Show v of S t j I ClI 11 t tsO I T I. I i OB STORMS TORMS S C COUNTY 0 UN T Y JAIL IN RACE RA CE RI RIOTING 0 TiN G t A A. F. F OF L. L HOPES TO PREVENT If STEEL nr i I EL w STRIKE r tw C OV IV fN N T Tr r JS BRA BRANDED nEU AS UNFAIR UHf AIR Impassioned Protests Made lade by Iy Irish Delegation D De Declaring claring daring Pact Vl Would Mean l Death of jf All Aspirations By J James R. R Nourse I inh Service ce Sin ff I W Aug 30 30 Abs Absolute o- o lute rejection of th the JC len lenue juc of f nations is the only thing that tha dan can un save the United ed Slates from embroilment J u lIt lItin in the tho warfare of Europe representatives representatives tati es of the Irish race told fold i. i the e senate senate sen sen- ate foreign relations committee t toa to- to a II s- s i 5 day I I r Frank P. P Walsh Ish Edmund ll F F. F Dunno Dunno Durino n and d Michael J j. j J. J Ryan the pl the three e delegates dele gates ites who who v Went nt from tho he United S Sta States s sto to present tile the cause o of Ire Ireland hd at t th vC peace reace cc conference told told told the the cO committee in WO words 3 of cl eloquence and patriotism ehe Ica league o of n nations natIon must bo ho r rejected Ly by the Senate J. J Warning Sounded Jud Judge c Daniel Dantel F F. Cobalan nod and I Cochran of oC N New w YorkI l' l repeated repealed p at d tIui this in ion s of oC warning Judg Jud- i Cohalan said I We Vc c tIl of Ii not a n league for lor pence J but ut I in nimbly a 0 cr cover fur lur nil au ul lu Io jander the Iret of ouId he be nIU the power tt of the be goti on N In la Ier i cr- cr nU seen roil Frank I 1 Walsh said The whole whole- league is us subversive sub ot of what those who favored a lea league uc of or na- na Intended It to be Tho The covenant co Is either a thoroughgoing fraud or ur r It Itis I K is a structure of Ideals It Jt is not hardtS nard hard tS to t find what Is bad in the covenant to see how rotten It is that the tile Ideals wo have h heard ard so much about haen have ha n nothing to do with it It wa was I In advance b. b because cause of oC the secret t a agree agree- ree entered h into o and among vho signed d these secret agreement were tho the representatives of the United States e Danger er of 01 War ar God Cod h help m If It Ifa n a ever r under uDder article X of the covenant co und n dispute over o fre Ireland nuI tin Un- 0 TeNS the Senate this con eoe ant out of or th the n it Ill III bring war nar Mr Walsh said tho the Irish people In fn Jho ilie United States States have never ne been so molted a they ther are Upon the league o of nations ni JI lie said the thing thinS should bo thrown out JU Judge Jude p 6 said Eal 1 if the tho treat treaty we to the United States Would bound to assist In tho the oC tlc tIc kind kinel of oC military despotism that rules Ireland today He lie plead pleaded d for tor rejection of ot the entire t treaty rca t y For three hours the committee listened list list- ned ened to the appeal of oC tho Irish I r The room was crowded tJ suffocation Throughout the tho speeches there was waft applause as the statements were re uttered bJ 4 Absent Dt It Is worthy worth of ot note noto spokesmen spokes spokes- I men mn for Ireland did dill not at any timo time ask tho the committee to raise its hand In nry tr movement to bring about freedom o of Ireland The They departed entirely i from this line of argument and made malJe case sole solely upon tho ground ground tho the I interests of oC the wh whole lc people of ot the thc I United States require that tho the treat treaty should not be accepted The Tho representatives said they spoke for tor persons In America o 01 of Irish ancestry and from tho the standpoint stand point of tl U persons Dersons they said ac acceptance ac- ac of tho the treat treaty would bo be nan nan- g rou to the continued peace and md safety safe safe- ty te of oC the union TIe The absence of or Democrat committee m Wits was conspicuously noted 1 When the tho committee convened con not one oC th the D morat senators was as pres pres- ent Senators tors Swanson n and Pittman who came in lii after atter tho the hearing began wore the only Democrats who at- at ten tended cd Senator of at Connecticut nade this Incident a 0 part of ortho the tho rec record ord orti by 11 having hn the roll of or th tho commIttee commIt commIt- tee ec cc called It showed nil fill the and Senators Swanson and Pittman Pitt Pitt- man present The stor story of ot the tho trip to Paris by bP bytho ho tho three American n representatives C Continued od on p. p pigs pago aJ 34 t t 1 j CROWDS CHEER ENTHUSIASTICALLY AS AS TREATY t i j p IS FLAYED BY SPEAKERS BEFORE COMMITTEE Continued from froni page 1 was a as related in jn detail a as ag well eU a as the thc trip rip thc they made de to Ireland to Investigate gate Git at hand first-hand reports of British cruelties The story stan was wn told toM without w a trace of t bitterness Mr Mt Mr Walsh was as severe Jn In hI his hla aril arraignment ar ar- ar- ar il of oC tho peace conference which he characterized as ag a farce Carce Atno At Atno no no b time ho he wild saId did American J to 0 the conference ba have IHl e anything I to say 00 about matters matterS' disposed of Thc They were as aR so 80 many dumm dummy directors In Inthe Inthe the thc hands