Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-05-04 | Page 27 | [Illegible] Request Place in New Earth League

RISK REQUEST l LACE GE IN NEW NE RTH U E EIan Ian I T. T OKelly Delegate of Republic Sends Letter to Paris Delegates v vErin Calls Cans ff Erin Hn Independent Country m V E YORK Ma My 3 Ireland Ireland wishes to become a 3 rii pt member of the league of na- na S. S ions 15 i Supplication for for membership al- al eady p has been een ma made e to the peace pence in Paris by Scan Sean T. T delegate from the pr pro pro- government of the Irish re- re who has been in the French ital for the last few months Copies of letters which Mr r 0 OKel Kel g has addressed to the conference c c received in New York today by bylie lie ff Friends of Irish Freedom an and andi i hey Iy indicate what the thc Irish peace who have ve not been permit permit- VT ed cdo to proceed to 10 Paris desire to say 0 the peace makers manifestly comes within the Iho copo cope of oC the principles that have been b by the civilized nations an and andS Ks S for the tho application of oC these prinI prin- prin I that the peace is isow ow sitting Mr Ir wrote t I Applied Ireland is a nation he continued that that has exercised the right of ot self self- In with the harmony formulated b by President ent Alison son and accepted b by tho the s as the only sure foundation for peace II In the the past Ireland after afler generation has bas i by force o of arms as well as by all means to regain her national ree IM lom At the tho general election last I cm the issue and the only ia- ia placed ae d be before Core the Irish people was wag tie lie independence of their country and anda a majority o of more than three to ton n ftfe Im the representatives elected by the o institutional machinery of tho the ballot 0 ox ox are ate pledged to the tho abolition o of ot gUsh Inglish rule In Ireland In none o of the he hc small nationalities ith which th the peace conference ha has occupied itself Is the thc unan- unan ralty t of oC r the thc people so 50 o great in none as the national desire for freedom ree om een en assorted asserted so EO unmistakably an and th so o much emphasis r upon the general election national assembly met An rish republic has been constItute constituted and reclaimed to the world world a a. pre president presidents l ent s been appointed and with him min mm- t lo to direct different departments state a program of domestic ome lIc pol- pol 3 ihas has been Is issued an and an appal has rel fen eri a dressed addressed to lo the nations of oC time tIle w orld rM to recognize the free Irish state stale bat t. t has thus been een recalled to lo life lire Stifles Nation viii III h 01 11 i DU inc win WILL n mis C n ti declared antI and the mechanism of oC ofee I reo ee government go is ready the former g stifled and nd the thc latter par par- 3 b by Ens England's lands land's ruthless exercise par par-I f Im I'm military Hilary power The Time president is e fugitive the Uie Irish parliament Is la to conduct its business in sethe se- se uret the most elementary civil il rights abrogated martial courts are arc sit- sit ng 1 I in ever every center and jails are filled victims of or every brutal brutal- and Indignity whoso only offense that thc they have sought tho tIme freedom their native land It t is in theu circumstances cs that e. e Iri Irish h nation nallon through me mc a ad- ad the peace Cl co conference n 10 of or the draft covenant of oC L' L league of nations is iM framed Hamed to touro touro uro euro national independence s aggression of or an external power land lan l as a nation that thai has declared independence and Is Js pledged ed to lo tho the of ot freedom freedom Justice an anace and andice ice ace desires to subscribe to the cont covant coy cov- ant nt of oj the Iho league an and to claim England the prot protection cllon of oC arIe arlo ar- ar lo Ie 10 jf t Cne I Is IN IsI Clear har 1 I submit to tho the conference with o toun respect that Irelands Ireland's claim is par ir r. r anti and cannot with an any shadow hadow of uC lice itice Lo refused ny j ny guarantee under article 10 of C ty ly and political in- in cn as affecting Ireland can In-I In hUy inure only to lo the Iho benefit of fc people J of Ireland themselves i 1 time the name nanie therefore of or the poo- poo lor Ireland 1 that the tho Irish h nan na- na 1 n may ana he be Invited to lo give Its Us adhe- adhe In a to the the tho cO covenant cOnant nant of time the league of ot felons lons and that membership in the gue uc of or nations shall shaH not be denied d JA La jl rec ree independent people I J I