New Britain herald., 1920-02-21
FRESHMEN ATTACK
 GREY'S NEW POLICY
Local Branch Of Friends of Irish
 Freedom Heard.

Thomas Ashe Branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom at their regular meeting in Judd's Hall Feb. 19, 1920 adopted the following resolutions:
 "Whereas, Niscount Grey, British Amb SSadOr to the United States, has written letter to the London Times stating, in substance. that Great Brit ain is willing to accept ratification of the Treaty of peace with Germany, even with the Reservations already approved by a majority of the Senate, and that England wants this Repub- lie to enter the League of Nations on any terms: and
 Whereas. since the publication of Niscount Grcy's letter all the organs Of British Propaganda in this country, and many Senators have assumed & similar attitude, presuppOsing a secret understln ding, and a tremendous eff fort is being put forth to Iatify the treaty, with the avowed purpose of committing the United States, through the League of Nations, 10 the policy of political oppression and economic Strangulation which the Council of Allied Premicrs is now enforcing in Europe, in the interests Of British Domination of the World:- and
 Whereas, such a policy is bound to
  ture and sow the seeds of revolution and civil strife, which would endan- ger the future of civilization and inn pose intolerable burdens and heavy sacrifices in blc cd and treasure on the American people; and
 ''NhereaS, participation by the United States in such a programme of imposing the will of a group of Foreign GoNernm ents on peoples who have the God-given and inalienabl right to rule themselves in their own way is contrary to the spirit of Amer ican liberty. is violation of the Sol emn Declarations of President Wilson as to America's object in the war and injurious to the interests CT the Amer jean people: therefore be it
 Resolved. that the Thomas Ashe Branch of the Friends of Irish Free dom New Britain, Conn. calls upon the Senate to reject in it's entirety that portion Of the Treaty of Peace which provides for the establishment of the League of Nations, with 8 Council and an Assembly dominated by Great Britain. Such action by the Senate would leave the United States absolutely free from all entanglements with the Imperialistic and predatory Governments of the Old World. These GOvernm entS are now engaged in a shameless grab for territory, against the consent Of the peoples who inhabit it, and appealing to America for the money to carry out their militaristic policy on the False pretense of help ing to maintain the q peace of the world.
 Resolved, that, in the judgment of this organization. the time has come for all American citizens ir- respective of party afflliation, to take such independent action as will con- pei the peoples servants to do the peoples bidding and keep the Re public free from the entanglcments provided for by the League of Ma tions; and be it further
 'R csolved, that we call on all members of the Thomas Ashe Branch of the Friends Of Irish Freedom to warn the Senators from this state that vote to put the United States in the League of Nations will result in strenous and Unrelenting opposition to the pre-election; and we advise the members to take such action as may bs necessary in their respective. dis tricts as will give proper effect to this opposition, which is necessary for the preservation of Am ercan liberty
 Resolved, that a copy of these res this sta1e and the public press"