The sun., 1919-03-02
IRISH PLEA IS
UPTOCONGRESS
Resolution Urging Action by
U. s. Peace Delegates VIII
Get Right Of Way.
GOFF AND COHALAN WIN
President Will Meet Justices
and Others of Committee
Here Tuesday.
GOFF AND COHALAN WIN

WASHINGTON. March 1.-The delega-
ton OF prominent American citizens
Of Irish descent appointed at the recent
Irish race convention in Philadelphia
won its fight to-day for action by the
House Rules Committee to give right of
way in Congress to q resolution in
structing the American delegates at
Paris to urge Irelands cause before the
Peace Conference.
After hearing the delegation, which
was headed by Justices John w. Gofi
and Daniel F. Cohalan Of New York, the
Rules Committee agreed to report out
rule making the resolution in order
In the House before adjournment.
Later the delegation. which arrived
In Washington Tuesday. called at the
White House to see President Wilson
and personally present to him resolu-
tions and memorials adopted at the
Philadelphia convention. They failed to
see the President but were told that he
would receive them In New York next
Tuesday night after he speaks In the
Metropolitan Opera House on the Lea que
Of Nations.
Efforts for Ireland Expected.
John T. Grace, former Mayor of
Charleston. S. c., and a member OF the
delegation, gave out tonight a state
ment saying:
'All during the war 1t was pre-
sumed that among the small nations
In security was surely Ireland, to
which. as Washington and the pa
trlots OF America acknowledged they
owed more In the fateful hours OF
the Revolution than all other foreign
Powers combined; but when the
committee from che Philadelphia
convention got to Washington 1t met
with a strong series OF forbidding
difficultieA
"Twenty-one men from as far
west as the Pacific coast and from
New England and the South SOL
emnly left tneh important affairs
and arrived in Washington Tues
day night according. as they sup
posed. to an appointment at the
White House on Wednesday to re-
ceive them. Wednesday passed.
Thursday passed. Friday passed and
practically the whole OF Saturday
and they have not seen the Presi-
dent yet They had great diff
Guilty even in seeing his secretary.
Word had come TO them through
many supposedly authentic channels
that they would be seen at this hour
or that hour, or on this day or on
that day. They approached the sub
1ect through Senators and attaches
of various degrees Of Importance at
the White House and elsewhere, but
there was an impenetrable barrier.
AT last the committee. in indig-
nation. made up It's mind that dig
nifty, II nothing else. required a
showdown either the President
through his buffers. was trifling
with the time and the rights OF
American citizens. OF some one was
failing properly to put the matter
before him. Whatever was happen
ing. days were passing and he was
about to sail for Europe. with the
case Of ireland absolutely untouched.
Two Reports Diner.
Meantime the press carried re-
ports that at tho White House din
ner he had excluded Ireland from
the programme. This was speedily
denied by Mr. Tumulty, but at once
reaffirmed openly on the floor Of the
Senate.
THE committee went 10 the White
House at IL $50 to-day. Received
by Mr.. T1lmulty, II was told that
the President was a very busy man.
Judge Con- said that OF course he
knew this, but this was tremen-
douS issue for those interested.
''Mr. Tumulty said he was as
much interested In the issue as any
body. But that did not get the COM
mittee anywhere. He said he had
been pressing the matter to the
| Presidents attention and expected to
hear from him almost any moment.
Judge Goff said that he could wait
no longer. but that, as a matter OF
courtesy the committee would re-
turn at 3 o'clock for n definite an
swer.
| Meantime Mr.. Tumulty had tho
fact communicated to the commit
toe that II II returned at Q O'Clock
| II would be informed that the Presi-
| dent would receive II not IN Wash
ington but on next Tuesday niEht
In New York, after his speech at
the Metropolitan Opera House. The
committee, nevertheless, went back
| at 8 o'clock TO be assured in person
i OF this fact
Indorsed By Democrats.
1.-THE National Democratic Exec
! utive Committee. at its session this
week, had unanimously indorsed the
position OF tho committee ana Chair
man Cummings had an earnest In
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