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Show WOMAN SAYS U. S, CONSUL , OPPOSES IRISH HEARING ' WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Mrs. An-( An-( not t. Robinson, of Manchester, Kn-land. Kn-land. ueoraiary Of Hie British branch j of the women's international league, declared today bef.ore t.lic commission j of the i oninmloo bl Bile hundred Investigating In-vestigating conditions that American Consul Wells, at Manchester, had at , tempted to prevent bar from coaling 1 to America to testify before the commission com-mission by refusing to vise her passport pass-port on Lecember ti. We are not encouraging inquiry in Vmerica Into the ttate of affairs In Ireland." Mrs. Robinson said she was told by i he consul. After visiting the American embassy and the office of thf American consul con-sul general In London. Mrs. Robinson said she applied again at Manchestet foi a isc of her passport and obtained It. but only after .io- bad promised not to "engage In propaganda nor to give interviews to the American press.' |