of oC the British and French delegate ho said Mr Walsh a Ish made mention for or the tr frit t time since tho the return of the dele dele- Rates to this country countr of or a n secret in- in t Gj L V nau U in ana i-ana wim President rea Wilson At t this Interview Inter Is r reported ported to have ha ai as- as that the he Irish people v c vre re en entitled entitled en- en titled to self When r Tr Walsh mentioned this Interview Inter Ju he Lo said he would not disclose It to tho the committee In executive session the reason that It ml might ht prove m m- m to the PreSIdent h hI h offered tb te il c It to the committee In dence Ordered In Record i Senator Johnson of ot California promptly r d a vigorous h objection to tb this thi A IIi that Under un- un der r r the of oC open covenants openly arrived crt pt th the tho committee could rot accept the nt In confidence Th thereupon directed Mr 11 Walsh h to submit the document for the Th r rA was applause when hen this order onier was made m Another wa j developed devel med b by Mr Tr fr n In wh n he hc Informed the committee that wh n th v ro- ro Paris with the an Interview lc In President the the- ere referred to Cob Colo- Jlou IT IT TT- TT r- r ti rv i e nei ru II If n m m. treated m then with Ith extreme o Inthe In the hc thc efforts the thc made to have their p altered ln o n the they could pro JO to Colon Colonl House e also aiRo nn tn nn Interview Inter for them with Lloyd hilt but on the day C set et for the Interview lc Lloyd Llord George Georgo was a unable to attend i i. i lo Ho- Ho Wn n doped Adopted dolf Mr rt Ryan nm told how the league e of or nations nations- covenant co was va adopted In the tho conference H Hp said after It wn was wai ready read ty y President Wilson there was Wa a brief statement h. h by the Japanese delegates ates rei Te regarding the the principle of social equal equal- It and one b by a representative of or Belgium expressing regret t Brussels had bad not been chosen as the seat seal o of I tho the leas league other delegates ele ates were attempting at- at tempting to obtain reco recognition Mr 11 Premier Clemene u Ran said s1 but waved them all nil aside and refused to tore re recognize them theme Tb Then II to Mr r. r Ryan nn said RaM th there re appeared to he be heBo Bo to objection to the covenant and It roll rall Wail d declared laNti l n ft or vote ate of any anT kind j as there any aily difference between betwee the way the steam roller worked over there and the way vay It sometimes works Senator Borah Inquired Not ot ot at all responded Mr Hy Ryan n wo we who had o observed tho the steam totter In Chicago o Kansas City and At 1 IV am r 11 t-n t 4 1 4 1 A on i rather dd admired nth the thC r th s with it worked During Mr loll statement Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Borah Bomb Inquired If it there thero was as not some flome Influence at work to prevent American delegates from obtaining a hearIng bearing on behalf of oC Ireland Yes Yes Tes wo we were cro prevented by I of ot George V Y replied Mr W e Statement nt Judge Cohalan made tho the opening statement to the committee saying Speaking on behalf of or the tho groat great bulk buIk of American citizens of or Irish blood who number more than th of oC our population we arc opposed to th the proposed league of nations form for m many n reasons nIt nil of ot which we believe vitally affect the Interests of oC our country We e arc aro opposed to the creation creation creation crea crea- tion of at any SUP super r tato or combination of of nations that will Interfere with the independence of the sovereignty Bo of the thc United that would give he over o to any ny power or combination of or powers jowers any Rny of the rights for tor which our fore fore- lathers fathers struggled cd and hJ which hi h jiro are part of the heritage of oC a rca and Independent ent p people We Wo believe that It Jt is Intolerable to tos s lC respecting upstanding Americans t to ask u Us to enter Into uny agreement under which nn any power po no matter how friendly it may claim to be shall shail have e six votes otes to our one or under which the power to declare war or to control either cither directly or Indirectly our armies and navies shall shaH ho bo placed In the hands of or n a group of oC foreigners or men outside of or the regularly regular constituted authorities of oC our own nation nallon Wo We Wo entered tho the war to end autocracy autocracy autoCracy r racy of or all kinds and wc We are re asked to emerge from It by subscribing to a called so-called league of nations that would give o over to England the absolute mas- mas t. t t r-t- r n th h I. n t 1 m malm hr hv r n II World orld I p power e U unequaled Q d in th the tho history I t j- j jor or of ih the world orld In population In territory and andIn andIn andIn In dominion Sr Seek k Liberty Wo We ask oak for the tho extension of oC jib jib- liberty lib lIb- crt erty not of oC nut autocracy end and we urge that no league of oC nations which so o vitali vitally affects the sovereignty nt of or America and which leaves the people of ot Ireland In tn thi th tho possession of or the governing governing- class of En England land can an b bright bl right rl-ht or can he be made for a Just and permanent peace AVe We e Insist th that t ill