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her leaders deported and held in English
jails without Indictment or trial; ana
yet within tho last two months the
people, with an unanimity never before
attained. have again declared their ut
ter dissatisfaction with English rule and
their determination to be free.
England refuses TO listen to the voice
OF ireland. but we point out that
England likewise refused to listen to the
voice of the American colonies. England
was compelled less than n century and
half ago to recognize the indepen-
dence of the colonies, and within the
last year the efforts Of our country saved
England and her allies from total defeat
at the hands of the Central Powers The
land to which England was thus COM
PEELED to do Justice has just saved
England in her hour of need. Let
England now realize that Justice to Ire
land which she has so long denied, with
grievous loss to Ireland, but also with
great loss to herself. will now remove
from her path tho bitterest hostility
which she has to encounter all over the
world, and will convince mankind In
general of the sincerity of herr declara-
lions when she says that she believes In
liberty and justice for others as well as
for herself.
Seek to Assist Peace.
Finally we urge this claim that peace
and order may be brought out OF the
chaos with which the whole world now
seems to be threatened. In this great
hor when Governments are being re-
| formed and when peoples long oppressed
by tyranny are emerging again into the
| sunlight of liberty let there be sincerity
| and unselhshness upeh tee part of those
who are controlling tho Peace Confer
| ence to the end that the mistakes of the
Congress of Cienna may be avoided and
| q peace made that will be lasting and
permanent because It will be Just and
right.
Upon the shoulders OF our President
ana Congress rests in the last analysis
the responsibility of the peace that shall
be made. We urge them to act In &C
cordance with the doctrines laid dowr
on our behalf when we entered the wal
and in accordance with the resolution
recently adopted, almost unanimously. b,
the Foreign Affairs Committee OF tn,
House OF Representatives to the end tina
autocracy and militarism may be foreve
destroyed and that the right OF self
determination shall be given to all tn
peoples OF the earth"
After the adoption OF the Cardinal
resolution Michael ]. Ryan, Philadelphia
read the Declaration Of Principles which
he said, had been drawn up by n com
mittee representing every section Of tn
United States.
Declaration of Principles.
The declaration in part follows:
"As American citizens we uphold tn
. honor and interests OF the United state.
as our race has done during all the year
that have elapsed from the start Of IN
revolution to the present day. That W
are proud of the splendid record ou
people have made In the fighting forces {
the republic in the war which has tu,
. closed. and are ready to perform an
, duty and make any sacrifices our Coy
eminent may in the future demand.
, I'VE heartily approve the principle
OF Justice, liberty and peace for all mar
kind proclaimed by President Wilson
his declarations of Americas ohjec
, in the war. These had the approval
/, | the entire American people and were Il