Evening journal., 1919-06-26
WALSH RAPS WILSON
ON Irish QUESTION
President "Insincere" Un-
less Self-DeterminatIon is
Given Says Senator
THOMAS DEFENDS
ORIGINAL POLICY


Wilson is "inslnccre' in his advoc
of the principle Of self-determinat
unless he notifies the other represeI
lives al the Peace Conference that
principles must be applied not onl,
orr enemies but 10 ourselves sen
Walsh. Democrat, of MassachuS
declared yesterday on the floor q
senate during a debate over the rfo
tion which the Senate sent rcceibe
ihe Peace Conference. asking u
delegates from ireland be heard ad.
Il want 10 say as friend OF .as
ministration." said senator Wa ~
one who believes in its policiGnfor-
principles. that II this Peacs stives
ence ends without the reprCronro-
OF this government saying TO ,bo
sentatlves Of the other pow, Tor
conference that when Amerorn,ins-
ward the principle OF sci AZ he
ton she believed in IL noo be an
applied 10 our enemies, III annoar
plies 40 ourselves that w he in
10 the disinterested wo'
sincere Senator
The debate opened ado road
Thomas. Democrat, Of Letter he
20 the Senate a cOpy.ticisms ex-
had written in reply Constituents
pressed by some Of IRISH rcso-
against his attitude contention
luton. Senator Thy could not
was that the cOnfe~ delegation a
properly give the moi represent
hearing because IL
an Independent nat reason why a
Il do not know, ,,,od 10 nation
nearing sloulu " and Rumania,
alltles sucil a. ,ngs 10 a people
without slNins cling for 700 years
VINO nave Deeh Iht Of self-govern-
10 establish theScc " said senator
ment anu llue lie resolution.
Borah' aulllor 5sslble grounds, in
There is n-,,.t5.b 20 can dis
my view oil 1.-THE rights OF those
tingulsh betW peoples who have
other natiohs the right OF Ireland
been heard,
to be heard.h error" interrupted
Il may "but ! perceive the
senator ,e this: That the two
distinction the senator has men
countries ccived the political rec
toned haher autonomous govern
ognition re members Of the peace
monts aimee its inception. They
conferenSen hearings. but they
were h3omponent parts OF ine
const.tu Independent nations. MY
meeting ihst countries like Korea
own VII and ireland. not having
India. bmous recognition. fall out
that a, class which the senator
side 81
menlack TO the proposition from
GSrsns the right OF these peo-
wnie heard" replied Senator Boran
pie rinciple was the right OF sen
IThnstion. u MAS upon that
det that these hearings were
thf and upon which the recosn'.-
sr,yvere made in the first instance.
Think the senator did not stss' ,
sntire situation" said senator
tas an addition to that. thes'
Ics were militant allies OF the Al
they fought in our ranks an'
we're engaged IN a common caus'
inst a common enemy.
M such distinction as thst N
,de during the war" answered Se,e s.l
!. Rorah. 1t was repeated over tiu
%, again bv Mr.. Lloyd George p.
,,,i,riv in his letters in responsl 70
= = 90 ,oG,,est Of the President to 'sle
,orns upon which they Woul pc
,i,,Dg Al nroceed to peace, and MoS
81 stated by the President tll ho
me again. that this peace shyaVt a1I
,iusted upon such principles te, .1.a S,,
,oDIcs should have the right y inNoNe N''.
"a cnioin the principles OF sf-uSSv. =
,i,stion and that no people roulu ~. Dg
'snosed OF through force OF r'ui'' '0'
over. ..-,-- ,ho prlident for
hat he failed 10 do; ] am - - ~ Dro-
70 ihat i'm my judgment - LII
snted from doing that whlg ;n,nor;,I-
ave done by reason oil ny '.ip ,,',,t
tic purposes and designs '"O'
bom ne had TO contenI. ,,,orr,nicd
"Hov about Egypt III i"'e' u '0'
enator McCormick rv senator
And Egypt is no BEN. - tbe
'orah Wens @ o", or the kriting Of the
'eace lelll'' ,, otherjasis than this
reaty upon gu, s,y neai Of the world.
Nil not lnsuly SUI o. toot .enator Thomas
senator W ui,ing 60 eta.ments which he
% TASK iol anatod 1,,an' unl the loyalty OF
nsisteu IenvO n'v,O,nnorteAhe Irish resolu-
ion. -.so,,.s Ated that he had
no intention Of rfIo,s,h7 :, America
great body OF loyi i. lnIs' a. ~ ,he ',,i renre.
6ut was merely rel,rlns .',',,in ~ az
sentaiives Of the Pl repuD''0'