Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-05-05 | Page 8 | 88 Congressmen Protest Britain's Jailing of Irish

88 CONGRESSMEN CONG E PROTEST S JAILING OF IRISH 1 Washington 1 May rU A A cablegram j I sl signed nerl b by eighty fight members of or the House protesting protecting against Imprisonment Imprison Imprison- meat ment without arraignment or l of persons arre arrested ted III in Ireland for pol po- po l po offenses wa was sent toda today to Premier Pre Pre- mier Geor George e and the British par par- t. t Tho The message Q said saidi With the profound conviction that further wars and a acts tN of war should be avoided and believing that wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale salo arrests without arraignment or ort t trial disturb the peace ant and tranquillity of or a people arc are arc dc destructive of ot human I rights and are arc at variance arlanc with the principle of or liberty which is embodied In t the e United States constitution Inthe Inthe in inthe the i provision that no person shall bo ho o deprived cli of ot life liberty or ors property I I without duo process of or la law the Undersigned un undersigned urt- urt I members o of Congress Con ress of or the United States of or Amer Amer America ca protest I against further imprisonment without I arraignment or trial of or persons resident resident resident resi resi- dent In Ireland arr arrested for Cor acts of oC jJ a apolitical political nature and we ask In the the tho spirit spirit of or American freedom and love 10 of ot justice out of ot our friendliness to the peoples of or England and Ireland and andIn andIn andIn In the name In international nal peace that hereafter if it arrests based upon acts of a political nature arc made in Ireland b by nn form of ot authority the right of oC trial shall shan Without unreasonable unreasonable unreason unreason- able noble delay be be accorded to tho ho acc accused ed I