New-York tribune., 1920-08-11
Roosevelt Is
Ready to Meet
Irish Problem
Willing to Discuss With
Any One the Hibernian
Democrats Hostility to
the League of Nations
Departs ON Tour of West
Senators Walsh and Pitman
to Accompany Him From
Chicago to Pacific Coast

Declaring his utmost willingness to
meet and discuss with any one the
matter of Irish Democratic hostility to
the League of Nations covenant as ad-
vocated by President Wilson, Franklin
d. Roosevelt, Democratic candidate for
ce-President, left New York last
night for Chicago, where tonight he
will open his campaign. Just before
he left National Committee headquar-
tiers in the Grand Central Palace a
Tribune reporter asked him the fol-
lowing:
Are you meeting, or preparing to
meet, the contention Of Senator Gore
of Oklahoma, and Senator Walsh of
Massachusetts, that the League of Ma
tions covenant as framed by the Presi-
dent will drive nearly all the Irish
Democrats out of the party?"
81 am prepared" said Mr. Roosevelt
"to meet that proposition any time, but
haven't dived into it because it was
not presented. l am going West
where there are not many Irish Demo
Gratis, and I may not deal with the sub
ject at all. Whenever 1t comes up
am prepared to meet it."
'Are there not plenty of Irish Demo
Gratis in Chicago where you are going q
he was asked.
Eyes, l suppose there are" said Mr.
Roosevelt.
Walsh and Pittman to Make Tour
Senator Thomas j. Walsh, of Mon
tana, and Senator Key Pittman, of New
ada, connected with the Democratic
National Committee at the Chicago
headquarters, will meet Mr.. Roosevelt
there tonight and accompany him to
the Pacific Coast. His speaking date
at Salt Lake City was changed yester-
day from August 26 to August %. The
Republicans of Utah will hold thel
state convention in Salt Lake on Au-
gust 26 and the Democrats did not wish
the Roosevelt rally to conflict with that
date. Mr.. Roosevelt will speak at Og-
den on the Goth The National Com
mittee yesterday announced that the
former Assistant Secretary of the
Navy would speak in Boston on Labor
Day, September g. at which time, it is
understood, he will face an audience
largely composed of Democrats with
pronounced Irish independence sym
pathies. Before departing for Chicago
last night Mr.. Roosevelt issued the fol
lowing statement:
"The splendid enthusiasm shown at
Hyde Park yesterday has confirmed my
belief that this country does believe in
ideals and in making those ideals prac-
tical realities. 1t is typical of the
American people that they are not con-
tent to dream dreams, but insist upon
making them come true. have un-
shaken confidence that the people will
decide in favor of my party, because
my party is striving to make ideals
realities. | feel that our task as
spokesmen for the party in this cam
paign is to convince the people of oul
sincerity and earnestness in our pur-
pose. That they will approve the pur-
pose itself l have not the slightest
doubt.
West Has It's Own Problems
"Of course the West has tremendous
problems peculiarly its own; problems
which | sometimes feel the East little
understands. These problems and the
practical solutions which our party
proposes will, of course, be taken up ir
my speeches. l hope at the same time
to receive very clear idea and under
standing of the needs of that great
section of the country through which
will travel
"In addition to the set speeche:
which have been announced | hope tt
meet many friends along the roaC
wherever my train will stop long
enough to permit brief visit with
them"
Governor Cox yesterday accepted al
Invitation to speak at Democratic
rally at New Haven on August 2S, a
night, following his address at the
police field day celebration in New
York