Show mm COHALAN IS BARRED BARRE BARREDAS AS IRISH CONFEREE President Wilson Refuses to Meet l Until N. N Y Justice Suspected of Plot Makes lakes Withdrawal I I N NEW EW YORK YORK March 4 Presidents 4 President Wilson Vilson refused tonight to lo confer confer con con- fer with the delegation named by the thc Irish race convention con in Philadelphia to urge his support of or Irish freedom until Justice Daniel F. F Cob Cohalan alan of the New York state supreme court mentioned in the Bernstorff correspondence correspondence corre conc had bad withdrawn from iroD- the thc room at the Metropolitan Opera house in which the meeting was held beld According to Thomas J. J Breslin Brelin a member of or the thc delegation the thc President President President Pres Pres- ident asked W. W J. J Mo Moran ran who beaded headed head bead cad cad- ed cd his bis se secret et service body guard ard to inform the Irishmen of his bis refusal I Ito to attend the conference if Justice Cohalan was present I At the close of the thc Presidents President's address address ad ad- dress a at th the thc Metropolitan Opera I house Breslin said Moran appeared in the room assigned for the thc meeting ng and delivered i the tho o. o me message s c. c cd n ic Cob Coh Cohalan lan liT Insisted d upon the hc room rather than interfere with the tho conference Meanwhile the President with Jo Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo i seph P. P hi his his his' private secretary secre secre- I tary tarr remained In mi nn anteroom after in ha having stated slated he would give o Justice I Cohalan minutes to leave e On re receiving rO- rO cei word that ho Ito had dono done so 80 the tue President remained In conference with tho the Irish delegation allon for nearl nearly half hal an hour D Delegation Jt Put Former Supreme Court Justice John JohnW 1 W W. Goff Gorr off o the thc following statement rc regarding the tho incident At the thc request l of or the tho committee c Mr fr oi lan declined to lo say a anything anything any any- thing at tho the present nt time as ns it is not nota a 1 personal nai matter with him message wat wa received through h an authoritative authoritative- channel stating to lo mo mc that the thc President would not inter the room where wo we were if Ir Justice Cohalan Coha Coha- lap lan were Ire present The members of or orthe the thc committee with spontaneous unan unanimity t said a tI they would l leave rather than J to lo leave Then Mr Jr Justice Cohalan Cahalan entered the circle of or members discussing thc the matter ann and ami said The Tine cause causo Is bigger than any wy anyone anyone one ono man bigger than I am Amons Amon tho documents documents' seized by agents of or the Iho department of oC justice when they raided tho the offices In this ell city of or Wolf von yon Igel Is the German Germansen sen gent according to disclosures s made b by the thc committee on public Information tion was one marked very cr secret and signed b by Count Counton von on tor f then German ambassador In which ho Jud Judge e Cohalan requests the transmission of or the tine following re ro- ro marks The message said In part palt purl He-purl In e II 1 t Tho revolution rc In Ireland can only be successful if it supported from German Ger Ocr man many Therefore help is necessary This should consist primarily of aerial attacks s on an England and a a. dl- dl of or tho the fleet simultaneously with Irish revolution Then If IC possible possible ble bic a a. landing of oC troops arms and ammunition ammunition am am- lm- lm In Ireland and possibly some officers from Zeppelins Cohalan promptly repudiated the message an and declared ho he was the thc victim of or British enmity More Ioro than a. a year ear earlier carlier Justice Cohalan Cohalan Co Co- Co- Co halan had been buen mentioned b by Major Price in testimony before booro the thc Irish commission In Dublin Investigating the thc Sinn Sina Fein revolt re In connection with money mOlley sent from America to foster foster fos tos- ter It Cohalan stamped as ridiculous tho the statement that he ho had anything to todo todo too do o with sending to Ireland funds to lo finance the thc Sinn Fein Th The Irish delegation dele which M conferred with W Wilson Vilson Json tonight made public a message from Pro Prof Do Valera Jea leader r of the Sinn Fein cin party in Ireland Ire Ire- land lanni which Justice Coh Cohalan lan received toda today loday Tho The Executive Dan Dall l warmly v. appreciates the magnificent work for or Ireland of oC the thc Irish race in America I and place the thc hi highest helt value on the tho ac active ac- ac tive lIvo operation co-operation of oC tho the Irish raco convention con read the message Tho I Dall Dali welComes welcomes wel wel- comes comel tho the forthcoming reception of or orthe the thc convention delegates ele by br President Wilson whose clear annunciation of or the Iho true principles of international rights has lias kindled throughout Ireland firmest confidence In early restoration of or hi her Inalienable liberties n Regulation IN JI Ire According to a statement issued b by bythe bytho tho the committee Justice Go Goff opened the tho meeting with the thc President presenting pre lI to him a COP copy of or the resolution resolution tion adopted b by the thc Irish race convention convention conven conven- tion at Philadelphia requesting tho the Continued on Pa Page e 3 3 I COHAlAN BARRED FROM I Ii i IRISH PROBLEM PARlEY Continued from page 1 President to work ork f for lor r Belf Uon tion for tor ireland 1 Justice Goff Gort ar argued uc v gorou that land Iri-land came well within nil all tho the tic tic- c- c of a A. pelf determining t nation ns as laid down by the Ir President himself Ii JIll hA closed Baying Wo We 0 us you OU to present present pre pre- e- e sent to the peace conference nt ut Paris the right ht of or Ir IrelAnd l nd to the form of or government under inder which she bhe shall live Will you OU do o. o H ItT aZ According to the statement the Pr President stated that ho he did not b bv- bv I e that he should fo called upon