The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-02
IRISH PLEAD FOR
]. 5. RECOGNITION
CHEERS AND hooTs ENllvEN
TEMPEsTuous SESSION OF
HOUSE COMMITTEE
CHARGE OF PR0.GERMANlsM
Cohalon and Walsh, Who Headed irish
American Delegates to Paris Peace
Conference, Espouse Cause Of
Republic Of Emerald Isle

Washington. Dec. 13-The claim nf
the Irish republic TO recognition ms an
independent nation was brought TO
congress again yesterday and was de-
hated in militant fashion through 4
tempestuous all-day session of the
house committee on foreign affairs.
A crowd which jammed the COM
r,ittee room and blocked adjoining
corridors punctuated the proceedings
with cheers and with boots of dis
approval. II included many leaders
of the cause of Irish freedom and man
ifeste1 IN many ways its sympathy
with the plea for recognition.
The occasion was committee con-
sideration of a bill by Representatives
Mason, Republican, Of Illinois. which
would appropriate funds for the dis
patch of diplomatic and consular rep
resentativeS IL the government set up
nv the insnrornt Irish republicans. Its
supporters declared il represented an
opportunity for congress 10 do all il
conld constitutionally toward fun
diplomatic recognition and It's OPP
ponentS condemned it as an effort TO
involve the United States in a danger
ous foreign situation.
Late in the session charges Of pro-
GermaniSm on the part of the Irish
republic leaders and some of their sup
porters ia this country threw the meet
ing into Il furore which the committee
quieted with difficulty. Interruptions
80 prolonged the hearings that the
committees plan of concluding yester-
day was abandoned and the arguments
will he resumed today.
Justice Daniel F. Cohalan. Of the
New York state supreme court, and
Frank r. Walsh. who headed the
Irish-American delegation sent to
Paris during the peace negotiations.
appeared to espouse the cause of Irish
freedom and ask for passage of the
hill. The arguments in opposition
were made lty George l.. Fox of New
Haven, Conn: George I. Lemon Of
Troy, n. ", president of the National
Federation of Presbyterian Patriotic
societies. and others.
Eamonn lie Valera. president Of the
Irish republic government. who came
to Washington Thursday to confer
with sh-American leaders. did not
appear at the meeting. but Harry Bo-
land. secretary of the republics par
lament" sat with Justice Cohalan and
Mr.. Walsh and frequently advised
them in the presentation of their case.
The provisional government. these
speakers argued. clearly was de
factO government. having complete
legislative and parliamentary organi-
zation, and effective army Of 100000
and united popular support. The gov
eminent, they asserted. is functioning
in many important matters, while the
British authorities have abandoned
their attempt to carry out many Of the
duties of government.
These statements all were denied
by Mr.. Lemon and Mr.. Fox. who said
there was a great division of senti-
ment among the Irish. both in Ireland
and the United States. and that little
real Roadway had been made by the
republic as governmental agency.
They declared the Sim Fein party
hacking the republic WAS one of the
three powerful political orga nizations
in Ireland and had handicapped the
allies in winning the war.
An understanding between Irish
Americans and German Americans was
charged by Mr. Lemon, and Mr. Fox
carried the suggestion u step further
by turning to Mr.. Walsh and declaring
that during the war this man was
thinking to help Germany The crowd,
in which the tri-color Of the Irish flag
WIS conspicuous along with the Stars
and Stripes. hooted down the aSSer-
tiOn and chnercd committeeman when
they objected.