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The Irish standard., 1919-09-06
Justice Cohalan, Bourke Cochran and
John A. Murphy Also Address the
Committee.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS vEHE.
MENTLY OPPOSED.
No League of Nations Can Make Ire.
land Submissive to Her Wrongs,
Said Cochran.
Walsh strenuousIy Opposed to League
Pact as One Of European Not Amer
ican Ideals.

Washington, Aug. 3O.-Ireland had
her day in court before the senate
foreign relations committee today. She
used it, through her spokesman, not
merely to plead for the recognition of
her independence, but to urge the fiat
rejection of the entire peace treaty,
asserting that it is a pact menacing
the liberties of people throughout the
world. The committee grew so inter
ested in the hearing that it permitted
it to run along the whole day, during
which about dozen speakers present
ed Ireland's case in many aspects.
Almost without exception they con
cluded with strong pleas for the re
lection of the entire treaty. The prin
cipal speakers were Edward F. Dunno
former mayor of Chicago; Frank P
Walsh of Kansas City, former chair
man of the industrial relations com
mission; Bourke Cochran of New
York; Michael j. Ryan of Philadelphia
John A. Murphy of Buffalo, and Judge
Daniel F. Cohalan of New York.
All Speakers Democrats.
All Of the speakers were strong
democrats who have seldom swerved
from the path marked out by Presi
dent Wilson. The democrats of the
committee stayed away from the meet
ing almost entirely. One or two OF
them struggled in toward the close
This was noticed and resented by
several of the speakers.
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06
Irish Delegates Before
the Senate Committee

The hearing had most depressing
effect among the democratic support
ers of the League of Nations who were
amazed at the widespread character
Of the discomfort revealed against the
peace treaty. AS one of them put it,
"The Democratic party can't hope to
carry Northern state in 1920 with
out the Irish VOTE"
Mr.. Dunno drew an impressive pic
ture of conditions in Ireland under
British rule and told the committee the
United States, under Article x, would
perpetuate this situation. Mr.. Walsh
called the league of nations to foment
war;" and declared no amount of
amending could make it right.
Called League Against Peace.
This is not a league of peace-it is
a league to prohibit peace" declared
w. Bourke Cochran, adding that "all
the leagues on earth would not keep
Ireland submissive to British rule"
Judge Cohalan declared the league
"intolerable to selfrespecting, upstand-
ing Americans"
D. c. O'Flaherty, president of the
Patrick Henry branch of the Friends
of Irish Freedom, of Richmond, Va.
presented a resolution adopted at
mass meeting of 1000 persons in Rich
mond, August 26, indorsing Irish in
dependence and condemning the
League of Nations. Looking squarely
at Senator Claude A. Swanson of Vir-
ginia, one of the leagues strongest
supporters, Mr.. O'Flaherty expressed
the opinion that If plebiscite were
taken the people of Virginia would
iEdorse the resolution by an 0vsfs
whelming majority
Room and Corridors damned.
"This treaty will not make the world
safe for democracy, but safe for hypoc-
risy," declared Mr.. O'Flaherty.
The hearing room and the adjoining
corridors were crowded to the last inch
of standing room. Time after time the
speakers were interrupted by out
bursts of applause. and when the hear
ing ended the impression left was in
dicated by the fact that even the COM
mittee members Joined in the hand
clapping.
At the opening of the hearing,
Judge Cohalan, who acted as chief
spokesman, presented on behalf of
various Irish societies throughout the
Continued on Page -
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06
People Against Britain's Yoke Terror
lied by Her Passport Control, Says
Hon. Frank p. Walsh.

Charging that the world has become
a vast Jail, with England as it's keeper,
Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the
American Commission on Irish Inde-
pendence, has issued a statement Wig
orously protesting against the prac-
tice of various state departments al
lowing England the right to deny
passports for their citizens to travel
in Great Britain or the countries which
she dominates.
Mr.. Walsh demands that, in the
framing of the League of Nations, a
joint secretariat be formed so that the
rights of all citizens of all countries
be protected instead of putting the
secretariat in charge of an English.
man exclusively and locating it in "the
shadow of the steeple Of Westmins'
ter"
Adoption of the League of Nations
in it's present form, he charges, forces
every citizen to sympathize with the
"imperialistic ambitions of England
or be denied freedom of the land" in
the sense that the seas are free. The
statement follows:
"The first thing the liberty-loving
people of the United States and Of the
world must do is to demand, as mat
ter of inherent right. that any human
being has right to freely go to any
country upon the face Of the globe, be-
ing strictly amenable to the laws of
the jurisdiction in which he happens
to be whether those laws are good or
bad.
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06
World Vast Jail For
British Military Foes

