Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-22
Woodrow Wilson
AS | KNOW HIM
BY JOSEPH P. TUMULTY.

pears to be near solution.
1t would be most timely and
would have the heartfelt graft
tude of millions of people in this
and other lands who have long
hoped, and many prayed, for
Ireland as o small nation to have
autonomy, thereby establishing
peace with England and among
English-speaking people. Then
if an emergency should arise
there would be all for one and
one for all. Mr.. President. YOU
have gone a long step in that
direction in declaring the rights
of small nations-another step
may be the means of reaching
the goal for the Irish people.
Faithfully yours,
JOHN D. CRIMMINS.
His Excellency, Woodrow Wilson.
The president read this letter with
q great deal of interest, and sent me
the following note, evidencing his
sincere interest in all that Mr.. Grim
Minis had said:
Dear Tumulty: You are right
about Mr.. Crimmins having been
good friend, but I don't like to
write any letters on this subject
at present. I would appreciate
it very much if you would as
sure him of my interest and of
your knowledge of the fact that
I am showing in every way I
possibly can my sympathy with
the claim Of Ireland for home
rule. THE PRESIDENT,
nnoaYohnYS
han, of the Catholic university, adj
dressed a letter to the president in
behalf of the Catholic University of
America, with reference to the ques-
ton of home rule, to which the
president replied:
The White House.
washington, Dec. 8, 1919.
My Dear Bishop Shahan: AL
low me to acknowledge your.let-
ter Of Nov. 80, written in be-
half of the rector and facul-
ties Of the Catholic University
of America, and to say that it
will be my endeavor in regard
to every question which arises
before the peace conference to
do my utmost to bring about
the realization of the princi-
pies to which your letter re-
fers. The difficulties and deli
cacy of the task are very great,
and I cannot confidently fore
cast what l can do. I can only
say that I shall be watchful of
every opportunity to insist upon
the principles have enunciated.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WITT COM
The Right Rev. Thomas j. Shahan.
Rector, Catholic University OF
America, Washington, D. C.
On the same date he addressed a
letter to Senator Thomas J. Walsh,
OF Montana, as follows:
The White House,
Washington, Dec. 8, 1919.
My Dear Senator: I appreciate
the Importance of a proper solu-
ton of the Irish question, and
thank you for the suggestions of
your letter of yesterday. Until
get on the other side and find my
footing in delicate matters Of
this sort 1 can not forecast with
any degree of confidence what
influence I can exercise, but you
may be sure that I shall keep
this important interest in mind.
and shall use my influence at
every opportunity to bring about
just and satisfactory solution.
I greatly value the expressions
of your confidence. and feel
very much strengthened by
them.
With the best wishes, cordial
ly and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
Hon. Thomas J. Walsh, United
States Senate. ~
While the president was in Paris
I constantly kept him in touch with
the situation in this country, and
that he was interested in bringing to
the attention Of the peace confer
ence the cause Of Ireland is made
clear by the following cables that
were exchanged between us:
On June Z. 1919. cabled Admiral
Grayson, for the president, as fol
lows:
The White House,
Washington, June 7, 1919.
You cannot overestimate real
intensity of feeling behind Irish
question here. 1t is growing ev-
cry day and is not at all en-
fined to Irishmen. The passage
Of resolution of sympathy with
almost unanimous vote in SEN
ate last night is but a slight
evidence of interest here. 1 wish
the president could do just lit
tie, for 1 fear reaction here upon
League of Nations. If this stu
alton could be Strengthened out,
it would help a great deal.
TUMULTY.
The president himself replied to
this cable, showing the depth of his
interest in the matter:
Paris, June s, 1919.
T have tried to help in the
Irish matter, but the extraordi-
nary indiscretion of the Ameri-
can delegation over here has al
most completely blocked every
thing. WOODROW WILSON.