Show HARDINGS HARDING'S VIEWS ON IRELAND TOLD Sympathetic Feeling Toward Independence Movement Is Indicated nit By Associated Tress Kansas City Juno June 23 Frank k-Frank Frank P. P T R Walsh former chairman of the oral cral Industrial relations commission tonight made public what ho said was a copy of a letter Senator Warren G i Harding Republican presidential nom nom- into wrote to him him expressing a very sympathetic feeling for the movement to bring about the Independence o of Ireland Senator Hard Hardings ing's ings letter as given out by Mr Walsh dated lurch 21 4 last read as follows conviction myself myself my my- 1 1 have a very strong self of the very great part played b by bythe the Americans of Irish birth und an ancEstry ancestry an- an in the of Independence and the making of our own great United States More than that I have havea a very great sympathetic feeling for forthe forthe the movement to bring about the Independence independence In- In dependence of Ireland and the tho establishment of Irish nationality which Is the national aspiration of any liberty liberty- loving loving- people I 1 must confess I did not think well of the insincere demonstration In thel the l Senate enato recently in handling a reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion In behalf of Ireland In the reser reser- reservations of the league of nations treaty The Insincerity of It was made manifest manifest mani mani- fest when sixteen senators who pressed the the Irish resolution refused to vote for the tho treaty after it was incorporated cast cast- I 1 had the satisfaction myself 01 iii cast casting ing u a favorable vote after the Incorporation incorporation was made Mr 11 Walsh aish also made public a letter lo to Senator Harding asking the senator tp correct the erroneous impression which Match may have been created by the denial of yourself and secretary secretary sec sec- that such a letter had been written ritten by you you Announcement was made at Senator office in Washington on limo luno 19 3 that a search of the files there failed to disclose a record of any letter lett let let- ter to Mr Walsh expressing sympathy t for the independence of Ireland and Senator Harding said he lie had no of having written such a letter The purported letter had been published pub pub- lisped ln tho Westminster Gazette of London Besides the letter quoted and r his own letter to Senator Harding Mr made public one he wrote March C G last to George Gavan Duffy of the Irish republic at Paris taris which read in part I 1 thought it might interest you to read a copy of a letter which I re rec received re- re c today from Senator Harding of Ohio I think he has the tho bet best t chance of any yet mentioned for the presidency dency It looks as though the other candidates were stirring up the big w fight and that Senator ator Harding a con con- of conservatives who is a resident of a pivotal state will drop into the nomination Christian Says Letter Authentic Washington June 25 The The letter trade made public by Prank Frank P Walsh formet for for- iner met chairman of the tho war labor board In Kansas City quoting Senator Hard ing Republican presidential nominee as as expressing a a very sympathetic toward the Irish independence movement was said to bo undoubtedly edgy edly authentic by George Christian the senators senator's secretary tonight Declaring that he was speaking for Senator Harding Mr Christian Said gaid Mr Walsh simply gag gaVe c out a copy of a letter written to him by the sear sea sea- r ator When the matter regarding the letter camp up some days ago we tried to find a copy of the letter in the of- of flee fico flies files but could not locate It There w was no hedging and no att attempt rapt to cheat about It ft The letter is undoubtedly o- o edly authentic |