hits I In hi In no fi sense n e 1 n n Jr-n o of but hut I. I In l' a n oer coer for tOr nn en An n m lo ln under which the 1 freedom of America would he abridged and the th power of the Jon governing c f c In En England per per- secured cured Frank P P. Walsh was the next speak speak- er He Sal said said- To my 01 mind the Issue that Is before li c Senate and to which I have havo the tho privilege of addressing myself this morning transcends In n Importance any Issue that has ever cr be been h presented to tous tous us In our history n- n of nationhood I do I not et except ept from that the great issue that brought ht on the conflict bet n nour our own people the tho question of nullification nullification tlc the of black slavery and the question of tho right of or secession secession sion slon because I see In what hat Is going s on hero a situation of menace to us s as ha haa asa s sa a nation not nation not aa a. a a n power but Integrally Integ Integ- integrally rally as a a. nation such on a aa t. t we have hae never ne been confronted with before I It was conceivable to the minds of the thc men who wrote our constitution n that a situation mf might ht arise whereby hereby a a. dictatorship might be asserted in this countr country by some gome person who vho had secure se- se so- so cure cured the favor of oC the people through the process laid down In the constitution tion lion of the United States It was was conceivable con con- to them that men might be weakened by flattery flatten that they might be carried a away avay wa by power and that perhaps perhaps per per- haps eSP especially In dealing with other nations of oC different nt beliefs and different different differ differ- ent concepts might ht wander wande away ay from the principles laid down own In tho constitUtion constitution con con- of the United States And so 80 soI I J am profoundly thankful and r I say that on behalf behal of those whom I represent represent sent that this Senate committee has given us a hearing today todar hopes Hope for tor tr It is our hold our democracy hold on the constitution of the United Stat States that 1 I b believe e is going to save e us us ana save sa more than one-half one of th rl h n 1 u wm 01 L f wars s as forefathers did did because because it was thought at that time that hat a democracy a government founded upon republican principles could not stand against an autocracy where one mAn mn had autocratic autocratic auto auto- cratic powers So It was provided pro an and I wisely Wisch provided that along the paths I of at peace wo we sho should proceed as a democracy democracy rac racy but that wh when n war w s was declared we 0 wanted all of ot the power all of oC the drive all nil of oC the concentration that most moat powerful potentate on the face of the earth might have hac at that time We Fe went Into it without question i I believe that nothing that was done by any man in this war was a sacrifice I stood among amons tho the 2200 graves ra of t those American citizens at the edge of oC Belleau Belleau Bel- Bel leau beau Wood Vod with practically cv- cv every y nameon name nameon on every cross showing showing- tho the boy or theman thoman tho the thoman man was WM of oC Irish or German origin There Thero were many German names on those crosses I know that even cVen they fighting In the spirit they did no would u leI not sa say cay if fr their voiceless 11 lips 8 could could speak that th they y had made any I fice They did It willingly cheerfully for tor tho the confederation of or human beings s I th that t got to together th r more than years rears I ago to declare that t this lJ was one ana government gov gov- o- o that would never nevor foster tyranny tyranny tyr tyr- that hat hal anny that It IL was one government go would always 9 rc remain aln the tho refuge of tho thc principles of or right and that when it ft Was ns threatened or that when Its representatives representatives thought It was threatened their answer could be bo but one to give Up lip all they had bad oven even life liCe for Cor this government gov s-ov- coc Cochran uan Applauded The speech to the commit committee toe by b- Bourke Cochran Cochran was was- wasa a magnificent oratorical effort and was d delivered in his masterly style stylo Frequently ho was w by applause ana ana at al the thi close was W given S1 a n tremendous ovation Senators e crow crowded ed about him to con con- him upon one ono o of the most powerful s against the league of oC nations nation's that has been heard since the tho fight began beg I One of the first to congratulate him himas was as Senator Borah and he hens ns followed b by Senators Johnson I oc and Lodge S Senator ator Bran Bran- I C remarked that the speech shout should have ha been delivered to persons I The rhe committee Intends t to have ha the I I speech printed and distributed as 35 a I pt document Mr Cochran arraigned the ine peace I I treaty and the league of or nations n at as the Itie most dangerous proposals that i J ha e ever been made mado to O e American I Ip p people ople H lie Ito declared the league would s not nol prevent pre war but w would uld ferment It nn would destroy the Independence of I action which the American republic has enjoyed Ho asserted that he was I I ac at certain the league would be |