AT the present time the world is
one vast jail. The jailer is King
George v. Passports in and out of
Great Britain, as we'll as all of the
countries in which England claims the
right to rule in any form, must run in
his name. Any man or woman that
does not speak and think the language
of British Imperialism is actually i'm
prisoned within the boundaries of the
country in which he or she may be at
the time of the discovery of demo
cratic tendencies or thought.
mo Irish man or woman is allowed
to leave the shores of England, Ire
land, Scotland or Wales except by con-
sent of the English government,
which assent always is withheld un-
less the person is known to be bereft
of any national spirit. England has
now extended her influence in this re-
spect throughout the world.
John A. Murphy, a distinguished
American citizen, desires to go from
Paris to London. He must request
the American State Department to is
sue him his passport. MIR. Murphy
is a resident of Buffalo, N. Y, is .
law-abiding citizen, whose whole life
stamps him as q man of unblemfshed-
reputation and splendid character, but
he sympathizes with Ireland in Its
struggle for freedom and speaks plain
ly in support of self-determination for
all peoples.
Passport Refused.
"Mr. Murphy applied to the United
States government, his own country.
for passport to England. The Amer
lean State Department, 20 i,is amaze-
Continued ON Page 4.
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06
Ten Thousand Minneapolis Members Of the Friends Of Irish Free
dom Before the Coming Of De Valera" Is His Slogan.

except those who are married, live in
barracks. In fact, there is not much
difference between them and the SOL
diers.
"On March 26, Mayor L. O'Neill, Of
Dublin, was going to meet President
[De Valera at the gates" of the city
and present him with the keys of the
city. Of course this was forbidden
by the military authorities, who, how
ever, did not know whether their or
ders would be obeyed. So they pre-
pared to enforce them. On that aft
ernoon we saw machine gun mount
ed on the top of Trinity College, ready
to NOW down the ranks of the citizens
OF Dublin in case they marched in
procession through the streets of
their own city. There were mounted
men at the heads of certain streets to
ride down the people If they dared to
parade. The English soldiers were
held in their barracks ready to be
called out at moments notice. The
Irish leaders decided to obey the
military authorities and so much
bloodshed was averted. And the late
war was fought to end militarism.
1--WE were in Dublin at the time
the Irish-American delegates visited
Ireland. They were certainly given a
wonderful reception wherever they
went. In Dublin it seemed as if the
entire city turned out to do them
honor Anyone who saw those enor-
nous gatherings could never doubt
the nationwide demand of the Irish
people to govern themselves.
1.-The Mayor of Dublin planned a
reception to the delegates in the
Mansion House in Dublin. That night
the Mansion House was besieged by
300 or 400 soldiers, fully equipped
with their rifles, bayonets, ammuni-
tion, and the usual gas masks. An
armored car was running up and
down Dawson street in front of the
Mansion House. The soldiers were
assisted by large number of police.
The alleged reason for the military
display was that two Sim Feiners
who were wanted by the authorities
were hiding in the Mansion House.
Their real reason, of course, was to
prevent the Mayor from extending the
courtesy of reception to the dele.
gates who arrived in plenty of time
to see the display of militarism. After
while the soldiers were piled on
motor lorries and driven away. The
armored car and the police also de
parted and the reception was held.
I'VE attended the reception and met
the delegates. All of us were i'm
pressed with the sincerity of thefl
purpose and their conviction that the
right of selfdetermination should be
extended to Ireland as, well as tt
other small nations. Mr.. Eoin Mac
Neill introduced us to President De
Valera. The people Of Ireland almost
worship Mr.. De Valera and they would
willingly carry out any orders from
him. We also met Patrick ]. Lee
secretary of. the delegates.
"Outside the Mansion House there
was a vast overflow meeting. We
heard Lawrence Ginnell. who is al
present serving four months in jail
for speaking at proclaimed meeting
deliver a fiery address. remember
him saying that he was glad that the
Americans had chance to see how
Ireland is governed. Yes, we saw
how Ireland was governed.
"Of course the press was censored
j Continued on Page 3
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06
Profiteerin9 cause of
the High Living Costs

