The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-31
Frank p. Walsh, Michael
Ryan and Edward Dunno
Spokesman Before SEN
ate Committee.
TREATY REJECTION
IN FULL REQUESTED
Contention is Made That
Adoption of Pact Would
Pronounce the Death SEN
\ 4ence Of Ireland.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Impassioned
protests against the League of Ma
tons were presented by Frank p.
Walsh. Michael J. Ryan and Edward #.
Dunno, members of the American COM
mission which sought a hearing for
the Irish at the peace conference. and
numbers of other Irish Americans to-
day before senate foreign relations
committees
In dramatic appeals which drew
cheers from the crowds jamming the
committee room they asserted the COW
enant would pronounce the death SEN
tenre OF Ireland. Albert Kelly and five
others filed a. brief with the COM
mittee opposing efforts OF Sim Fem
or other Irish factions to bring the
Irish question into discussion OF the
peace treaty.
Washington, Aug. 30.-Asking for re-
lection of the peace treaty, American
representatives of the cause of Irish
freedom told the foreign relations COM
mitfee today that the treaty would
create n super-government against ire
lands interests and would establish
British naval supremacy 80 firmly as to
menace the United States.
Daniel IT. Coahalan, a justice of the
supreme court OF New York; Edward
Dunno. former governor OF Illinois:
Frank r. walsh. Bourl<e Cochran, and
lo4hcrn representing various Irish or
u1nfxationB appeared. They said they
voiced the sentiments OF more than co.
100000 American citizens OF Irish
blood.
We as citizens OF the United States
or Irish blood" said a memorial read
TO the committee. but attached above
all things to this republic and it's con-
stitution. respectfully pray that the
proposed treaty now before you be re-
Jected as a direct violation of the
principles on whichss this war was
fought. as they were< efined BY Presi-
dent wilson Ireland has been assert
ing continuously her claim for indie
pandence for eight centuries One-fifth
or the entire population OF the Unit
ed States is of Iiisn extraction. We
ask that Ireland be not the only ma
tion excluded from the benefit OF the
glorious principles enunciated by Mr..
Wilson as those for which the great
war was fought to establish. We es-
peciaIly denounce article X OF the pro-
posed League of Nations as a device
to stif1e the conscience of civilization
and render 1t impotent to condemn and
by condemning to end the oppression
of weak nations enslaved by powerful
neighbors. Ii impeaches the most cred
liable page In our history and discred-
it's the circumstances and conditions
in which our republic was born and
our liberty achieved.
THE conscience OF civilization the
only force TO which the oppressed can
appear. would no longer be able to take
effective jurisdiction OF wrongs per-
petrated by powerful nations on weak
err people. No struggling nation has
ever achieved its independence except
through the aid OF other nations"
IreIand's claim TO freedom as 1t is
affected by the treaty was the subject
of a public hearing by the senate for
eign re>ations committee Various
American sympathizers in the cause
had arranged through. Irish organi-
cations to appear.
Laterl Representatives OF Greek So
cfeties were to be heard. The COM
mfttee planned to spend the whole |
day on it's hearings postponing until |
early next week further work on pro- |
posed amendments to the treaty. With |
the three adopted yesterday. the COM
mittee now has given it's approval to |
five amendments