The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-02
IRISH BITTERLY
DEN0UNCE L.0F N.
Resolutions Adopted In
Reply to Argument of
Governor Cox
SWEENEY ON COUNCIL
Friends of Irish Freedom
Don't Want League Even
With Irish Freedom

OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct l.
u,,,is Governor Cox was stating his
.as,,ion on the Irish question in
NO sneech at tho state fair grouds
,,o state council of the Friends OF
t,,sb Freedom were passing reso-
r,ions denouncing that position as
,,ts,ead,ng and wholly unfounded.
v,,,rtbcrmore the resolution de-
,,,,ed mat the council was opposed
90 ,be league Of nations even were
:, possible under its provisions TO
,htain Irish freedom.
L p,ften branches OF the Frienos
%, irish Freedom wore represented
", ,ho meeting and which formed
state ctincil of that body lwith
,,, following officers:
PRESIDENT. j. w. Nancy, OKLA
hama City; treasurer, c. j. Iuohy'
oklahoma CITY; secretary; T,y;,, p'' L.
7. Bynum. Oklahoma Ci'S'
Members Of the state counei'' ,
y sweeney, of Tulsa; j. II.
urn-,iaap, Coalgate; J. j. walsh
uokisstor; John r. sullivan III
n.no state organizer NJ e.
Y,p,tv oklahoma city.
RESOLUTIONS Adopted.
-,o Council adopted the follow
inc resolutions'
~. s,,te Council OF the Friends OF irish %
..t,rn of oklahoma representlhs VI
..,,jrert Of twenty nine thousalu tho,, "a
" s,,i,.ns. Of Irish birth or uesSehr az, ~,
,hsir active sympathisstE p,n,is IA 10
,,t support to the Irish Repuolio
heHy 49, of president De valera 10
nv tne 'i, a.. rScognition by the governments Vi
the United STATES 49, h.rbarous. cruol
and iuhumsn methods OF inc br''S" ,n aver.
-, In It's desperate ettortS W oyari,,
'sLln w. irish Republic, and parucuiarS
mr. s"sslnK and killing OF non n-ooIh" -
VIZ wy. ao,,,n and children, when hAFo
,,.sed its own worst reeo'o' ~,
az. cali the attention OF our eS,.,nsv
20 The herolsm OF Mayo, ss Mao m,
t t,ns 81, asaoctates. as a shining an.
and NE ,aS, An materialistic world As
e'l..,',ir sacrifice their act WI -
pAuN of tho great patriots OF ,me
r.s, In the plsudits OF poaterl,y' rls a Of
,sssd meaning TO the ifnmotta tive
,, ,uaru tts,ry GIVE me Liberty OF ~
rauI.n - - ard the sa ,rlfices OF MS te,low
ne p,t,s,s pe1. IN the war for American
,,t,n our National Council 'h
,,e ,rs attention OF Secretary OF etats'
Ca,h,, ,o The discrimination against H'.
.hU,ning in tho action OF tne o'n ~
C,,errr,ent IN forbidding eastoounu
,als from calling at irish ports
M. -o,,, our allegiance 10 tire Uniteu
e.. roysrnnent its constitution, anu w
nsr and IN this connection oyo n,
unalterahe opposition 10 the be.s wc
Sa,'on. even with reserVatohs. Hu 80,
aenounce ,ho uisleadtng ana Mnon' o.,
founded statements made oy 80, %
,hat the League afforded an onportun.s -,
roland 10 obtain her liberty. The t.', oo.snus
n, the League affords no snch orPoI LII, 80.
On The contrary n tho United states ', ~,
,ba League. Article 10 wonio snu. IT, hn,
onlv recognition OF the lrish fepuol.' 80
even an expression OF sympaty Ia ,ha
snyernmsnt, and Article IL wou,n p,nI Ian t
country 10 stop the agitation OF 'no az
question IN America. Reeogn,uoh AZ
government o, the United ststes @
Trlsh Reoublic is the only help 10 hoi@"'
tha. Is wo-th WIN
We further declare that as hmerican
c,,,zs,s We oppcse the League OF Seuons'
,vsn were IL possible under Its proVislehS
% obtsin Irish freedom, because we pc
,,svo ,bat Its adoption by tho Uhiteu
slater would mean the destruction OF .n
.ovsrelrnity and the descreauon OF 49, .
sl5rlou0 stars and stripes. And 70 slNe
eypression 20 our sentiments, we cali up"
our fellow citizens TO oppose every ce'ti
Aats FOR national offices who isVors W
entrance OF the United States into 'Ho
League. --