Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-27
FREEDOM PLEA
Of IRISH GIVEN
To PEACE ENJOYS
Walsh and Dunno Send Re-
iOinder to British Reply to
Their Atrocities Report
By Offers of Proof,
Ry Lincoln Eyre.
Copyright, 1919, by The Press Pub
fishing Co.

CThe New York WORLDLY
Paris, June 2G.-The ENJOYS OF
the Irish republic have laid before
the peace conference their first for
NAL presentation of Ireland's plea for
independence. Printed on parchment
in French. English and Gaelic. and
bearing the signatures Of Sean f.
O'Ceallaigh (O'KeIIy). the Irish Am
bassador" to France, and of George
Gavan Duffy, his associate. the docu-
ment was handed to NJ Mandel, Pre-
mier Clemenceau's chief secretary, at
the ministry of war this morning.
1t is entitled "A memorandum in
support of the reYendiCation of ire
land to he recognized as a sovereign
and Independent state" and num-
beers some 1900 words While offering
an able exposition Of Sim Fem argu-
ments and aspirations, il throws no
fresh light on the irish question as Il
whole
Irish-Americans Active.
At the same time that O'Ceallaigh
and Duffy We're thus appealing to the
president Of the conference, their
American collaborators, Frank p
Walsh and ex-Gov. Il. +. Dunno, were
dropping more shells into the encmy's
trenches in the shape Of reioinder
10 the British governments reply to
their atrocities" report.
This new statement was sent. as
usual, to the American peace mission
tt insists upon the vcracitv Of the
allegations made by the Irish-Amcr-
can delegation and AYERS that th~I
charges, denied by Ian MACPHERSON
m .
viii be substantated hv a large mum
Der of witnesses. The message to /
Premier Clemenceau begins with a /
historical summary showing the ey- /
istence in the past Of a free Irish /
nation and emphasizing the irish peo- /
pies democratic impulses. The mes !
sage continues:
England claims to keep Ireland |
under her domination in virtue Of a
principle which is In negation Of cyor~i
national liberty, as well as a danger
to peace and international order Eng
land opposes Irish revendication, Civ
ing as her reason that the independ-
dence Of Ireland is incompatible with
the safety of England. or Of Great
britain, or Of the British empire. If
this viewpoint were to be admitted.
every nation would have the right to
erty it judged would he incompatible
with its own safety. The natural con-
sequence would he war without end.
courage to Humanity"
The English government in Ire
land always has been, and is at the
present hour in the most evident
manner an outrage to the conscience
of humanity The English people have
delegated their pretended authority ,
over Ireland to n series of absolutely |
irresponsible civil or military satraps |
who are not subject either in England |
Or Ireland to any public control. ana /
who In no way represent the Interests
Of the Irish people.
Recent events have shown that the
effects of this essential vice of thu
English government are not less real
today than in the past, In these later
days, and at the present moment. the
exceptional powers necesstated by
The European war have served on'y
Tor the oppression of ireland. Tn,vir-
tue Of those powers of military gov
eminent has been established in some
districts which have been treated as
conquered countries IN ordinary war" ;
The memorandum of the ENJOYS
rites other results o fthe defense of !
the Realm act and reiterates its ar
sument that the only real argument .
against the liberation of Ireland is
he fancied security of an independent
nation in such close proximity TO
England, But the Irish ENJOYS make t
he point that Ireland is no nearer to I