Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-03-11
Senator Brandegee admits he started
to walk with Alice
Irish Leaders White With Anger.

Irish Leaders White With Anger.
But no one Of his admissions has
produced sharper anger than his state,
ment in reply to question by Repre-
sentative Ragsdale, (South Carolina)
that Ireland and the Irish question was
to be left by the league solely to the
wisdom and judgment Of England
Hearing that the president had made
this statement a committee Of Irish
Americans, all eager advocates Of the
Irish republic and of Irish independ-
ence, hurried to Washington to get the
, exact facts. This committee was head
ed by Daniel F. Cohalan, a justice OF
the supreme court Of New York.
Justice Cohalan promptly satisfied
himself that the president had aban-
doned Ireland, or rather that the Brit
ish- Wilson league had abandoned her
This discovery made the Irish white
with anger. The description is exact
and literal. AS Justice Cohalan dis
cussed the matter he was at times
hardly able to speak coherently. One
of his companions said:
"Wilson is not now for Ireland and
he has never been for Ireland. He has
been hypocritical all along the line,
but we have caught him in the act
His championship Of small nations is
sickening farce. Wait till the Irish
%ha M
Making all allowances it may not be
difficult to understand the mood these
men are in. The fact that Frank p
Walsh, recently chairman Of the war
labor board and an ardent Will
sonian, has talked to Cohalan, and is
now said to be against the league of
nations plan, has it's own meaning.
Pacific Coast Much Concerned.
Western senators declare that Mr.
Wilson's admission that the league OF
nations will take out Of the hands of
the United States the right to say
whether there shall be restricted Chi
nese and Japanese immigration is
enough to damn the project on the Pa
cific coast It is said that several SEN
ators could hardly believe their ears
when the president voiced this state
ment.
It was hard to get him in corner as
regards the Monroe doctrine. He met
all questions relative to the probability
that the league would abrogate this
distinctly American policy and safe
guard by replies which stated that
there would be no abrogation, but that
the Monroe doctrine actually would be
extended to the whole world. When
Senator Brandegee sought to argue the
point by offering theoretical problems
the president waved him aside with
general statements in which the words
and phrases good Of humanity"
Americas duty to mankind" Ideal
isn," service" and "disinterested SER
vice" filled the ears Of his hearers.
The president admitted, it was said
that the proposed constitution of the
league is British made, saying there
had been four drafts offered at the
conference, and that after all Of them
had been examined the British propos-
al seemed best to cover the ground.
The point as to whether American
soldiers could be compelled to fight in
European quarrels or Asiatic quarrels
if the United States joined the league
was settled by him squarely in the al
firmative. The senators and repre-
sentatives pressed this question home
until Mr.. Wilson could no longer in
dulge in generalites.
Finally he said membership in the
league need not necessarily be perma-
nent: that the United States could
withdraw at any time it saw fit"
Discussion in the East Room.
The whole discussion took place in
the East room of the White House and
covered nearly two hours. 1t would
have lasted longer except that some OF
the guests say they felt embarrassed
because of the presidents apparent un-
familiarity with the language and
meaning of a number of articles Of the
covenant.
The discussion began with a short
address by the president, in which he
renewed the appeals and the threats
that were contained in his Boston
speech-the sentimental duty Of the
United States, the worthlessness Of
peace treaty without league of ma
tions, tho fear of European govern
ments that there may be a crash all
around if the league falls.
Then he asked his guests if they had
questions to ask him. The response
was immediate and pointed. Ques-
tions were asked by Senators Knox,
Brandegee, Hitchcock, McCumber'
Lodge, Pittman and others Of the SEN
ate foreign committee and by Repre-
sentatives Ragsdale, Temple and 9TH
ers of the house foreign relations COM
mittee.
Gradually Senator Brandegee, an eX-
ICepllOHdHy dplS SlOSo- sSN-'
charge of the inquisition, other sena-
tors finding their queries expressed in
Brandegee's phrases. He asked the
president how many drafts of a pro-
posed constitution for the league had
been made and by whom. The presi-
dent replied that there had been four
one by Great Britain, one by France
one by the United States and one by
Italy.
(Which was accepted?" inquired
Senator Brandegee.
1.-THE British" replied the president
What was done with the rejected
drafts?" Brandegee asked.
"They were put aside" Mr. Wilson
explained.
We'll, Mr.. President" said Senator
Brandegee slowly, I'VE would like tc
be able to examine those other drafts
to compare them with the accepted
draft so as to familiarize ourselves
with the differences"