Arizona republican., 1919-03-02
IRISH DEMAND
 HEARING DATE FINALLY WINS WITH PRESIDENT
Vigorous Criticisms Of The Way In Which They Have Been Shunted Brings Forth Virile Statement White House Stormed- Humility Smoked Out.

WASHINGTON. March 1.--The del- cgatlOn of prominent American citi- zcns of Irish descent, appointed at the recent Irish race conference in Phila- delphia. won its fight today for action by the house rules committee. tO give right of way in congress for a resolu- tion instructing the American delegates at Paris to urge lreland's cause before the peace conference.
 After hearing the delegation. which was headed by Justice John W. Golf and Daniel F. Cohalan of New York, tho rules committee agreed to report out Of rule making the resolution in order il the house before adjourn . men.
 Later the delegation, which arrived in Washington Tuesday, called at the White House 10 see President Wilson personally Co present to him resolutions and memorials adopted at the Philadel- phia convention. They failed to see the president but were told he would re- ceive them in New York next Tuesday night, after he speaks at the Metro politan Opera house on the league of natiOrs.
 Tonight John P. Grace, former mayor ot Charleston, s. C.. and member of tho delegation, gave out a statement saying:
 "An during the war it was presumed that among the small nations, America was fighting to establish in security, was surely Ireland. 10 which, as Wash ington and the patriots of the revo- lution acknowledged. they owed more in tho fatal hours of the revolution than all other powers combined, but when the committee from the Philadel- phia convention got to Washington it met with strong series of forbidding difficulties.
 Not Even Secretary Seen
 Twenty -one men from as far west as the Pacific coast and from New England and the south, solemnly left their important affairs and arrived in Washington Tuesday night, according, as they supposed. to an appointment at the White House on Wednesday. to receive them. Wednesday passed: Thursday passed; Friday passed. and practically the whole of Saturday, and yet they have not seen the president. They had great difficulty even in sec ing his secretary"
 Word has come Co them through many supposedly authentic channels that they would be seen at this hour. or that hour, or on this day. or on that day. They approached the subject through senators and attaches or vari- ous degrees of importance at the White House and elsewhere but there was an impenetrable barrier. At last the com- lnittee, indignant, made up it's mind that dignity, if nothing else, required % showdown: either the president. through his buffers. was triling with the time and the rights of American citizens, or some one was falling properly to put the matter before him. Whatever was happening. days were passing and he.was about to sail for Europe with the case of Ireland abso- lutely untouched.
 Meantime, the press carried reports that at the White House dinner, he had excluded Ireland from the program. This was speedily denied by MT. Tu- multy, but at once reaffirmed openly on the floor of the senate.
 President Very Busy
 Tho committee went 10 the White House at 13:30 o'clock today. Received by Mir. Tumulty. it was told that the president was a very busy man. Judge Golf said that of course he knew this, but this was n tremendous issue for those interested. Mir. Tumulty said he was as much interested in the issue as anybody. But that did not get the committee anywhere. He said he had been pressing the matter to the pres- dents attention and expected to hear from him at most any moment. Judge Golf said we could wait no longer. but that. as a matter of courtesy. the com mittee would return at . o'clock for . definite answer.
 Meanwhile. Mir. Tumulty had the fact communicated to the committee, that if it returned at 9 o'clock it would be informed that the president would receive it, not in Washington, but on next Tuesday night in New York after his speech at the Metropolitan Opera House. The committee went back nev- ertheless. at . o'clock. 10 be assured in person of this fact. The national dem ocrauc executive committee. at it's ses- sion this week, had unanimously en-
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