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President Keenly ' Interested la
Home Uulc, but Aid Made diffi
cult by Others Inliicretlon.
BY JOSFJTH P. TUMULTY.
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CHAPTER XXXVIII (Continued).
As we read the daily papers, con
taining accounts ot the disturbances
In Ireland, what a prophetic vision
underlay the declaration contained in
the speech of Woodrow Wilson in
1510:
If thos who conduct the gorrnment
of Great Britain are not careful the ret
lefisnesa will spread with rapid agitation
until the whole country is aflame, and
then there will be revolution and a change
of government.
I recall his passionate resentment
of the attitude and threats of Sir Ed
ward Carfon, leader of the unionist
forces in the British parliament, when
he read the following statement of
Carson carried in the American press
after the passage of home rule
through the house of lords: "In the
event of this proposed parliament be
ing thrust upon us, we solemnly and
mutually plodse ourselves not to rec
ognize its authority. I do not care
twopence whether this is treason or
not."
Discussing" Carson's utterance, the
preaident said: "I should like to be in
Mr. Asquith's place. I would show
this rebel whether he would recog
nize the authority of the government
or flaunt it. He ought to be hanged
for treason. If Asquith does not call
this gentleman's bluff, the contagion
of unrest and rtcllion In Ireland will
itpread until only a major operation
will save the empire. Dallying with
gentlemen of this kind, who openly
advocate revolution, will onlyadd to
the difficulties. If those In authority
In England will only act firmly now,
their difficulties will be lessened. A
little of the firmness and courage of
Andrew Jackson would force a set
tlement of the Irish question right
now. j
Hope 1'lnced In League
The president did not agree with
the friends of Irish freedom in Amer- j
lea that coercive methods put upon
England through the Instrumentality
of the United States could accomplish
anything. When he left for the other
Hide to take part in the peace con
ference, the future of Ireland was
much in his thoughts. But his solu
tion of the problem lay in the es
tablishment of a forum under the
league of nations before which not
only the cause of Ireland but the
cause of any oppressed people might
be brought to the Judgment of man
kind. Ireland's affairs were always in the
background of the president's
thoughts, and he welcomed conversa
tions with those who were in a posi
tion to offer helpful suggestions. I
append a correspondence, intimate In
character and now for the first time
'exposed to the public view," between
the president, Sidney Brooks, a noted
English writer, and myself:
Friday, April 20, 1017. Dear Mr. Presi
dent: After several months in America I
am now returning to Kn gland, returning.
I need not y, in a very happy mood and
wit h the consciousness that the relations
between our- two countries are at length
set fair. There is nothing nearer to my
"heart thnn improving them, and I believe
I seo how they could be improved, and
particularly how the last great obstacle
to their betterment I mean, of course,
Ireland could -be lessened, i' not removed.
I hIiouM very greatly value an opportunity
of setting before you some views I have
formed on t lie matter, if an opportunity
could bo found befure the arrival of the
British communion. .
I leave Washington on Sunday nd sail
fr England on the following Saturday,
but not, I trust, without being able to pay
you my respects and Bay my adieu in per
lon. Believe me, dear Mr. President,
Yours very sincerely,
STDN'KY BROOKS.
Tho President, the White House.
In forwarding' this letter to the
president, I accompanled It by the
following note:
The White House, "Washlnpton, April 20,
1017. lear Governor: 1 Just had a little
talk with Sidney Krookn, who says he hum
been In correspondence with I-loyd George
and I-ord Northcliffe with reference to
tho home rule question. He believes that
;Ju.st a little pubh by you in your private
talk with Mr. Balfour would put over
homo rule. Me ny If you could bring
homo to Hftlfour the amount of American
public sentiment which favors it. and how
a denial of it is working to the dlaadvan
taise at Kngland in this country. It would
nui ke a rtat impress ion. He says after
tho wsr there will, of course, be a great
and generous co-operation between Eng
land and this country, but that there will
never be genuine co-operation between
th prople of America and the people of
Kngland until the Irish question is set
tled. Sincerely yours. TUMULTY.
TMie president replied to me in the
following note:
Pear Tumulty: Confidentially (for I beg
that you will be careful not to speak of or
Intimate this). I have been doing a num
ber of things about thin which 1 hope may
bear fruit. THE PKBSIDENT.
John D. Crimmlns, a leading Irish
sympathizer, addressed the following
letter to the president:
Washington. T. C April 2S, 1017. My
TVar Mr. President: The press this morn
Ir.K leads to the Impression that at- some
timely hour. In your own manner, you will
hHve a word on the Irish problem that at
this moment appears to bo near solution.
It would be most timely and would have
the heartfelt gratitude of millions of peo
ple in this and other lands who have long
Iioptid. and many prayed, for Ireland as
a small nation, to have autonomy, thereby
establishing peace with England and
a m on g English-speaking people. Then if
an emergency should arise there would be
all for one and one for all. Mr. Presi
dent, you have gone a long step In that
direction in declaring the rights of small
nat inns a not her step may be the means
o' reaching the goal for the Irish people.
