Show CONGRESS TO ACT ON IRISH FREEDOM ISSUE Continued from Page 1 I Section L L. unanimously Indorsed the position po of oC the committee and Chairman Cummins I had an earnest interview with v. Mr Tu Tu- TU-j TU showing him the tho gravity of or failIng failing falling fail fail- ing to treat the committee with proper respect The committee on foreign relations re relations relations re- re lations of the House had reported a a. resolution resolution resolution res res- sympathizing with the case of at Ireland but this was held up in Inthe the committee on rules on the ground that bU business was too pressing for Cor its Us submission submission submission sub sub- mission to the whole House The committee committee committee com com- on rules however graciously received a a. delegation from th the Irish race convention yesterday and after aCter earnest argument decided to report out the resolution of the tho foreign for affair committee For the tho past four tour days there has been an amazing change of or sentiment In certain quarters under which It isnow is isnow isnow now clear that whatever may be actually actually ac ac- done done this much Is la certain certain- there la is a a. salutary realization at last that ha millions of Americans b both th o of i I Irish Irish rish blood and ot of eve every blood that loves justice do not intend that Ireland Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land shall be bo tho the only small nation in Europe condemned to live under for tor- foreign eign odious oppressive rule Letter L I In Framed famed Tho The committee from the Irish race convention had finally resolved if Inthe in inthe the tho end they we s not received at the White House they would present the following letter to the President signed by every member Xo TtO tho the President During the tho week we have sought through the usual formal channels of at communication to arrange with you an interview to present the resolutions T 1 I I adopted HIU by U uy the me Irish race a convention convention U held at Philadelphia on February 22 and 23 That convention was composed of delegates representing all sections of ot the United States and spoke not only your our fellow tell ow Americans of or Irish birth or lineage but also we wo are convinced convinced con con- vinced for many other millions of ot Americans who believe as we wo do that the right of or self determination ought to to be bo granted to Ireland as aa well as to Slovakia Czecho Jugo Armenia and Poland Poland Poland-In In the recognition of whose independence we cordially rejoice re re- re joice earnest PI Plea Made We regret ret to say that no Interview interview Inter Inter- view has been granted anted to us and we therefore in obedience to the commIssion commission commission commis commIs- sion entrusted 10 to us us leave at tho the WhiteHouse White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House the resolutions resolutions' adopted by the American branch of that race which has ever been the tho devoted champion champi n noC of oC liberty We Vc invite your your earnest of at those these e resolutions and in view of ot your declarations that all peoples are entitled to determine for tor themselves themselves themselves them them- selves tho the form of or government under I which th they y shall live and that our country country coun coun- try entered the tho war In reliance upon and convinced of or the tho truth of these declarations we ask you to secure for tor Ireland the recognition which you have w. w won n for the other smaller ties We firmly believe there can be no Just or permanent peace for tor the world until the bles blessings of liberty are se secured secured secured se- se cured to Ireland this oldest among all tho the hitherto submerged nations It With great respect we remain romain very truly yours JOHN V. V GOFF Chairman New Now York Sir Plunkett Is For Home Rule Chicago March Ireland 1 1 Ireland will viII always al alwayS always al- al ways be dependent on Great Britain for prosperity prosper ty and home rule should be preferable preferable pre pre- to independence sir Horace Plunkett who was chairman of at tho the Irish convention said Bald today before the I Irish Fellowship club 1 We 0 may y live to see the enc end of ot wars war and to see the world in such a a. state I that no armament is needed ho he said We Ve expect that Just as w we e do the mil mil- But until that time comes when hen that little problem of the league of ot nations is settled and not anI only settled settled settled set set- but has been test tested d no country can candeal candeal candeal deal deal with problems affecting itself without due regard to its strate strategic ic po po- po- po The question I Is I shall Ireland establish establish establish lish great reat military defenses and rule Itself or shall it depend to a certain extent upon other countries for tor support support support sup sup- port 7 An Irish republic at present Is 15 not practical Tho The speaker pointed out that 90 per percent percent percent cent of oC Irelands Ireland's trade Is with Eng Eng- I land |