to another door of the same mill and
bought ton of bran, the husks of
the wheat. He paid nearly ten dol
lars more for the bran than he got
for the wheat. He would have done
better had he fed the wheat to his
cattle.
"Mr. Greene cites other instances
of profteering. For instance, sweet
corn that costs the Gamers about 8
cents a can is sold to the consumer
at 20 to 40 cents a can, according to
the canning. The farmer gets eigh-
teen dollars for ton of corn that re-
tails for from one hundred and nine
teen dollars to two hundred and thir-
ty-eight dollars. In April, 1918, milk
sold in New York for Ia cents quart
which cost the wholesaler 51s cents
a quart. The cost of marketing New
York milk then, ranges from 81 cents
to 12A cents a quart.
'The storage system has degen-
Grated from a fine plan to give the
people summer foods all the year
round to one by which the prices OF
fresh and seasonable foods are high
to consumers in season and almost
prohibitive out of season. The storage
system, as now handled, is an actual
menace to the people,"
"Do you think the cost of living can
be scaled down, as suggested by War
rem S. Stone, of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers, so that further
increases of wages may not be neces
sary?" asked the correspondent.
Eyes. Costs could be reduced
greatly if any real effort was made
to do so by those in authority. But
price fixing bodies composed of men
who are profteering themselves surely
must be the last resort of distracted
officials who allege they are sincere
in their efforts to reduce living costs
What an outcry would go up from
employers If the workers were select
ed by the government to fix theil
wages in the new effort to reduce
costs.
t'It would be a real blow to the
world if anything should be done tha,
would stop the aspiration of labor fol
a full and free life embracing not only
| aufRciont wages hut also enough lei
sure to enjoy life, to acquire culture
and to take part in such social activ
tiles as any normal being demands
Labor always will be on the offensive
regardless of the cost of the presen
standard of living, until newer and
better plan of life is brought about
els it likely that naturalization o
industries will be adopted in thi'
country and do you consider the Pluml
plan of railroad operation a feasible
one?"
sI do not think it likely that there
will be a naturalization of genera
industry. Economic changes in tina
respect, as far as present tendencies
are concerned, are toward full partfci
patton by workers. The fundamental
of the Plumb plan; participation o
workers, officials and employees, II
operation and profits and guarantee
Continued on Page 4.
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06
BY Patrick McEvoy.

New York, Aug. 31-"The chief fac
tors in the increased cost of living are
profiteering, enormous profits in finan-
cling and unchecked storage of foods" !"
said Frank P. Walsh, former joint
chairman of the National War Labor
Board, who for many years has been
one of the most widely-known advo-
Gates of the rights of labor, in an in
terview today with the writer. Mr..
Walsh has been asked whether he
thought the continued demands of Ia
Dor for higher wages would tend to
cause corresponding increases in the
cost of living.
''That question:" he said, implies
that there has been an increase in
wages corresponding with the increase
in the cost of living. That is not the
case. Living costs have advanced out
of all proportion to wages.
Labor usually is an inconsiderable
item of cost in agriculture, manufac.
turing and commerce. 1t would be the
height of absurdity to allege that had
this one item of cost been doubled,
which it has not, the cost of goods
also should be doubled. The fact is
that only few workers, those who
contribute invaluable brains and ar
tisanship to society, have been able
to have their wages kept abreast OF
the increase cost of living. The great
mass of labor is farther from obtain.
ing decent and comfortable living con-
ditions than ever before. The obvious
reason is that manufacturers and com
mercial cnmnanies have retained their
pre-war profit percentages.
"When food, clothing and other
necessities pass through several hands
and a pre-war percentage of profit is
maintained in the first handling, the
consumer is forced to pay profits pyra
mided on profits. The world would
laugh at business men who doubled
their profits and the cost of living will
continue to increase as long as these
shameful practices are tolerated and
: labor will continue to get less and
less for it's work.
"Profiteering is the greatest factor
in the increase of living costs and the
money handlers are the worst offend
ers in this respect. Their commits
sions are enormous. They command
unlimited power not only from the
people, but also. from governments
The national banks of the country
syphon out of the pockets Of the peo
pie every year the value of the entire
cotton crop and half the wheat croI
to support their dividends and add tt
their surpluses. A huge toll Is also
taken on the toll and sweat of mel
and women by the trust companies
state banks, bond houses, fiscal agen
cies and other financial institutions.
..The most conspicuous instance o
profiteering. but one which shows II
a striking way how profiteering at
fects every worker, is narrated bA
Mr.. L. R. Greene, marketing exper
at Notre Dame University. According
to Mr.. Greene, farmer in the North
west drove to -four mill with tor
of wheat. After unloading it. he drove
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06

