oo PETITIONS FOB IRISH CAUSE IS SENT FROM UTAH I Asking that President Wilson make an effort, at the coming peace con- gress sessions in Paris, to bring about a settlement of tho Irish question, a number of prominent Utahns have ad-. dressed a petition to the chief magis-' trate. The petition, which bears date of November 30, contains the signatures signa-tures of men of varying creeds and party affiliations. The petition fol-1 lows: I "We wish to express to you our ear-' nest good wishes for tho success of t the peace conference and to assure you i of our hopes for the realization of the exalted ideals you have placed before ; the world. Your splendid efforts on behalf of the weak and oppressed and i on behalf of the peoples deprived of the power of self-government and self-determination have found highest' praise with all lovers of democracy.! You will understand then our interest in the cause of Ireland. We invite! you, Mr. President, to consider Ire-1 land's continued and historic struggle for self-government, her national character and aspirations, her great natural wealth and the direct and repeatedly re-peatedly expressed will of her own people for self-determination. Wo beg you, therefore, Mr. President, to use your powerful influenco to bring El about a settlement of the Irish ques- 1 tion a settlement fair and just to the B people of Ireland. With sentiments of 1 highest esteem, we, aro, Mrs. Presi-! 1 dent, tho undersigned citizens of the I state of Utah: 1 Simon Bamberger, governor. I Harden Bennion, secretary of state. I F. C. Richmond, president of Com- I morcial club. I Noblo Warrum, postmaster . H L. H. Farnsworth, chairman state H council of defense. I J. Parley White, chief of police. I John A. Widtsoo, president Unlver- sity of Utah. I James P. Casey, manager Salt Lake I Herald. Joseph S. Glass, bishop of Salt Lake. I J. David Larson, secretary Com- 9 mercial club. H William R. Wallace, Democratic state committeeman. 1 W. Mont Ferry, mayor Salt Lake City. Dan B. Shields, attorney general of Utah. Anthony H. Lund, first presidency Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. George H. Dern. state senator. W. H. Leary, George S. Auerbach, H. J. Wallace, W. C. Lewis, C. A.i Quigley, W. W. Ray (United States attorney), Eugene Giles, E. O. How-i ard, J. C. Lynch, Frank J. Austin, John H. Johnson, P. J. Moran, S. A. Magin-nis, Magin-nis, F. Clem Schramm, Henry N. Byrne, Dean W. W. Fleetwood, (rector St. Mark's P. E. church), W. J. Hal-loran, Hal-loran, A. C. Sullivan, A. J. Bruneau, W. E. Fife, D. A. Callahan, M. J. Mc-Glll, Mc-Glll, C. Ritnetti, F. Capltolo, E. G. O'Donnell, J. C. Dwyer, C. P. Kahlier, Edward McGurrin, R. C. Treanor, P. H. Goggln, P. J. Owens, Charles Dris-coll, Dris-coll, Jerry Driscoll, John J. Naughton, J. B. Maher, George 0. Relf, Michael Sheehan, W. J. Flynn, P. M. Cushna-han, Cushna-han, J. L. Lagan. John Ryan and T. O'Brien, A. N. McKay.