Show another subject taken up lip hy by the president in ills answers to questions and lit in ills speeches wits was the irish question tills this ho he asserted could properly ile he brought up lip in alie e council 1 l I 1 of tile the league under arue mn I 1 ailt thol riki ilant if of e r y hember of the league to draw at te aln to anything anywhere that IB 18 likely to disturb tile the ponce pence of the lie world or the lie rood good understanding between nations upon which the lie pence peace of tit he world depends tile covenant would not nol hind bind tile the untied states to assist in putting town down rebellion lit in any foreign country lie he said nor would it limit the power of this country to recognize tle the independence of any people who aho seek peck to secure freedom lie ile explained that flint ireland was not given a hearing nt at tile the pence conference beci luse the lie conference lind hold no jurisdiction over questions of that sort borl that affected territories that did not belong to tile the defeated empires the irish american opponents of tile the league were fur far from with this reply and especially did they dislike what they termed tile the presidents they asked aked him to answer point blank the question are you in favor of self determination for fre hind and requested a reply hy fly september 25 when the lrich executive committee meets in new york it does not seem possible that flint they ex ei hect n yes or no answer to such a question some one roust must have whispered n burning to mr wilson concerning the resentment comred cl lute hy by ills nt at tackie on oil all senators who ho to do not favor of the treaty as it stands for lost last week ills speeches were much mere conciliatory and lie he even tin lind gooi pom booi words to tn say concerning the mild but ills hla expressed op opinion lillon of the norah johnson kroup group lind not changed throughout file I 1 lie country there here Is 14 evident it a determination to learn definitely what tile treaty naty slid covenant mean and the rods lint flint nock flock to hear the lent dent and the PI opposition POSItIon senators tire are not actuated hinted Bc solely by curiosity to see atilt biml hear notables notable each in his own way uny find and from his own point the F fp enkers tire trying to enlighten the people and id it Is especially Pe chilly gratifying to 11 note that liba mr wilson Is more explicit in ills his explanations of tile he over which ahe the main contests have arisen |