Ten thousand members before the
coming of President Eamonn De Va
lera of the Irish Republic to this city
is the aim of the Minneapolis branch
of the Friends of Irish Freedom. J.pL.
Lynch, president of the local branch,
is working in conjunction with a
campaign committee to increase the
membership. Meetings will be held
throughout the city to inform public
opinion on the justice of securing in
ternational recognition for the repub-
lican form of government which has
been established in Ireland.
Membership cards are being distrib-
uted at the meetings. Applicants will
sign the cards, incIose a fee of one
dollar, and mail them to Mrs. Anna
K. Bryant, 3414 Girard avenue south.
Cornelius D. Mahoney, state organ
| izer of the Friends of Irish Freedom
in Minnesota, has arrived in Mime
apolis. Mr.. Mahoney will assist in
forming branches and associate
branches of the Friends of Irish Free
dom throughout the state. He has
offices with the Irish Standard, 422-43O
First avenue north.
| Mr.. Mahoney, who was recently dis
charged from the army, was in Ire
!: land from March % to July 3 of this
year as an American soldier student
at the National University in Dublin.
Mr.. Mahoney joined the army in April,
1918, and was graduated from Holy
Cross College, Worcester, Mass, the
following June. He went overseas in
July and was in the Army of Occupa-
] tion, just prior to his leaving for Dub
! lin. In an interview with a member
of our staff, Mr.. Mahoney said:
"The United States government
sent 1000 American soldiers to uni
versities in England, Scotland and
Ireland The National University,
Dublin, was my first choice and was
fortunate in being sent there. ar
rived in Dublin on Sunday, March %,
and left there July 8. We had pass
to travel anywhere in the United
Kingdom and SO we visited Scotland
and England, as well as Ireland.
I'm Ireland we travelled from Port
Rush to Cork, and from Dublin to
Killarney, and wherever we went we
saw the English Army of Occupation.
Even down in Bantry Bay, remote,
desOlate fishing village in the south
west corner of Ireland, there was a
1 garrison of British soldiers. Many
times we saw them when they were
on duty, with steel helmets on their
heads, bayonets on their rifles. and
their gas masks in slung position,
just as IL they were in an enemy
country. Why, even when we were
on the Rhine we never wore our he'll
NETS and we threw away our masks.
We saw tanks and armored cars In
the streets of Dublin. It seemed pitt
full to us that small helpless nation
that wanted only self-determinatton
the right to decide for themselves
how they shall be governed, should
be deprived Of 1t.
"In some places we saw members
of the police force, which is called
the Royal Irish Constabulary, armed
with rifles, in addition to their clubs
!, and revolyers. The police over there
are government employees, and have
to salute every English officer. The
mayor Of any city has absolutely nc
power over them. Most of them are
recruited from the country districts
land are always stationed some dis
tance from their homes. All OF them
49,
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06

Messrs. Walsh, Dunno and Ryan Tell
the Foreign Relations Committee Of
Their Futile Attempts to Gain a
Hearing at Paris.
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06

Personal Witness to Many Instances British Tyranny and NAL
Administration Student at the National University in
Dublin He Met Many Of the Leaders Of Irish Republic Including
President De Valera
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06
STATE wide ORGANIZATION FOR FRIENDS OF IRISH FREEDOM
NATIONAL BODY HAS DESIGNATED CORNELIUS D. MAH0NEY
TO ESTABLISH BRANCHES IN MINNESOTA.

TO ESTABLISH BRANCHES IN MINNESOTA.
Mr. Maoney Service Man of Trans Atlantic Experience Who
Saw Ireland as Is Today During Four Months Sojoun in
Dublin.
HE GIVES INTERESTING REVIEW OF PRESENT DAY CONDITIONS
IN ERIN.
The Irish standard., 1919-09-06

Continued on Page 3 -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24
THE FINAL WHINE
OF THE DISCREDITED HUN

