The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-23

ference, that Ireland, exhausted by the cruelties of English rule, her pop ulation annihilated by one half within living memory, her industries destroy ed. her natural resources wasted, her civil liberties ended, her chosen lead CTS prescribed and treated as felons, now makes her appeal.
 Article ten of the draft covenant of the league of nations is framed to secure national independence against aggression of an external power. It's terms are as follows:
 "'The high contracting parties und- ertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the terri torial integrity and existing political independence of all states members of the league. In case of any such az sression the executive council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled
 Ireland, as a nation that has de- clared it's independence and is pledged to the principles of freedom, justice and peace, desires to subscribe to the covenant of the league and to claim as against England the protection of article ten. I submit to the conference with profound respect that Ireland s claim is clear and cannot with any shadow of justice be refused. Should it be rejected the consequences would be as follows:
 I-Ireland henceforth must rely for her deliverance wholly upon her own efforts. No such rule has been laid down with regard to any other of the smaller nationalities whose emancipa- tion has been made the care of the conference.
 "2-Nations which never have de- nied the right of Ireland to freedom will deprive themselves for the future of the power of countenancing her claim, and will in consequence be bound, for the first time in history, to leave her unaided to her own re- sources as indicated in the preceding paragraph.
 "3-Article ten will impose upon all nations, as a condition of membership of the league, the obligation to guar antee to Great Britain title to the possession of Ireland and dominion over the Irish people.
 Against the imposition of such slavery upon Ireland, and especially against the giving of such a guarantee of title to Great Britain, I enter on behalf of the people of Ireland, in whose name I have the honor to speak Britain's title to Ireland rests solely upon the military power of a nation to determine the fortunes of people over whom they have no right to rule i except the right to force The com J hIned guarantee of such title fdgainst the declared protest of Ire land would constitute definite denial | u Luc u JuotlCC u dl pCO ples and nationalities and their right to live on equal terms of liberty and safety with one another, whether strong or weak and without the ac ceptance of that principle no part ot the structure of international justice can stand
 'The guarantee of such title would 1 be subsersive of the reign of law based upon the consent of the gov erned and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind The guarantee of such title would constitute re cognition of the right of the strong tc serve it's own material interest and ad vantage through the exercise of its exterior influence and mastery The guarantee of such title would give Great Britain warrant to make a nation weaker. than herself subject to her purposes and interests Il would confirm the claim of Great Bri tair to rule and dominate the people of Ireland even in their own internal