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Show IRISH DELEGATION REACHES PARIS TO PLEAD FOR ISLAND r.W.I.S. April 1 1 . T tl:! AfwmtPd ITcsy. .The lhrc 1fU-i.'ate fiio,.u t,y tiie Irish S""!".tios of (he I nllr-.l Stati'i to appeal to the peace conference on behalf of Ireland arrived in Paris today. Thev are Edward F. Dunne of Illinois', Michael J. Ryan of Philadelphia and Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City. The delegates will ask to be heard by the council of four to place before them the cae of Ireland and demand that the o. nest inn be dealt with according to the principles of President Wilson and the right of Kelt-detf rrnirlation. They were met at the .St. Lazaire station sta-tion by Sean O'Ceailaigh (John O'Kelleyi, thp delegate of the provisional Irihh republic re-public to tho conference, and i iorge G. 1 u fry, me:r. ber of the British parliament for south Dublin. Duffy and O'Ceallaich told them the big powers would refuse tn hear them, but the Amcriraiis were not deterred and will a?k President Wilson to grant them an audience. Former Governor Dunne in referring to the audience given to Prr.-Mdent W 11 ton by an Irish delegation, when the president presi-dent was in America e;rly in March and i-om whkh Ju.ti.-e Cohalan of New York was excluded, said: "At that time the rjueftion pint to Prei-dt-nt Wii.fun by the delegation was: 'Are you pre pa red to revindicate before th pac-e conference the right of Ireland to diripoye nf herself according to the princi-plc princi-plc laid down on your fourteen points?' "The president' reply then was: 'Surely, 'Sure-ly, you do not think that X can answer Ihi? fi'irUon now.' "We then Informed the president that we wire in no hurry and were prepared to wait for his answer and were even willing' to journey to Pans In order to obtain It. j President Wilson now lias had fut : icint time to rfct. 'We hae conic tu Paris1 for KM answer." |