The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-31
INJUSTICE IS TOLD
Representatives at Paris
Appear Before the
Committee
LEAGUE BITTERLY ASSAILED
England's Rule Fastened
Tighter Than Ever by
Article 10


erlcau representative ~ the CAUSE uf
irish freedom told the foreign rr't-
tluu1 committee today thu' ucuiE
would create "a super government
against lrelands interests and would
stbiish nri'lsh naval ESpruWac} go
firmly as tu menace the United
States
Daniel r. Cohnian. Justice Of tho
supreme court OF Now prk. Edward
4 bInnc, former governor Of lI
inoIs. FRANK H. Walsh. iiuurke Dovh.
ran ana others roprcsnuiiug vari"us
Irish organizations hppCarri They
said thar they ,oicod the sentiments
of moro than O.0Op 600 American
citizens Of Irish blood.
"lrcland has been asserting cpuiin
uously her clatm to independence fur
eight centuries. said the memorial
read 10 the committee. "DnC-tifth ~
the population of the United states Ia
OF IriUh extraction We ask that Ire
land be not the only nation excluded
from the benefit ~ the glorious
principles cnunciutcd by Mr. Wilson
as those which the great war was
fought 20 establish Wa especially
dcnouucc article 10 OF tho proposed
league - nations "a a device to stitlc
the COINCIDENCE NJ civilization and
by condemnlng TO end the oppression
~ weak nations ouslhved by power
ful neighhors II lmpcpChcs the
most croditablc page IN Our history
and discrcdits :ho circumstance and
conditions in which our republic was
born. ana our liberty achieved,
voting Power Opposed.
Taking particular exception to the
league Of nations proposal, Justice !
Cohalaa declared II would be 'intol- |
erable" TO give Great Britain six
votes In the league assembly To one
for The United States,
I'VE fought" he said ITO destroy
autocracy which means not only
mllltarism, the control of tho land |
but also navalism, the control OF IN"
sea We contend that the position OF
the British fleet Is made such by !
this treaty that Il can be used only
against the United states. Germany |
and Russia are In no position to con
test It and France practically has
been turned into continental vas
sal Of England.
"If we enter into q scheme which !
leaves to another country ihe mas
tcry OF tho seas; we place ourselves
voluntarily In the position whore we |
snail carry on commerce with other |
Instead OF as II matter OF night We |
are asked also under the proposed |
plan practically to give up the Mon |
roe doctrine.
We Insist that this ls In no sense |
league OF nations; but is simply n |
e.Ntl for an anglo-A American alliance |
under which the freedom OF America |
would be abridged and the power OF |
the governing classes In England |
permanently secured"
Half World Rebels.
MIR. Walsh, chairman Of the Amert. |
can commission uf Irish inde- !
pendencc, declared tho league would |
pGt more than half the world In re-
belllon He said he always had been |
democrat and almost a pacifist /
hut that the best friend President /
Wilson has ls tn" man who will stand |
up and keep him from the great |
mistake 80 Is about to make
MIR. walsh offered to give the COM /
mittee TN executive session reports |
of the interview between members of /
the Ash- American delegation sent |
TO xis and president Wilson and |
other American peace doigates. Al /
the suggestion OF Senator johnson, /
republican. california, the committee |
voted to receive the records and /
print them Tor public circulation
When Ireland separated from .
Great Britain In the uprising during !
the war, Mr. walsh said. they sep /
arated forever" The Irish were .
willing 10 fight 10 the death" he as
serted. ~ Il became necessary De !
lcriblng his experiences at Paris .
where his commission was refused .
hearing at the peace conference,
Mr.. walsh read the names OF long I
list OF delegations from small ma
lions who called on the Irish Amcri-
cans TO ask why the IL points were
being disrcgaricd.' The witness
said he understood that the peace
conference drew lines on the map \
by mistake" in several cases and go'
several nationalities into the wrong
nation.
Mr. Walsh said he was present d,
tho open meeting when the league
covenant was approved and that va. |
rioug people were jumping MP over
the hall To make suggestions. but VI
tlewcncrau rlaui'r said there be.
ing mo- ohlcCtlu. the covenant r.
agreed iu.
"Au Pari. know" said the VT.
ness "ihat the Ideals for which the |
United states entered tho wlr were |
Circumventcd At the peace table |
President Wilson. though man uf |
honest ideals found that every ON,
Of his "a points had been aNroEafcl
bV secret treaties
Mr.. Walsh declared Sir Eric
prummond. permanent SECRETARY uf
the league. would have greater power
than a majority uf the c1uncl.
Having just returned from ireland
the witness declared. ho could ,..
sure the committee that H" Irish
cause vus making much more ma.
terial progress ana that British cop.
preston was much moro severe IN
ireland than censored news dis
patches Indicated. |
The English army II In Ireland
TODAY" he said. with every device
for dealing death. ! saw them ~
the crlplac,mcu's for machine Elus
TO sweep the city hall In Dublin
Jails Crowded.
The tails are crowded vi'h 49,,
hos, men in ireland why" Nrt
hacs45se they are republicans Fhu4s.
nuds 1f dollars worth % pTHprf-. .,
lair~ i1kcu. Everything f~ r'..s
done 10 break the spirit oi tA,a, p,o.
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