Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-14
SNN FE|NS MAKE
APPEAL TO WILSON
Ask Presidents Influence to Pre-
vent Exception of ireland From
Principles OF Freedom

OF the Associated Press "a special
appeal in behalf of Ireland was made
to President Wilson by Sean F.
o'Ceallaigh, the Sim Fein repre-
sentative OF the provisional govern
ment OF the Irish republic" when
the Irish delegate laid the Irish
memorial before the peace confer
ence. The appeal was contained In
a letter TO President Wilson asking
him to urge the peace conference to
invite the Irish national representa-
tives to be present at its delibera-
tions. Mr.. O'Ceallaigh also urged
President Wilson to support the
claim to freedom which the Irish
representatives wish to lay before
the conference.
Referring to the memorial in which
he had recited the claims OF the
Irish republic" to right TO join
the league OF nations as an indepen-
dent state, Mr.. o'CealIaigh wrote
to the president:
ITO what has been said in that
memorial. urging the justice of let
ting Ireland's claim to freedom be
heard before a political status hate
full 10 her is stamped with the ap-
proval and enforced by the power OF
the, free nations OF the world, may !
not add that the people OF Ireland
look hopefully to you in a special
degree for countenance and support
notably because you are the honored
president OF that republic which
counts among its most loyal and de
voted citizens the greater part OF the
Irish race and because they recog
nize in you the clearest exponent o.
the principles OF freedom the world
has seen since the days OF Washing
ton.
'In their latest exercise, last De
cember, OF the inherent right o
self-determination the Irish people
at this world crisis, have been pro
foundly influenced and inspired b,
the words you have spoken, thu
principles you have expounded, thu
rules of international conduct yo'
have promulgated and have brough
the nations to acknowledge. II
these utterances they have found
source of great announcement an'
highest hope. In particular the,
affirm. as applying specially to tn
case OF Ireland, the following pass
age in your speech of September q
1918 in New York.
"'The issues are these: Shall tn
military power of any nation o
group OF nations be suffered, to de
termine the fortunes of people owe
whom they have no right to rule eS
! cept by right of force? Shall stron
\ nations be free to wrong weak na
tions and make them subject to thei
purposes and interest? Shall pee
: pies be ruled and dominated even l
g their own internal affairs by arb
! trary and irresponsible force or b
: their own will and choice? Sha
g there be common standard OF righ
I and privilege for all peoples and ms
t, tions, or shall there be commo
= concert to oblige the observance {
IS common rights?'
s "In the clear light Of these grei
words the Irish people, filled wit
IS hope, ask your mighty influence
5. prevent the exception OF rreian
Is from the principles Of freedom an
ID justice to which you are rallying II
support Of the world, to urge upc
r the conference the duty Of invitir
ir the Irish national representatives
lie be present at its deliberations, al
lie support the claim to freedom whi,
ee they are waiting top lace before Il
Id tribunal of the nations"
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