The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-23
IRELAND nAf PUT
CASE TO lElcUE
Wilson suxvsssS Article XII
Covers Status Of ErinI
Claims Labor 1aAkss .
Pew Queries

~ san ffAnttstn en hts tour ~ fhs
seun,fs In behalf VI the league 81
Nalions. there xHme an uglutuasg,
o. HIM 10 answer Vital Quektlpn
sonsssning which bis gvllsleal iflsnas
a. we'd a. hIs political fpsmeu. hayr
atel, been increAslnxis Inssaseni. thr
question was .lIow about lrslsnds'
rhe President made rsTtNia seplssw
% series cs inscrrosAliana sisNiIng
~iih that psohlsm. rroroundsd ~ hlna
~ the san fFanolrso lahas euunesla,
snd nov tAe whole rAenho coast H.
sas"iis alneas,na hin teappnses snsl
shai iiauy meant. The uaeriea wes~
ens U Ar Wilson BY telegraph as
his train Was folisns through the sae.
FA'nenIo valley and his explanations
acre made aM snon am he reached The
mesiocciis II tho rAesnc coasl.
csrcssnsno Rshsliiasr.
Question No. WAS Under the GOV.
fnanl does this nation ohlleate ilnciT
10 assist any member III the league
IN putting down q rebellion o. IA sub
lerss " conquered people," Obvious.
" this meant Arc We uhllr.d 10
sclr ENGLAND put down Irish resolu.
linnsss
The answer was; ~ doca not /"
Friends OF ireland took this 10 lnesn.
We will not
Question No. 2. Under the coswn-
ant. can this nation Independently
fecognisu sosafnm.nt whose reapls
seek 10 ach'ave os have achieved their
Independence from n member III the
ieagne" Ia other words. this mrant
Can We racngniae isclands claim on
beins . rrpuhllcf"
The rressdcn, replied, "Thc indie,
rsndent action of the United ataies
ln q matter Of this hiad Ia in no wa,
limited or affected by thr covenant OF
The League OF NstionA' IN other
~ortial We can recognize Ireland II
and when the proper lihc comcz.
without regard 10 the league
Question No =: "i'ndar tho coysa,
ami aro those subject nations or Pro.
pies only that arc mentioned In she
peace treaty entitled 10 the right N
s"if determination. or does ths lsagNv
possess the risht 10 accord similar
privilege TO other subject natlona pr
peopirsf" This meant. for example.
why Poland and not lrclandz''
Conferences Action Was Limited.
Answers" ~it was not poasIhla Tor
tha peace conference to nc, with ~
gard 70 the self determination u ans
territories except those which be.
Ionred 20 the defeated empires. but
In the covenant. Article |, n set up
Tor tha first time forum 10 which
all claims OF self differentiation which
are likely 10 disturb the peace Of the
world or tho good Understanding be-
tween nations, can be brought"
The section OF Article TO which
President Wilson refers. reads aA fol
lows; "lt m declared to b. the friend
~ fIrbt OF each member OF the league
to bring 10 the attention Of ihr az
Armhly OF councils any circumstances
whatever affecting international rsis
tiona which threatens 20 disturb in.
ternatipnai peace or the good under
standing upon which peace depends
Some persons Interested in the
Irish problem declare that iha pro
vision does Ireland no good. SINCE she
is not ''member- oi iias league. but
President Wilson's personal contsn.
ton ~ that Ireland n part of Eng.
land which IN. OF courn.. a member
Question No 4 "why WAS The cas-.
of ireland not heard at the peace cnn.
ference. and what In your position an
the subject OF sclfdotcrmina,ion fot
Ireland"
League Can Consider ireland.
Answer: '"The case OF ireland WAS
not heard AZ tho peace conference be-
cause sahe peace conference had no
over any question or that
sort which did not affect territories
which belonged 10 the defeated rm-
pircs Ny position on the subject u
self elfdetermination for ireland Ii ~.
pressed In Article OF the covenant.
N which I Was particularly Interested
because Il seemed 10 me necessary
hat forum should b. created to
which al peoples could bring any
natter which VAS likely 10 Affect the
peace and freedoms Of the worid.~
BY thoeA VIM are accompanying
him. II N known that tbe Prraident
bclIsses ireland cnn bring her case
before tho league Tor settlement. whrn
he league Ia actually In existencc for
repeatedly hc has said IN hix speeches
hat under Article I thc smallest nnd
weakest OF peoples might have as
much attention from the ieagvs as
he greatest. IN fsct. II might b. said
hat this u Mr.. Wilson's pet" clsusc
n thu iesssie covenant
u Was iptcnded by the President
hat rome time during biz stay on tho
Pacific coast which n 0f course vitalIy
IN Japenese .aaslrx. hS
'hould discuss more Intimately than
syer the question Of ths return 10
China. BY Japan, of the Shantuns
erritory awarded 10 tho empire. of
he Mikado BY 4 secret treaty with I,
england and rranes. -.
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