to Much euch a a. a 1 question explaining that na itS the government r r I U t the peace pe conference ho ha felt that ho should not bo ho CI called upon to make a It formal Cormal reI reply I to lo Justice GoU Goffs In In- In According to th the tho statement there was waR n. n a rI between eon the President and tho committee The President Informed the Irishmen ho hull hud only agreed lo to to receive them ac acCept accept ac- ac c- c their resolution and hear an any ar argument argument ar- ar be tiey ml might ht offer Ju Justice Goff Gorr however howe stated he understood that the thc President had o agreed leed to be hc questioned as to what his attitude would be I In Accord With Ith The Tho President then stated t ted said tho the statement that he was In thorough thor thor- ough accord with the thc a aspirations voiced b by the thc judge jude and had been for fora a long IonS time that nil aU ho meant to say 51 was that he should not be called upon Ullon as tho the head of or one of or the governments so taking taking- part in the thc peace conference to state his official attitude altitude no matter what his personal feelings s ml might ht be that he was waa not unfriendly to the cause C Cas as we presented It but that It was a aYery avery avery very delicate and complicated situation situa I tion lion with which he had to contend and andI I that with a situation like that to lo meet he must bo be allowed to meet it b by methods which Deemed best t to him and not use a method that ml might ht injure the cause caUso instead of or helping ll it Frank P. P Walsh former Joint chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the war labor board also ad addressed addressed addressed ad- ad dressed the President tho the statement 11 t tn t- r th t Vl ft lt that ht people b of or i Irish l h b blood I al hail had stood I solidly behind the President when he declared that the war ar ar was for Cor the I right and liberty of or small nations I to Use Influence Tho President according according- ln- ln to the statement Interrupted t to sa say I a agree reo I with your OUr argument t. t Yes I are agree with hat i liat you ou s say I Mr oIl Walsh 1 closed b by ur urging the i President to use his his' powerful Influence I ence to insure that the delegates elected b by the people of Ireland were given iven every opportunity to lo present their cause to tho the peace conference In answer to a question from tho the Fresh Fresh- lent dent Mr Ir 1 Walsh said ho he lid did not aslan ashan ask ash askan an answer to his request at this time The President turned to Judge JUdg-c Go Goff and explained that tho the Irish question had not yet ret been presented to the peace conference and when hen this case casc comes up I 1 will have ha to use my best judgment as to how bow to act Representatives Adopt Irish Resolution Washington March 4 fly ny By a vote of or IG to 11 41 n. the tho House carl early today adopted the resolution expressing the hope that the tho peace conference would favorably consider tho the claims of Ireland Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land to the tho right of or self elf The resolution now jiow goes roes to the thc Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate where It Is considered altogether altos Improbable that any action can be ob obtained obtained ob- ob tamed before final adjournment When the House resolution was re received received re- re ell b by the Senate sel Senator France of or Maryland Republican asked unanimous unanimous unanimous consent for Cor Us its immediate consideration consid consid- cration Senator Smith of Georgia Democrat objected and demanded that the resolution go 0 to the to foreign reign affairs committee where a similar resolution ha has been been pending for t several months One OD Member I Adoption of or the resolution in the House came after a turbulent night all session In which an nn organized ors effort was mado made to keep the resolution from com coming in to a vote The Tho attempt was sus abandoned shortly before C G Only one member Representative Connelly Con Con- nelly of or Texas expressed expresser opposition to tho purpose of or the thc resolution but Republican Re ne- publican Leader Lender Mann Mann Representative Moore of or Pennsylvania and others at attempted H- H t tempted parliamentary dela delay throughout through through- out the night Representative C Mann fann charged d that Democrat supporters of or the resolution had delayed the bringing of it to a. a vote ote until just before adjournment so that It would not be I passed by the c Sen Senate Sen I ate and so that President Wilson would not be called upon to approve or 01 disapprove c tho the measure Measure Hold I WI desire to advise ad the political party part that that- attempts to throttle this resolution resolution resolution tion that it is dealing with dynamite said Gallivan an of Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- chus Democrat I I 1 appeal to lo the tho House to to stop this nonsense and give 1 0 consideration to lo a resolution for forthe the relief of or a a people who have ha been suffering suf ferin bring fering for several oral cen centuries and to let the world know that we believe in PresIdent President President Pres Pres- ident Wilson lIson when he Ic said ald we entered the war to make small ll nations free In opposing th the rc resolution Representative Connelly Connell s said id the internal affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs of ot Great Britain were no concern to the people of or the United States tates The Thc people of ot this country countr he ho asserted would resent a in tho the BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish parliament proposing self seU nation for Porto Rl Rico o. o Representative Gallagher siler of r Illinois author of the resolution said that even If the measure wore not zot approved b by the Sen Senate te favorable action by the Hou e might obtain ln sympathetic consideration consideration consideration con con- for Ireland d at the peace con con- I ference |