New-York tribune., 1920-06-10
which our soldiers offered up their

which our soldiers offered up their
lives"
Members of the committee opposed
the proposed plank. and the following
substitute was offered later by the
Irish societies:
Recalling with gratitude the sue
cess of our own country's struggles
for national liberty in days gone by,
and the reaffirmation by our fathers
of the principle that all governments
derive their just powers from the con,
that the denial of this inalienable
right is wholly contrary tc she spirit
and aims OF the men who gave up their
lives in the great war and is serious
menace to world peace, be it therefore
resolved
That this Republican convention
desires to place on record its sym.
pathy with all oppressed peoples. and
its recognition of the principle that
the people of ireland have the right to
determine freely, without dictation
from outside, their own governm entail
institutions and their international re-
lations with other sta.cs and peoples.
The plank was favored by members
Of the subcommittee and it probably
will be adopted in principle.
Wilson Called English President
Representative Walsh, who spoke for
the Irish organizations, said that all
Ireland wanted was moral support.
"My proposal follows the Clay treat
with Buenos Ayres and the Adams
treaty recognizing Greece" said Mason.
foreign affairs. We nave spoken for
the Jew, the Armenian and the Pole.
| We ask the peaceful recognition of
every little people IN the world. Will
son is an English President, and he
has not drop of American blood in
his veins. With his mouth he is for
self determination, but he uses all his
powers to oppose it."
Members of the Committee on Reso-
lutions later said that Walsh was
wrong in comparing his proposal with
of these instances the countries recog
nized had revolted and were in com
mand OF victorious armies, had the
police force at the beck and call, and
were in control of the customs and
other departments of government with
out which a nation cannot function.
Miss Josephine Forrest Preston, State
Superintendent of Public Schools in
Washington and president of the Ma
ing the creation Of a department of
education, declared that the 33,00000C
school children Of the United States
were as important to it's life as agricul
ture. commerce, labor and other groups
which are represented in the Cabinet
II am not suggesting the Federali-
zation of schools, but want to see q
Cabinet officer in control of education
working through the several states,
said Miss Preston. "This is the only
nation which has not a national educa.
tional department"
Miss Preston said that the need OF
better compensation and relief, espe-
cially for the rural schools. was in
stanced last year by the desertion OF
100000 teachers, who left the profes-
sion to enter more remunerative pur-
suits.
Miss Lucy Rubins, who said she rep
resented organized labor, churches anC
syhagogues, made a plea for an am
nesty plank for those imprisoned
under the espionage act, conscientiou.
oblectors and victims of courts martial
During her speech she was frequent
ly interrupted by members Of the
audience with cries of:
"No red fag!"
Asks Conservation of Forests
Clifford Pinchot in asking that &
plank be adopted conserving the forest
of the nation, said that no item haC
risen in such burdensome way a:
the price of lumber.
"Once we had s5Ooo0,0o0 acreas OF
timber land, and now we have bu
135 100000 said Mr. Pinchot "Wt
cut annually four times more timber
than we grow. We will have a more
serious timber famine if we don't grow
more trees. The unscientihc cutting
has rendered barren 1OO,00O,0 900 acres
or five times the area of The state ot
Illinois. Timber is getting so scarce
thai we are facing an economic calam
ity."
The last speaker was Captain Ewine
d. Colvin, who asked for a plank de-
clarng for an increased allowance fol
disabled men and funds to enable then
to purchase farms and houses, as is
dcre in Canada
"The returned soldiers do not wan,
a bonus and do not need it," sale
Captain Colvin.