Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07
Treaties and Ireland.

Treaties in existence, the President
also was represented as having de-
clared. impeded his efforts to pro-
cure self-determination for subject
peoples.
No meeting Of the committee was
held yesterday. the memorandum,
made by Walsh and Dunno after their
conference with the President, being
submitted informally. and there was
little discussion of the treaty in the
Senate. Senator Morris. Republican,
Nebraska. making the only address.
He called attention to the statement
OF 1.-The President in his st. Louis
speech that Japan's secret treaties
with the allies we're made to induce
her to enter the war. The Nebraska
senator said the treaties were made
two yeaxs later. a.. a..
Mild Reservationists Confer.
The small group Of republican sem
ators advocating mild" reservations
conferred during the day and were
said to have agreed to oppose the
committee reservations, particularly
that relating to Article x Of the league
Of nations covenant.
The Irish memorandum described as
notes on the conference between
President Wilson and Messrs. Walsh
and Dunno. made by the latter aft
erward. teemed with sharp exchanges
regarding the attitude Of the Presi-
dent and others of the American
peace commission on the Irish ques-
ton.
Mr.. Walsh, the memorandum recft-
ed. suggested that the President visit
Ireland, and the President was said
to have replied:
President and Ireland.
Now. Walsh. If it is your intention
to go back to America and try to put
me in bad am going to say when 20
back that we were well on the way of
getting Mr.. de Valera and his associ-
ates over here; we were well on the
way when you made it so difficult by
your speeches in Ireland that we could
not do it; that it was you gentlemen
who kicked over the apple cart"
Mr.. Walsh. in reply, referred to dis
cussion in the British parliament Of the
efforts to secure safe conducts to Paris
for canon dc Valera and other Irish
nationalists and the President was rep
resented as responding:
Now. Walsh, am not going to
discuss anything that was said in the
British house of commons or house
Of lords, except to say this: That
was making an effort and Col. House
was making an effort, and that we
thought we were we'll on the way of
getting de Valera and his associates
over here, but the speeches Of you
whole thing had to be abandoned"
The President, the memorandum de-
clared. said he had not discussed with
Lloyd George the question Of aiding
the de Valera mission and Mr.. Walsh
asked the President to give his aid.
The President, according to the docu-
ment. replied:
There is no use discussing that: I
don't know what the British gov
eminent would say. and I have said
all I can say on tho subject.
"Sympathy for Ireland"
II want you gentlemen to under
stand that our position 10 this: that
we are dealing ofacially with those
governments. You would not want
us to make representations or engage
in an effort that might involve the
sending Of troops into Europe. and
I know that our people would not
want that. What am saying to you
il that we cannot. and under no cir
cumstances could we have at any time
since we have been here, do anything
in this matter Of an Official nature.
but want to say to you that have
the deepest sympathy for Ireland and
her cause. I know speak for the
others when say that all we could
do unohicially we have been doing, and
will do"
Regarding tho Presidents efforts to
translate his announced principle OF
self-determination Of peoples into the
peace treaty, Mr.. Walsh. according
to the memorandum, quoted from the
Presidents addresses. saying millions
Of people relied on them. In reply the
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