New-York tribune., 1919-03-06
Say Cohalan's
perseverance
Piqued Wilson
Irish Delegates Assert Exec.
utive Was Confronted
Constantly During Stay
Justice Behind All of 1t
Carried Resolutions to Capi.
tai. Urged on Democrats
and Argued With Congress

The aggressive tactics that Justice
Daniel i. Cohalan employed in the in
tercst Of irish freedom and the per
fatcncc with which he aought TO gain
Presidential support for the cnusc pro
yokcd President Wilaon's refusal to
meet him nj tho Metropolitan Opera
House last Tuesday night, members OF
inc delegation which met the President
declared yesterday.
"From the moment OF his arrival
Of the delegates who cntreatcd the
President in Ireland's interest, "Mr.
Wilson constantly was confronted with
the Irish problem. The campaign which
Justice Cohalan directed was so sue
cessful that the question Of Irish self
determination never was out of the
Presidents mind. At every turn he en-
countcrcd Irish self determination in
SOME form or other, and always it was
Justice Cohalan who was responsible.
"Thc President had avoided the issue
despite all this until he reached the
Metropolitan and found the committee
waiting and at the head Of it Justice
Eohaian. The cver-presentncss of the
Justice I believe, suddenly became an
moving in the extreme to the President,
and he consequently refused to meet
him"
Will Consider Further Action
Justice John w. Golf, chairman of
the committee which met President
Wilson. said yesterday that steps
would be taken to call an early meet
ing of the body. when the advisability
Of further action would be considered.
One matter before the committee, if
was said was the question of issuing
n statement expressing the sense of
the delegates relative to the attitude
Of the President toward the requests
made TO him. A subcommittee to con-
slider the matter includes Justice Goff,
Major j. S. kinkead. Of Jersey City;
Ristop I. .Nuldoon, of Rockford, Ill;
Frank 7. Walsh, Of New York, and
Justice Cohalan
Justice Cohaian refused to make any
statement regarding the Presidents s
refusal to see him, and all other mem
hcrs Of the delegation refused to be
quoted. Several agreed, however. that
personal annoyance alone was re
sronsibe for the barring of Justice
Cohalan.
For instance. the convention of the
Irish Race ~ America met at phila-
delphia February % and 90. and passed
tesoutions declaring for self deternl-
iuation for ireland and appointed n
committee of twenty I've to carry the
tesolutionH TO President Wilson and
ohiain bis vlowa. Justice Cohnlan
was made chairman
Confronted At Every Turn
The nest day President Wilson
reached Boston from France. During
Tho eight dhya of his ntey he WINS con
stantly faced by some ifish organi2a-
tion, committee, or Individual
equipped with resolutions
The frat stop of Justice Cohalan
vna 10 lead his committee to Washing
ton, where Senator Walsh. of Montana
wax urged TO arrange an interview
with the President. Senator Walsh
expressed objection to part of the
resolutions, which disapproved of the
proposed league of nations, and said
that undoubtedly such an expression
would be displeasing 20 the President.
The Democratic National Committee
men we're in session IN washington,
and Justice Cohalan and his colleagues
succeeded In persuading them to ap-
point q sub committee to appeal to
the President in the interest of Ire
land. a few days later President vii
san gave q luncheon 10 the members of
the Democratic National Committee
and Tho committee presented its
resolutions
A. tho White House dinner TO the
members of the Foreign Rotations
Committee of the Senate on February
"a, representative RaRsdnlc, Of South
'afolina, and Senator Walsh Of Mon
'ana, both urged the Prcsident's sup
port for Irish self determination