-
nize the independence Of the colonies,
and within the last year the efforts of
our country saved England and her allies
from total defeat at the hands of the
central powers The land to which Eng
land was thus compelled to do justice
has just saved England in her hour Of