South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-03
SAYS CONGRESS
WILL RECOGNIZE
IRISH FREEDOM
New York Justice Makes Ad-
dress at Notre Dame
Wednesday.

Congressional recognition OF Ire
land as q republic free and independ-
ent Of England was predicted by
Chief Justice Daniel T.. Cohalan Of
the New York supreme court al
Friends Of irish freedom meeting bon
Washington hall. %otre Dame. Wed
nesday afternoon Cohalau paid
hasty visit 20 The university yOu his
way back 20 New York from the big
Irish race convention held in Indi-
annapolis. TUESDAY night He was
accompanied by Rev Cornelius
Hagerty OF Notre Dame
Pres't Cannon de Valera OF the
Irish republic was 20 have come west
with Cohalan but the formers mis-
calculations as 10 American dist
ances upset plans which the CON
vsntion had made
"Pres't 6e Valera" said Justice
Cohalan. Tuesday. forgot that dist
ances are great in the United States
When over 10000 people turned out
10 see and hear him in Boston and
he spoke in the Massachusetts legis-
lature he overlooked the fact that
Chicago is a days ride from Boston
He would have willingly come west
In an aeroplane 20 nil the Indiana
polls and Notre Dame engagements.
but we wouldn't risk his life at this
promising stage He will be out here
next week when he begins his tour
OF the country"
Favor Irish Freedom
Both the upper and lower houses
OF congress" Justice Cohalan as
serted. ARE overwhelmingly in favor
Of Irish independence and it seems
Mason's bill for the recognition Of
the Irish republic by the United
States will be passed by a tremend-
Gus majority when the test comes.
Americans now realize as never be-
fore, that the Irish question which
has been a thorn in the side of the
English 10 1850 years. is no 0neer a
domestic but rather a world problem.
Real and lasting peace can not
come until the Irish question is set
tied and settled right. There are.
happily. only two empires in tie
world today. one Great Britain and
the other Japan The English rule
over every third person on the face
Of the earth. In tho face Of this fact
how can we reconcile our stand in
late war for selfdetermination Of
small nations.
Ireland wants only religious and
political independence - a chance
such as the peace commission has
given 10 natiOps which have suffered
injustices for a much shorter time
and who are "a :sss deserving than
the distinct Irish race. In the on v
Tiei!Scite taken since the armistice
was signed the Irish by an over
whelming 10 J majority voted for
a republic Sucb a vote has never
been cqualled in the political history
OF any nation on earth When the
American colonies fought 10 over
throw Britain tvranniCll bondage.
orly a bare maiori.y If the people
here favored Independence. yet j.
came
Cites Historical Figures.
=
As he hred argument after argument
without the least ostentatiOn. Eng
lish archives show that 3S percent
Of the soldiers who fought for
American independence were of r.
ish stock. Similar figures held in the
war just closed
once congress recognizes the IT.
ish republic. England Will be justly
compelled 10 grant independence
England depends 20 "a great extent
on the American alliance. The Eng
lish were whipped and stood with
their backs 10 the wall until the
Americans entered the war They
sdrlIt these facts. Ana now England
still depends on America 20 great
extent Public opinicr in America
is almost unanimously IN favor of
Irish independence and it is bound