The Washington times., 1920-04-03
Coisy Expresses .Regrets.

After a conference. at. the White
House yesterday with Secretary Tum-
ulty. cambridge Colby, Secretary OF
State. Issued the. following statement:
The Government deeply regrets
the demonstration before the Brit
ish embassy today. AS to the
3 J true nature and extent of the
demonstration we are not at the
moment fully advised. can say
I that the Government will with
out delay take effective meas
ures to perform It's duty Of hos
pitable courtesy to the British
embassy and to preserve its own
dignity against conduct which
tends In the least degree to
breach Of that courtesy to rep
resentatives Of a friendly power.
No definite indication was given
as to what these measures would be
beyond the suggestions quoted above,
that troops may be employed. APP
parently the Government officials ere
apprehensive not only of disturb
ances, but that the picketing cam
paign. If 1t gains headway, would
take on the proportions of the suf-
frage picketing about the White
House during the war.
Carroll. 1--WE shall continue to picket
until something is done for Ireland.
am going back to New York to-
night to get more volunteers"
Fears n Massacre.
Mrs. Corless today gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
"The possibility Of an Easter mas
sacre Is acute. What can Congress
do in case of a massacre? 1t can re-
mind the President that 1t has sole
power OF recognizing an independent
State. This was shown three times:
First during President Monroe's ad-
ministration, when he held to off,
cial neutrality in regard to South
American republics and the people
forced Congress to recognize them.
During Jackson's administration,
when Jackson stated that he doubted
the power of the Executive to recog-
nize Texas and would concur only IL
the majority recommended 1t. Dur
ing Lincoln's administration, when
the President considered the power
of administration purely Executive
and the House answered: at is GER
tain that the Constitution nowhere
confers such authority upon the
President"
1t can remind the President that
it has recognized the Irish republic.
First, in 1918, when the British want
ed to make treaty with the United
States in order to empower Britain
to conscript the Irish as British ma
tionals. DR.. McCartan, Irish envoy,
protested and the citizens of the
Irish republic were, therefore, not in
cludeed in the treaty. Second, in
1910. The House asked that the
Peace Congress favorably consider
ghe claim of Ireland to self-determin-
alton, The Senate asked that the
,hosen delegates Of the Irish repub-
,ic be heard at the Peace Congress.
and that the Senate express it's SYM
pathy with the aspirations of the
Irish people for a government Of their
own choice.
Can Remind President.
1T can remind the President that
he fouted the power OF Congress.
This was done when he agreed with
the committee Of four inspite OF the
expressed wish of Congress that Ire
land be heard; that no small national
ity could present its case before thee
Of four.
II can remind the President that
the official policy may easily precipi-
tate war. Relations with England
are already strained on shipping and
trade matters. War may come as a
iirect consequence Of the horror ex-
cited In Congress by a particularly
revolving massacre.
II can remind the President that Il
can change the official policy. BY
'ontrol of appropriations, and. in the
event of a massacre, by abrogation
OF treaties of amity and commerce,
or by suspension of neutrality laws