New-York tribune., 1920-10-09
Asks ( riiests
To Influence
W omen $ Vote


citizen, should ccnscientiously sup
port. If sho is Irish or OF irish de-
scent and through adverse propa-
Ganda and Il porverse contortion of
facts is now antagoni site to The
League of Nations, put briefly before
her the reason why those us who
believe in the cause Of Ireland are in
support of TIE League of Nations.
and that it is because We realize
that if the United States, which is
now isolated from the rest Of the
civilized nations (our sole colnpan-
ions at present being revolutionary
Mexico, unspeakable Turkey and Boil
shcvist Russia), should join forces
with the other thirty-siX nations who
arc active adherents of the league,
that then, and only then, can we
throw in our influence to insure the
self determinaticn Of Ireland.
"Ihe statement is untrue that in
ne council, wh-ch is the permanent
executive body of the league, Great
britain has 50 votes as against our
one. Great i tain and the United
States are cal. to be given one vote,
and one vote olly, in this council.
! WISH also rs a mere matter of
recore TO point out that thsra vas
no iEish resolution passed by The
Shfcago Republican Convention; that
Senator Harding voted against the
Calder substitute for the Gerry
ts5effatlon which declared that Ire
iaad slouid promptly be admitted as
member OF the League of Nations;
+r>,, !
lle Lodge amendment No. 2, setting
ga our adherence to the principle
Of determination for the people
OF Ireland; that Senator Harding
voted against the Gerry reservation
which stated that the United States
adheres to the principle of self
termination, and to the resolution
of sympathy with the aspiration Of
the irish people; and that in the
news letter issued from the National
Bureau Of Information of the Friends
OF irish Freedom, on March 81, 1920,
it is therein stated that Senator
Rarding voted consistently against
Irish reservations; whereas the San
francisco Democratic platform con-
tains the plank advocating the prin-
clple of self-determination for Ire
land, and that on September s, ut
Mlnneapolis, Governor Cox said: 4
am IN favor of applying the principle
OF self determination to Ireland
Further, it might be we'll to note
that Tor one year, owing to political
machlnatlon and party obstacles in a
congress where there was majority
Republican rule. this country has
been kept out of the League of Ma
tlons, and that thousands Of misin
formed Irish in lending their coon
Grafton to this opposition have PLAYED
no small part in preventing US from
belonging to it, so that now having
no determining influence in the
Council of the League, our govern
ment has no authority to intervene
with Great Britain in the interest of
ireland, which to-day stands virtu-
ally upon the verge of civil war
The woman's vote win doubtless
be the decisive factor in the coming
election. For this reason, I strongly
urge every woman voter to pray for
guidance before casting the ballot.
Let her reconsecrate herself, let her
realize that it is God and not man
who can best lead her to light and
to truth. In our campaigns:
We need more of prayer and less
Of oratory.
We need more of principle and
less OF party.
I'VE need more of conviction and
less of criticism.
eve need more of faith and less
of feud
ave need more of purpose and less
of pride.
"We need more Of religion and less
of revenge.
eve arc told that the Constitu-
ton of the United States should be
protected. AS Catholics, we shonId
insist that the Constitution Of thn
Christian Church, which is the "ser-