Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-30
Declare England Will Be
Given Naval Supr remacy So
Firmly A. To Menace The
United States If Terms Are
Accepted A. They Stand.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Asking for
rejection of the peace treaty, Ameri-
can representatives Of the cause of
Irish freedom told the foreign rela-
tions committee today that the treaty
would create q uper-government
against Ireland's interests and would
establish British naval supremacy so
firmly as to menace the United States.
Daniel F. Cohalan. q justice Of the
supreme court of New York: Edward
- Dunno, former governor Of H.
Cochran and others representing vari-
GUS Irish organizations appeared.
They said they voiced the sentiments
Of more than 2O,0O0,000 American
citizeng of irish blood.
1--WE citizens of the United States Of
Irish blood" said a memorial read to
the committee, "but attached above
all things to this republic and its
constitution, respectfully pray that the
5ected as q direct violation of the
principles on which this war was
fought as they were defined by Presi-
dent Wilson.
ireland has been asserting con-
tinuously her claim to Independence
for eight centuries. One-ffth. of this
entire population Of the United States
is Of Irish extraction. We ask that
Ireland be not the only nation ex-
cluded from the benefit Of the glori-
GUS principles enumerated by Mr.. Will
son as those which the great war was
fought to establish
An Mtolerable Demand.
Taking particular exception to the
League Of Nations proposal Justice
Cohalan declared it would be ''intoler-
q los To eSY Dr3t tNSv ef- On
In the league assembly to one for the
United States. .E.
I'VE fought" he said, ITO destroy
autocracy, which means not only mill
tartsIn, the control of the land, but
also navalisn, the control Of the sea.
We contend that the position Of the
British feet is made such by this
treaty that 1t can be used only against
the United States. Germany and Rus
sia are In no position to contest it and
France practically has been turned in
to q continental vassal Of England.
I'VE insist that this Is in no sense
q League Of Nations but is simply q
cover for an Anglo alliance
under which the freedom Of America
would be abridged and the power OF
the governing classes in England per-
manently secured" :.
Would Cause Rebellion.
Mr.. Walsh, chairman OF the Araeri-
can commission of Irish independence,
declared, the league would put more
than half the world in rebellion. He
saM he always had been a Democrat
"an4 almost pacihcist," but that the
bests friend President Wilson's hrs ID
the man who viii stand UP an lati sep
him fFonf the great mistake hs Is
about to make"
NJ. walsh offered to give Jthe com
mtttee "in executive session. reports
ofahe interviews between members of
the Irish-American delegation sent to
Paris and President Wilson and other
American peace delegates. At the
suggestion of Senator johnson, Re-
publican, California, the committee
voted to- receive the records and
print them for public circulation.
Describing his experiences at Paris
where his commission was refused a
hearing at the peace. conference, Mr..
Walsh read the names Of long list
Of delegations from small nations who
called on the Irish-Americans to ask
''why the IA points were being disre-
garded" the witness said he under