Kalthfully yours. JOHN I. CRIMMINS.
ilis Excellency, Woodrow Wilson.
Direct Action Difficult.
The president read this letter with
a great deal of interest, and sent me
the following note, evidencing his sin
cere interest in all that Mr. Crimmins
had said:
Iear Tumulty: Too arc right about Mr.
Crimm Ins having been a good friend, but
I don't like to write any letters on this
subject at present. I would appreciate it
very much if you would assure him of my
interest and of your knowledge of the fact
that I am showing in every way I possibly
can my sympathy with the claim of Ire
land for home rule, THE PRESIDENT.
On pecember 3, 1919, Bishop Shahan
of the Catholic university addressed
a letter to the president in behalf of
the rector and faculty of the Catholic
University of America, with reference
to the question of home rule, to which
the president replied:
The White House. Washington. Dec. 3, ',
My Dear Pishop Shahan : Allow
me to acknowledge your letter of Nov. 30t
written In behalf of the rector and fac
ulties of the Catholic university of Amer
ica, and to say that it will be my endeavor
In regard to every question which arises
before the peace conference to do my ut
most to bring about the realization of the
principles to which your letter refers. The
difficulties and delicacy of the task are
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very great, and I cannot confidently fort
cast what I can do. I can only say thaT.
I shall be watchful of every opportunity
to Insist upon the principles 1 have enunci
ated. Cordially and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON".
The Right Rev.. Thomas J. Shahan, Rec
tor, Catholic University of America. Wash
ington, D. C.
On the Bame date he addressed a
letter to Senator Thomas J. Walsh of
Montana tas follows:
The White House, Washington, Pec. 3,
It) Hi. My Dear Senator: 1 appreciate the
imports nee of a proper sol ut ion of the
Irish question, and thank you for the
suggestions of your letter of yesterday.
Until I get on the other side and find my
footing in delicate matters of this sort 1
cannot forecast with any degree of confi
dence what influence can exercise, but
you may be sure that I shall keep this
Important Interest in mind, and shall use
my influence at every opportunity to bring
about a Just and satisfactory solution.
I great ly value th expressions of your
confidence, and feel very much strength
ened by them.
With the beat wishes, cordially and sin
cerely yours.
WOODROW WIT-SON.
Hon. Thomas J. Walsh, United States
Senate.
While the president was in Paris I
constantly kept him in touch with
the situation In this country, and that
he was Interested in bringing to the
attention of the peace conference the
cause of Ireland is made clear by the
following- cables that were exchanged
between us:
On June 7, 1919, I cabled Admiral
Grayson, for the president, as follows:
The White "House, Washington, June 7.
191ft. You cannot overeat f mate real in
tensity of feeling behind Irish question
here. It is growing every day and Is not
at all confined to Irishmen. The parage
of a resoiut Ion of sympathy with almost
unanimous vote In senate last night is but
a slight evidence of interest here. I wish
the president could do just a little, for
I fear reaction here upon league of na
tions. If this situation could be straight
ened out It would help a great deal.
TIM L L.TY.
The president himself replied to
this cable, showing- the depth of his
interest in the matter: "
Taris. June 8, 1019. I have tried to help
In the Irish matter, but the extraordinary
indiscretion of the American delegation
over here has almost completely Mocked
everything. WuODROW WILSON".
On-line 9, 1919. I received a further
cable from the president, as follows:
Paris, June 9. 1019. The American
committee of Irishmen nave madn It ex
ceedingly difficult, U not Impossible, to
render the a.slstance we were diligent Ly
trying to render In tho matter oftr4nglng
the Irlh aspirations to the attention of
the peace conference. By our unofficial
activity In the matter we had practically
cleared the way for the coming of the
Irlh representatives to Paris when the
American commission went to Ireland and
behaved in a way which so Inflamed Brit
ish opinion that the situation has gt
quite out of hand, and we are utterly at
a loss how to act in the matter without
Involving the ir.ivornmnr or the r 'tilted
States with the government of Great Brit
ain In a way which might create an actual
breach between the two. I made an ef
fort day before yesterday in this matter
which shows, I am afraid, the utter futility
of further efforts. 1 am distressed that
the American commission should have
acted with such extreme indiscretion and
Jack of sense, and can at the moment sea
nothing further to do.
WOODROW WILSON.
To this cable I replied as follows:
The White House, Washington, June 9.
1919. Thanks for message about Ireland.
Hope you will not aliow Indiscretions of
American commission to Influence your
Judgment against Ireland. Lloyd Georges
mistakes In handling) this will he his un
doing, for it haa In It the elements of a
revolution. It is our own political situa
tion here and the late of the treaty itself
that concerns me. In this country the
IrUh are united in this matter and In
every large city and town are carrying or.
a propaganda, asking that Ireland be
given the righf nf e! f-determ i n f !on
Georg Creel, in a powerful article y ester
day in the newspapers, said: "The ques
tion of Ireland cannot 1 be ignored, either
in honor or decency." I trust you can say
a word. - Could you not ask that Irisn
delegates be given a chance to present
their case to the conference?
TUMULTY.
(To be continued tomorrow.)
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