Omaha daily bee., 1920-06-30
Nebraskan Shut Out
In Platform Making

minority report on the liquor is
sue and there is prospects of
stormy time on the convection floor.
In the league fight he is not ex-
pected to make much of an impress
sion, but some staunch prohibition
leaders have not abandoned hope
that the convection may vate for a
dry enforcement plank. Ali hope
for wet plank seems to have
been abandoned. Today Mr.. Bryan,
leading the dry forces in presenting
their cause before the resolutions
committee, demonstrated that his
fight has just begun ad that he will
never yield an inch until the con-
vention itself has spoken the final
word.
The Irish republic recognition
plank was submitted to the resolu-
tons committee by Mr.. Walsh to-
day and it led to the turbulent dis
turbance and demonstration of
overflowing Irish zeal 1t provided
that the democrats pledge their
party to the policy of according to
the elected government of the repub-
lie of Ireland. full, formal and Off
cial recognition by the government
of the United States thus vindicating
the principle for which our soldiers
offered up their lives
Smith Starts Uproar.
All was serene while Mr.. Walsh
and Senator Phelan were pleading
before the committee for the adop-
ton of this plank which, they ar
gued was not challenge to Great
Britain, but in accord with the grow
ing feeling of democracy among the
people of England. But When repre-
sentatives of the Loyal Coalition op-
posed the resolution and sought to
Justify Great Britain's course to-
ward Ireland the fur began to fly.
1t reached a climax during an ad-
dress to the committee by RAN
dolph Wexford Smith of Boston,
vice president of the Loyal Coalition,
who charged that for America to
adopt such a course would be tanta-
mount to declaration of war
against England. He was greeted
with Kisses and cries, Throw him
out" from the moment he began
to speak.
The room was packed with Irish
sympathizers whose campaign in the
United States Smith assailed with
emphatic language. One young
woman, almost hysterical, who had
been suppressed by the police sew
eral times during the hearing, threw
all discretion to the winds when
Smith declared, referring to the
funds collected for carrying on the
Irish propaganda in this country:
"These Sim Fein zealots have
taken $l0,0O0,00O out of the pockets
of Irish servant girls in America"
Her eyes flashing fire this young
woman leaped from her chair and
rushed down the aisle toward the
speaker.
That's a lie," she shouted. Take
that back. dare you to utter that
insult to our women again."
Coppers to Rescue.
A sergeant-at-arms blocked the
defiant woman's progress toward
her victim, but her struggles were
too much for him and three husky
San Francisco policemen rushed to
the rescue. Gently but firmly the
officers led the woman from the
room as she hurled back this part
ing shot: You're an A. P. A
Before this outbreak she repeat
edly heckled Demarest Lloyd, presi-
dent of the Loyal Coalition and
Congressman Connolly of Texas,
who opposed the Walsh resolution.
Connolly declared that the issue was
not a partisan one, but one of for
eign relations for executive consider
alton. He regarded the recogni-
ton resolutions as threatening a war
with Great Britain and asked how
Americans would feel if the people
of England should ask the United
States to give the Philippians indie
pendence.
"The Philippines have home rule"
cried the Irish enthusiasts.
Again when Connolly said he had
sprung from Irish ancestry, but that
he considered himself an American
and not an Irish-Ameriqan, he was
greeted by Kisses and cries of
You're not an American" For sew
eral minutes the committee room
was in continuous uproar, but the
members seemed to enjoy the excite
ment hugely. Mr.. Walsh was
vehement in his presentation of the
Irish resolutions. scoring the repub-
lican party for its 'cowardly" dodg-
ingsof the issue at Chicago and he
wound up his appeal with the flat
declaration that if the democrats
would not give the Irish frienda = J