The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
HAD TO SEE COMMITTEE
Democratic Leaders Warned by
Jurist They Must Espouse
Hearing for ireland.


dent in a face to face talk.
The President did not want to see
the committee; It fell out that he had
10: Cohalan managed the strategy of
the campaign; the President rebuked
by refusing to meet the com
m'ttee while he was In the room. SO
reason the committeeman.
y They profess to scout the idea that
the rebuff may also have been caused
by Justice CohaIan's attitude toward
and his interest in Irish inde-
pendence in war time, and that the re-
sentiment publicly expressed by Cohalan
last week when the committee were un-
able to reach the man in the White
House may also have been in the Presi-
dents mind.
Unremitting in Campaign.
From the moment of President Will
sons landing in Boston. February "a,
until late last week, when the opera
house appointment was made. Justice
COhalan. charged by the Irish Race
Convention with the duty of getting the
Presidents ear in the matter of self
for Ireland. did not let
up minute. One OF the committee said
yesterday:
I'VE did not want 10 poster the
President but We simply had to see
him, so every time he turned around
he found our plea before him and
he finally had to give in, Most of
the Roadway that We finally made
WAS due TO Justice Cohalan.
I'm Washington last week we re-
ceived no intmation that the Judge
was persona non grata. All were
amazed when Chief Moran of the
secret service entered the meeting
room in the opera house last night
!, and whispered to Eugene Kinkead Of
Newark:
"a "'The President says he will not
come in II Justice Cohalan is here
1T seemed to us rather astonish-
ms that the President should be
willing to meet the other members of
the committee but not the man who
appointed us-Judge Cohalan."
The Justice and the rest of the com.
mittee discussed the interview with the
President and the Cohalan incident un.
til Z o'clock yesterday morning in the
Hotel McAlpin. 1t was agreed that for
the present nothing more was to be said
Subcommittee Named.
- EtS-JuStiEt JONI W. trOII appointed "a
subcommittee to attend to further de.
vclopments. 1t consists of Justice Con-
Major Kinkead, Justice Cohalan, Mi
chael J. Ryan of Philadelphia, Bishop
Muldoon of Rockford. ILL.,, and Frank
y. Walsh. former cochairman with vii
liam II. Taft of the War Labor Board
Several members had luncheon TO.
gether yesterday. The consensus Of
their talk was that the Wilson CohalaI
episode could be ignored for the time
Icing while developments of the Peace
Conference were awaited. The sub
committee expects to have a meeting to-
day.
When the Irish Race Convention held
in Philadelphia February % and 2;
closed Justice Cohalan, its chairman
went 10 Washington to see Senator
Walsh Of Montana about getting the
Gof committee, appointed by the Presi
dent, to see the President. Senator
Walsh replied that he had every reason
20 believe the request would be granted
out as events proved his confidence wa,
somewhat misplaced.
1t was said yesterday that Senator
Walsh himself took TO the White Hous,
the resolutions adopted by the Phila
delphia convention. The committee knew
that the text would not please the Pres
dent &C. IT not only advocated self
determination for ireland but assailec
the League of Nations plan as a de
psrture from the ideals of America a
voiced by George Washington.
irish Warn Democrats.
Meanwhile Justice Cohalan had
subcommittee go before the Democrats
National Committee, which was meet
ing in Washington, and urse as a part,
matter that the Democrats send a com
mittee to the White House to ask tn
President to advocate the Irish cause il
Paris. THE Sun learned yesterday tina
in executive session the national com
mittee unanimously needed this appea
and authorized the new Democrat
chairman. Homer Cummings. to send tw
representatives to the President
Justice Cohalan told Mr.. Cumming
that II Ireland was left out when self
determination was granted to small ma
tons the Democratic party In the Unite
States might as well close its house"
Mr.. Cummings selected National Com
mitteemen Amidon OF Kansas and Quin
OF Rhode Island to set the national com
mittee's action before Mr.. Wilson. whic
they and Mr.. Cummings. too, did at
luncheon given by the President to tn
national committed.
Meantime Justice Cohalan and a nun
Der OF his workers were hammering a
the House Committee on Rules and oil
tanned unanimous approval OF the Ca
lagher characterization resolution
which had been slunbering. The passag
of this resolution in the House did nc
add to thu Presidents serenity.
When the President read the resol,
tons from the Irish Race Conventio
senator Walsh reported to Justice C
balan he feared that the President wa
rot going to have time to meet the Go
committee, which had then been
Washington three days. Justice Cohala
sent Major Kinkaid and another man
the White House. Secretary Tumult
told them that he had taken UP II
matter with the President. who va
greatly pressed for time, and that Tun
rity would let them know the outcon
by 10 80 o'clock that night.
Committee Visits TumuIty.
The next morning. no word havir
been received. Justice Cohalan and u
whole committee called upon Mr. Tun
ulty. The spokesman, Justice Con-. ss
he was chairman OF a commit,
selected by a convention OF $500 del
gates to discuss with the President
subject OF the gravest importance az
that the committee wished TO see hi
n person.
Mr.. Tumulty promised an answ,
within three hours. At 3 p. NJ he WI
abie TO tell the COMMITTEES that Il
President would sec them at once IL IN,
: Insisted but only for short time
preferred 10 see them In New York aft
his Metropolitan speech. Thus 1t WI
arranged.
This. THE Sun was Informed, Is
complete outline OF the campaign wag,