Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-18
D. C. O'FlAHERTY OFFICER
OF NEW IRISH SOCIETY
Richmond Lawyer Elected Secre-
tary of American Association
for Recognition.
lNyCHBuRG MAN \ DIRECTOR
James L.. Martin, OF Hill City, Will
Form Affiliated Organization in
Virginia - British Embassy De-
clincS luyitation.
iBx Associated Press. ]

wAsiIi IIX aTSSSSeiatc IoY l'fess, Irish
leaders from over the country today
completed organization OF the
american Association" for tho recoe-
iition or the Irish republic. At the
same time the commission OF seven
from the committee OF 100 Investigate
ing the Irish question, laid plans for
oreninc tomorrow its hearings with
two witnesses direct from ireland on
tho stand.
'rha hearings o, tho commission OF
seven WAS Ia have started today. hut
iccci1; az Information that John Dur
liam. acting Mayor OF BalhrigGan
aud Dennis Morgan. Of Thurles. would
bc presen; 10 testify tomorrow re-
suited in the postponcmcnt. Dudley
i'ield Malone, former customs coll
loctor al New York. also Is on the
list OF Witnesses for tomorrow and.
after his appearance on tho stand,
- is expected TO sit at the hearings
rs tho attorney for the American
Commission on Irish independence
The British embassy will not be
represented at tho commissions
hearings, formal declination OF the
commissions invitation having been
forwarded by the embassy today 10
oswald Garrison Willard, OF New
York. editor OF The Nation. who APP
point cd the committee OF one
hundred. In declining TO send a rep
,sresentative TO the hearings. the en-
Aassy declared il could not approve
the purposes of inquiry. and cx-
dressed the belief that the only re-
suit would be the spreading Of propa-
Banda-
Visit Ireland far Probe.
I; The office OF the Irish Inquiry
Commission announced tonight that
plans had been perfected TO send q
subcommittee TO Ireland soon Ia make
first-hand investigation The per-
sonnet OF the committee will be an
nounced later. The project resulted.
II WAS stated. from Invitations to
send such committee received by
the commission in round robin
signed by British labor party lead
ers, including Arthur Henderson
Robert Smillie. William Anderson
and others, and similar proposals
from the Irish Catholic hierarchy and
numerous persons prominent In Pro-
testant Ireland.
Withdrawal OF Raymond Robins
Of Chicago. from membership in the
Inquiry Commission also was an.
nounced tonight. His message to the
commission expressed regret that
pressing engagements would prevent
his participation.
The American Association for
Recognition Of the Irish Republic. "
MAS organized here today by Irish
lou SAr
We're summoned TO Washing Lon bs
Eamonn de Valera. president OF IN,
provisional Irish republic"
me new organization Is designed
ic suppiant the Friends al Irish
freedom and To absorb the mrmber.
ship or that organization and 10 Civ,
AIR dc Valera II vehicle FOR working
ont his plans and those Of yne Irish
representatives.
Hirhmond Man Secretary.
Edward l.. Doheny. OF Los Angeles
wno presented the minority resuIu.
ION tor recognition OF Ireland ut IN,
i,emocTatic National Convention nj
San francisco last June. Was elected
the vice pres idents are John w
con, Of New York John j. CusteI.
Inc OF Cincinnati. and Major Eu.
gene kinkead, OF Jersey City. Juhr
=. LEARN, OF Westheld Mass. is
treasurer and Danic! Z. O'Fiahcrty
~ Richmond. Va. secretary.
= IL Il the purpose 10 form afiliat ed
'Grsaniza tons In every State In tn.
'nlon and dissc1ors 10 head these
orsanizations- were elected AZ fol.
lows:
James Downey. birmingham Ala.
NJ. G. Carroll Atlanta. Ga: Edward
r. Walsh. Knoxville. Tenn. John G.
Resan, Ncwport. Ky; Simon crehan
B I,ly, New Yoik CITY; Michael u