The Washington times., 1919-10-08
DENOUNCESLIBERTY
EFFORTS OF IRISH
Senator Robinson Also UphOIdS
Shantung Award in Speech
at City Club.

Senator'S who are denOuncing the
ShSntung award and are urging
China to rebel against its provisions
are jeOpardizing the present amicable
relations between the United States
and Japan and are sowing seeds shat
may result in an open rupture be-
tween the two countries, according to
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Ar
Kansas. He spoke last night on
"The League OF Nations" at a smoker
and social evening given by the City
Club at the New willard Hotel
Senator Robinson said that during
the war japan promised to protect
American and allied interests in the
Orient and that she kept her faith in
every particular. He said he would
rather see Shantung in the hands OF
Japan than under control Of Ger
many, and expressed confidence the
territory would be returned to China
as soon as the treaty Is signed.
Article X Of the league covenant
he defended as the "gist and sub
stance Of the entire pact-the most
important part OF the treaty" He
said that 1t merely pledged each ma
ton to defense Of the territorial in
.tegrity Of every other nation.
DenOuneea Irish Efforts.
Senator Robinson denied the league
would be an obstruction to the cause
OF Irish freedom, and expressed the
belief that the league might be the
very agency through which the aims
OF the Irish might be realized. He
denounced vehemently propaganda IN
this country, which he said designed
TO foment insurrectiOn in Ireland.
"a shameful fraud underlies this
effort to bring about the freeing OF
Ireland and the dismemberment Of
the British empire" he said. This
country has no right to interfere in
the matter Of Irish freedom, and those
who are trying to give her a role are
.perpetrating a barefaced fraud. The
thinking people OF the United States
can't forget the heroic sacrifice Of
Great Britain in the recent war. They
will not forget that the leaders Of the
movement for an Irish republic con-
,ired with Germany in an effort to
whip Great Britain. Those leaders
harbored German submarines and
gave Germany information which re-
suited in the sinking Of British ships.
The people Of this country can't
forget, how these insurrectionists
mistreated American sailors. While
the women Of England were making
heroic sacrifices, thousands Of young
Irishmen were openly defying the
British government and bOasting OF
their desire for open rebellion rather
than military service to beat off the
common enemy.
"And then some politicians ask Us
to join Germany in Furnishing Great
Britain by freeing a part Of the en-
pire. Such a course is unthinkable.
am Of Irish descent, and I am anX-
ious for Ireland to work out her own
destiny, but I am not willing to join
with Germany in a war on England.
II England Is attacked by Germany
in any move which has as its aim
Irish freedom. want to help Great
Britain repel that invasion"
Ambitious Program Ahead.
J. A. Whitfield. president OF the
club, presided. He told Of the am
bilious program OF the club, and in
vited the / 500 members to make suE-
gestions- Brief reports were given
by Henry E. Stringer. chairman Of
the house committee; Charles F. Nes-
bit, chairman Of the committee on
constitution and bylaws, and James
Sharp, chairman Of the building COM
mittee.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the clubs board OF governors to
sell the temporary clubhouse on Far
ragut Square should an advantageous
opportunity present itself.
Harry s. Evans, chairman Of the
forum committee, presided during &
program given by professional vaU-
deville talent, provided under direc-
tiOn OF Roland S. Robbins, Of the
forum committee. Music was furnish
ed by an orchestra and a male quar-
tet composed Of Arthur Simpson, first
tenor; Fred S. Sillers. second tenor:
James S. Hicks, first bass. and Charles
Z. Moore, second bass. with Claude
Robson as accOmpRnist