New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

States entered the war were circum-
Vented at the peace table. President
Wilson, though a man of honest ideals,
found that every one of his fourteen
points had been abrogated by secret
treaties"
mond. permanent secretary Of the
league, would have greater power than
a majority Of the council.
Guns Trained on Dublin
"The English army is in Ireland to-
day" he said, "with every device for
dealing death. I saw them fix the en-
placements for machine guns to sweep
the City Hall in Dublin.
\ The jaiis are crowded with the best
men in Ireland. Why? Only because
they are Republicans. Thousands of
dollars worth Of property is being
taken. Everything is being done to
break the spri. of those people.
"If this league is assented to 100000
mon stand ready to die to bring the
world back to the ideals for which
America has stood"
Michael J. Ryan, Of Philadelphia.
another member of the Walsh commit
tee to Paris, told the committee that
Irish claims were based on the prin-
ciplcs of President Wilson.
Mr. Ryan said he mad been told that
only ten minutes was allotted for final
consideration Of the league of nations
covennn. by the peace conference.
"Was there any difference between
the steamroller as used in the United
States and in France?" asked Senator
Borah.
"No." replied the witness. eve re-
garded it with admiration"
When his commission asked for
hearing at Paris, Ryan said, it was re-
ferred to Colonel House.
IL suggested" he continued, "that
President Wilson and the other dele
gates be brought together TO hear US,
but Colonel House said all of the five
discuss any question"
Dunno Assai!s British Rule
Mr.. Dunno, who also was member
OF the Walsh commission, said he had
visited Ireland, and was convinced that
"nearly 80 per cent Of the Irish people
are insistent upon and demanding az
independent republic"
''To repress and suppress this over
whelming sentiment" he said. 'the
British government maintains a stand
ing army Of approximately 100 600 men
in Ireland Jury trials for political Of
corpus is practically suspended; the
right of asscmblage is suppressed; free
speech and free press are prevented
by the most outrageous censorship,
and prescription of meetings.; public
and private houses are entered and
searched and seized without warrant,
and mon. women and even children are
being arrested without warrant and
held in Jail without trial, or deported
to English prisons and held without
any limitation as to the terms Of i'm
prlSOnment.
"By Article X Of the proposed treaty
now under consideration by the Senate
the American Republic is asked to per-
petuate this character of government in
the twentieth century and to assist the
British government to maintain the
same"
Cochran Makes Final Plea
In his address closing the argument
for the Irish societies, Mr.. Cochran, a
native of Ireland, made an impassioned
plea for rejection of the treaty. Al
though he had followed President
Wilson politically and had believed
profoundly in the Presidents ideals, he
said, there could be no greater cal
amity than ratification Of the treaty
he negotiated at Versailles.
Tracing the struggles of Ireland
through many attempts by British
rulers to exterminate her." he said
that England could not do justice in
Ireland if she tried, and the point now
had been reached when "the only al
tentative to determination is emanci-
patton"
"All your leagues Of nations" he
declared. won't keep Ireland under the
domination Of this incubus. All the
powers Of the earth can't do that.
us there in this treaty single word
OF which any one can be proud? Does
1t bring freedom to any single people
except as an act of revenge AGAINST
conquered and dismembercd foes? The
league covenant is admitted by it's
friends to be imperfect. Shantung is
an abominaton. Yet we are told we
must accept it, Must. Since when has
that word been applied to the American
people?
No Disrespect to Wilson
81 mean no dsrespcct to the Prcsi
dent of the United States. His place
IN history is high one. The words
IN which he enunciated the principles
OF the war will forever be the priceless
possessions OF the nation. The four
> gym 70 81 &c IOC ucdU, tneV can
never die. But l believe the only thjnp
whlch can dim his high place in history
wi,i be the acceptance of this treaty.
referring to q Senate speech by
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana
saying that only one avenue to Irish
freedom, that involving aid from an
outside nation, was cut off by the
league covenant. Mr.. Cochran declared
II tins were true then it mean "that
the only avenue is cut off"
The committee Interrupted it's hear.
ing OF the Irish spokesmen to devote
an an hour to the claims of Greece to
Thracc ~
Protests Are Varied
Resuming the Irish hearing, the
committee was addressed briefly by
LIEUTENANT Governor ". W. Mcdowell
OF Montana, who said sentiment in his
S,a'e was very strongly in favor" oil
lrSh independence.
John Murphy. OF Buffalo. N. Y. tol,
!hs committee that England was seek
ing under the spccious title OF i;
league OF nations to draw a wall o,
IRON around the markets of the worlo
where' by preferential imperial taria'
,he products Of our factories will b,
nanolcapped in their efforts to obtai,
foreign market"
-. c. OFlaherty, of Richmond. Va.
so'o the committee that "as Virrjn;
s"' as a PROTESTANT. as a Mason and a.
q nemocrat,' he believed ratitica tior
,no.,n VI we treaty would only make tn,
world world safe for hypocrisy" He pre-
p,nt S,nteu resolution of 5000 people il