Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
IRELAND L|KENED
TO CUBA WHEN us.
| HAD TO INTERVENE
Bourke Cochran Closes Argu-
ment for Mason Bill Before
! House Committee.

worse" than they were in Cuba when
Sae United States interviewed there.
Bourke Cochran of New York declared
yesterday in closing arguments for
the Mason bill to appropriate funds
Tor salaries of diplomatic and consular
representatives to the Republic of
Ireland"
Arguments for and against this pro-
posed diplomatic recognition of Ire
land were continued yesterday before
the House foreign affairs committee.
Headed by Justice Daniel F. Cohalan
of the New York supreme court, rep
resentatives of various Irish organi-
cations in this country told the COM
mittee that such recognition not
only would follow out the self-deter-
mination pledges of President Wilson.
but would stabilize the struggling re-
public and convince Great Britain
that her dominion in Ireland must be
surrendered.
Fox Opposes Bill.
The only speaker opposing the bill
during the day was George l.. Fox of
New Haven, Conn. who continued the
Speech he began yesterday in general
denial that the republican govern
ment was functioning sufficiently to
deserTe recognition. He asserted that
the movement did not have the united
support for 1t ic Ireland, and that
many stories of n,istreatmenr of the
Irish by the British authorities were
myths.
a big crowd was attracted by the
hearing, and although the session was
not so tumuituous as yesterday, there
were frequent bursts Of applause.
IF any member of thus committee"
Sa1o Mr.. Cockral in his Closing sIgu-
&nent. were to make in Ireland a 4th
OF July speech advocating the prin-
cipies of the Declaration Of Indcrend-
eDcc. you woul1 be put in Jail. AL
though it is Il country freer of crime
than any other in The worIl there are
more people in isil than anywhere
else, and the crimes with winch they
are charged are The very things YOU
celebrate as virtues"
Situation Since Norman Conquest.
This situation has existed in Ire
land. the speaker said. since the Nor
man conquest. 1t was evident. he
added. that England never an gov
ern Ireland any other way
Asked if he favored war in case
England took offense a passage of the
bill, Mr.. Cochran said his reply was
when he said: Let US not be fright
ened by threats of danger to our
country and dungeons for ourselves"
ihat IS my answer" repeated Mr..
cochran. Ito question of what may
follow an act of justice by the Amer
lean people" +
MI Cochran said diplomatic recog-
milton would be a most formidable
step toward Irish freedom"
Cites Cuba and Philippines.
Arguing that Congress has prece-
dents for such action. he cited the
poi1cy of the United States toward
Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines,
were functioning in all parts of Ire
land. except Belfast and Dublin.
This is the answer of whether there
rs de facto government" he said.
Ihey are settling every dispute and
functioning as no other government in
Europe. The only trouble is when the
ponce try to stop these courts as in
6elfast and Dublin. The Sim Fein
courts yield justice. and the whole
population is yielding to these courts"
. FOR three centuries, Mr.. Cochran,
said. British laws had denied the
irish land ownership and kept them
in poverty.
After the repeal of these laws, the
tfnued," he declared. THE Irish race
cannot be exterminated That was
tired for three CENTURIES and failed
II 1t cannot be exterminated. then the
irish race must be emancipated"
"Great Crusade'' for Justice.
The entry of the United States in
the world war raised the struggle to
the plane of a great crusade" for
Justice to all, Mr. Cochran said. urr-
Ing that recognition of Ireland would
pc notice to the world that this coun-
try was continuing that pledge. AS
ne concluded an uproar of applause
swept the room. to be checked only
when committeeman raped for order
John e. Milholland of New York
protested against charges that the
Slnn rem movement was Roman
catholic movement, declaring a large
body of Professionals. both in the TINT
ed States and in Ireland, were in sym-
PATTY with the republic. He declared
IL there was any doubt about the sta
mlity of the republican government
american recognition quickly would
remove it. Within three hours, he
would float 100000 900 worth of Irish
bonds if recognition were forth
coming.
Irfsh-American Women's Plea.
A plea for recognition was made on
abehaf Of Irish American women nv
Mrs. Mary T. McWhorter Of Chicago.
national president of the Ladies' Aux
HAIRY to the Ancient Order Of Hiber-
mans.
Judge James A. Deery of Indian
apolis, national president of the An
cient Order of Hibernians, told the
committee that the order stood for
Independence for Ireland. James X.
Mcclure of New Rochelle. n Y. to
support the bills provision for con-
sular representatives. put in the rec
ord figures on Irish foreign trade, and
Eugene F. kinkead. a former repre-
sentative from New Jersey, denied
that the Pennsylvania branch of the
American Legion had taken a stand
against the Irish republic
No action was taken by the COM
nittee. which adjourned with the an
nouncement that the legislation
would be taken under advisement.