Paris, June 23.-(Associated Press).-
In declaring its intention to accept and
sign the peace terms. the government
Of the German republic has sent the
following note to M. Clemenceau. presi-
dent of the peace conference. through
DR.. Haniel Won Haimhausen:
THE minister o. foreign affairs has
instructed me to communicate to your
excellency the following:
LIT appears to the German govern
ment, in CONSERVATION at the last COM
munication of the allied and associated
governments. that these governments
have decided to wrest from Germany
by force acceptance of the peace con-
diticns. even those which. without pre-
senting any material sifinificance, aim
at divesting the German people of their
honor.
No act of violence can touch the
honor Of the German people. The Ger
man people, after frightful suffering In
these last years. have no means of de-
Tending themselves by external action.
Yielding to superior force, and with
out renouncing in the meantime it's own
view of the unheard of injustice of the
peace conditions. the government of the
ready to accept and sign the peace con-
Gitions imposed
please accept. Mr.. President. assu-.
ances of my highest consideration.
(Signed) "VON HANIEL."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24
FARMERS UNION
MEMBERS GATHER
!FOR CONVENTION

Already q number have arrived IN
the city for the purpose Of attend
Ing the Farmers' Union Of Maine
convention. which will open Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock at City build
Ing. Tho meeting 10 open to the
public ana those who are interested
are asked to be present. At moor,
q dinner will be served the dele
gates at st. Marks Episcopal church.
The program had not been an
nounced at this writing. but 1t Is
doubtless 4 very interesting one as
usual. Among those who arrived In
the city Monday are: e. w. Elmore
and L. r. Ingram Of Oneonta. N. r..
who will deliver addresses before the
convention: r. l.. Leavitt Of Tur-
nor; g. e. Bartlett Of Freeport; A.
b. Harrington. Frssport; r. M. MIL
ler of Freeport: Dana Staunchfield
Of Easton; F.. +. Worster Of Eliot;
H. p. Libbey Of Eliot; William G..
O'Connell of Eliot; w. X. Hawker
Of Westbrook: D. D. Trumball OF
Westbrook: A. s. Merrill Of Lisbon
Falls; 1. M. Elingwood Of West
Paris; w. H. Conant Of Buckfeld;
l.. C. Waterman Of Buckdeld; james
Irish Of Hartford: y. E. Bessry OF
Buckfisld; H. w. Walton of Hebron
Station; ]. C. More Of Richmond;
Lyndon X. FRrwell Of New Glouces.
ter; e. L. Johnston of Easton: E. s.
Whitten Of Bangor and F. A. >Patten
of Bangor. besides several others.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24
Worlds Largest
Theatre for Phila

A theatre to be the larses, 49,.
built in the world with a ssatino a ~.
pacity Of five thousand, will h. ..s .s
structed at Broad Street and 'Il ~
lsgheny Avenue, Philadelpfia -, ~, ~
site originally occupied by ths VA y ~
nous Convention Hall which -. -
torn down two years ago. H
On the same site also will ho 49,
structed q six-story apartment bo..
to accommodate five hundred M n.,'
sons. a dance hall with a capaci,r ~ !.
three thousand and a row of eight.
stores. eA''''
Joseph e. Cohen, owner Of N. Ar.
shsny Theatre. Frankford and ,u.' au.
gheny Avenue. which has s.,,'.
capacity OF four thousand and | = ',
present the largest in the citv ~ ~
secured the property from its n,..,, =,
owners through an associate s,na.'
Stern. Mr.. Cohen and his four w. hs.
ness associates will spend sa.oOo nm !.
the construction Of the buildin,, :. .
cordins to an announcement hv v,
Cohen> y 81
Mr.. Cohen said construction vii, \
started Immediately in order \
supply work for many builders A.
spite an added expense due to hi,, ii
cost or labor and material =.
theatre, he said. will be comD,.ts
next February. ''
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24
Immediate Action
(Continued from Paao one)

directed to procure the immediate
return to the United States Of all
military forces used under his COM
mand and direction under authority
Of said resolutions or either Of them.
and also the return Of such naval
forces as are not necessarily used in
foreign ports or waterways In times
Of peace.
mo funds herein appropriated
shall be used for maintenance OF
such military forces upon foreign
soil except as necessary In carrying
out the above purpose"
Later a joint resolution to declare
state Of peace was introduced by
Senator Edge. Republican. Of New
Jersey.
without debate the Edge resolu-
ton was referred to the foreign re-
lations committee.
To guard against possibility that
his amendment might be kept out
of the army bill on a point Of order,
Senator Fall introduced a joint res
olution covering the same purposes
In its preamble, the resolution de-
clares the war was brought to a
successful termination and an armis-
tice entered into on November H.
1915" and that the terms of the
armistice have been fulfilled.