Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-06-21
ENGLAND
Served Notice That America Con-
tinues for Liberty Throughout
the World.
Address of Hon. Daniel f. Cohalan
to Friends of Irish
Freedom.
Declares Action on Senator Borah's
Resolution is Epoch
Making.
HEARTENs THE WHOLE WORLD.

Hon. Daniel F. Cohalan, Justic,
of the Supreme Court, New York
addressing a mass meeting o
Friends of Irish Freedom at Libert.
Hut, Washington, Saturday evening
said in part:
1.-THE action of the Senate on Sen
ator Borah's resolution last week II
epoch making. 1t is a notice Il
England and to all the rest of the
world that America is going to con,
tinue to be a sovereign State and 9
guiding star to all peoples strug-
Cling for liberty throughout the
world. 1t comes at a very oppor.
tune moment, for English influence
was sweeping everything before il
at the Peace Conference, to the end
that England might become the
dominant power throughout the
world.
at is going to be new Declare
ton Of Independence in effect, serv-
ing notice on the world and to all
the active agencies of England here
in America, that we intend to con-
tinue to be Republic, that we in
tend to continue to be free, that we
intend to continue to be American.
1t will hearten lovers of liberty all
over the world. 1t will be taken to
mean that in a struggle between
democracy and autocracy that Amer
lea, in spite of the weakness and
backsliding of some of her spokes-
men, is determined that autocracy
must be broken and that the day of
special privileges has passed in all
the countries Of the world.
= ut will be taken to mean that
America will continue to be a great
moral force, leading all peoples OF
the earth to freedom. That despite
the extraordinary cleverness and
ability Of the English diplomats,
there is one country that England
can not control, that there is one
country which is determined to keep
free from English diplomacy and
English power II will mean that
we meant what we said when we
entered the war, that we did so to
put an end to autocracy, and that
we meant autocracy of all kinds. 1t
serves notice upon England that we
are no more tolerant of English ma
valism than we were of German mil
itarism. That we meant, in good
faith, that the doctrine of self-de-
termination should be applied to all
peoples-to those living under the
German Kaiser, and to those living
under the German King of England.
''It will hearten liberals all over
the world, who have been hoping
that the conference at Versailles
would mean a just and permanent
peace, and put an end to war. Al
ready the results are evident In
Paris. The question of Ireland
which the friends of England hoped
had been permanently shelved
emerged again into the MONDAY Of
discussion. and the representative:
of America now promise to 'unoffi
cially' present the question to tbs
Peace Conference. Just what al
unofficial presentation of the ques
ton may mean is matter of con
lecture. But the resolution OF thS
United States Senate called for NJ
such action, and presently, an
sure. in response to the aroused
public opinion in America, the ques
ton OF ireland will be officially con
sidered by the Peace Conference ant
action will be taken that will Civ
international recognition to the re
publican form of government tina
has been set up by the people o
Ireland. Anything less will not SAT
isfy the conscience OF America Any
thing less will not be in accord wit
the ideals, with the traditions Q
America. Anything less will mea
that the conference is establishing
not the rule of democracy, but Tn
rule of hypocricy, and permittin
ENGLAND to do now what she did g.
ter the Congress of Vienna-to max
a peace that will be generous
England and unjust to mankind.
SAmerica won the war. Americ
should make the peace. Englan
aid not win the war. England mu'
NOT be permitted to make peac
for an English peace will mean az
and end to wars, but succession
wars.
con the contrary we are asked,
the League OF Nations, to snDmlt
an English plan for England's dom
nation of the world. We are askf
TO give away part of our soyereit
power and to emerge from the wa
NOT free and independent as we e
tered it. but dominated and co
trolled and tied to England. v
are asked, in this English scheme
and nobody has explained what b
came Of the American scheme
guarantee the territorial integrity
the British and Japanese Empire
the only two empires left.
1.-THE Senate OF the United stat
has rendered a splendid service
America. 1t is the great body
which we look to save our counti
10 preserve its ideals, its tradition
it, interests. We should see to
that throughout the country pub
opinion should be aroused to Z
dangers that confront.
'sLet us demand that Americ'
rights be asserted at Paris. that I
question Of independence for 1
land be not alone presented TO :
peace Conference; but that It