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Show STATUS OF ERIN UNDER OH IS M KNOWN President Directs Sending ol Letter on Subject to Los Angeles Inquirer WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S. The firs! public document in the present presidential presi-dential campaign to bo issued at tin White llous.- was made public today It dealt with the league of nations anil M'&B In the form of a letter to E. M Swarlz. of Los Angeles, written b Set retarj Tumulty at President Wil-ion Wil-ion S direction The White Douse loiter was in reply re-ply to one lo the president in which Mr. Swartz had declared the forces supporting thi Republican ticket were onti-ndlng that If Article Ten of the league cdvenapt was ratified the United Unit-ed Stales "would be bound to support ISngland in holding Ireland under subjection." sub-jection." Ql ESTION'S s i kid. The letter to Mr. Swart:: follows. In replj to our letter of the 1 0th ,of September I beg to say lhat the ldenticul questions contained in your letter with loforohoe to Article Ten and rtie right ol" self-determination, found in the covenant of the league 'of nations, were placed before the prealdent while he was on his western inp st year und fully answered by Ihlm. I In i( Went directs me to p.-ll your attention to the following questions ques-tions and answers given by lilin to the press t that time which 1 think solls- factbrlly answer your Inquiries. The questions and answers uro as follows: QUESTIONS v Mi s v ERS, "Q, I'nder lhe covenant iloes the rrtatlbn obligate Itself to assist any memo r of tho league In putting down a rebellion of lis subjects or conquered peoples?" "A- It does not." "Q. I'nder the covenant can this nation Independently recognise a gov- eminent i. no e peoples seek to achieve or have hieved their Independence I from a in. utuer of the league'.'" a. The Independent action of the government of the United Stales In a natter of this kind Is In no waj limited lim-ited or affected by the covenant of tho league of nations." "Q. I'nder the covenant are those subject nations or peoples only that are mentioned in iho peace tseaty entitled en-titled to the right oi self-determination or does the league possess tho right ao accord a similar privilege to other subject nations or peoples'.'" I Kl M I IC cjt KKI I S. "A. It was not possible for the peace conference to ucl with regard to In si 1 t'-iei -rml na t Ion of anv territories territo-ries except those which had belonged lo the defeated empires, but In the covenant of the league of nations It has set up for the first time In Article Eleven a forum to which all claims of self-determination which are iikei to disturb the peace of lhe world or tho good understanding between nations na-tions upon which the peace of tho world depends can bL. brought. ej Why was the case of Ireland not heard at the peace conference? nd what Is your opinion on the subject sub-ject of self-determination of Ireland?" "A The case of Ireland was not heard al the peace conference because the peacs conference had no Jurisdiction Jurisdic-tion over any question of that Bort whl, h did not affect territories w hich belonged to the defeated empires. My position on tho subject of self-determl-natlon Ol Ireland is expressed In Article Arti-cle Eleven of the covenant in which I say I was particularly Interested, because be-cause It seemed to me necessary for the peace and freedom of the world that a forum should be created io w hich nil pf oples could brim: an) in. it-ter it-ter which was likely to affect tho peace and freedom of the world " oO |