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A JOURNAL DHVDTED T0 'T'HE CAUSE OF IEISH INDEPENDENCE, IRISH LITERATURE AND THE INTERESTS 0? THE IRISH RACE.
‘vol.xv., No. 8. Whole No. 754.
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 23. 1918.
I‘M-'“I-n-Mml in. numW-u
u.- 11:11.11. 1.
mmnqunms 1m.
PRICE WE CENTS.
DE VALERA DID 1101 ATTACK PRESIDENT Wilson
The irish Leader In Iieply To John Dillon‘s Venemons Speech Shows The Charge
Was Based On False And Garblell Reports of Iii: Addresses Published lly The
Dublin “Freeman "-Iie l.‘sed No liostile 0r Disrespeciiui Word Against
The President. lint Pointed lint That iii: Public liedarations Must Apply To
Ireland As Well As The Other'SmaIl NutionnlitiesTThe Falsiiicatini in Part
Of All Organized ionsphacy Ai
Iioth Sdes Oi The Atlantic To Turn
. AIericnn Sy‘ilipnthy Away From Ireland By Persistent Misrepresentation
ill The litternnces And Actions 0t Men Who Work For irish Independ-
encem-The Sinn Fein Policy I’Iainly Stated-Dillon‘s Menu Add Spiieinl
Falsehood: About Dr. Mchl'tan Also leiuied‘barneli‘: Old Lieutenant
For nevorrnlN1 months hpsttt isles: chlrgu
o been out merlosn press
‘ogninst irishMl NIIionIliatttm in Amorics.
copied
Jou eatedwitb virulent Ind-
wholly unillatiiipnbln eommentn erhes
and published letters by .lohn Dillon.
Nsuouollsts in
or disloyslty in tin United states or ab
tenspia to‘tionsen another insurrection
.tn lrelnnd 1n the tntoreats or Germ mun y.
Mr. De VIldrn was chsr ged
mlitking sttuoks on Prulddent Wilson in
were accused peopl
Bechmiug A Tiresome Scoldm-Tlle Letter, Passed By The British Censor.
idiaehoocis. The Brittah censor in ire-
ltlnd Illnwed tho publicItion oi Mr. D!
Vnierl'l letter, In t r II EMF
.1 inh interea a are tender ed there can
tion in Am eriu. The letter has
impolrtlnt interest tor the Anne erictAs
use it gives [in its direct to
thek charge that lir
odeth President
criticized the President: he had merely
seed hia utter-dices, so r Ia. in
hla iudgnneni. they had a bearing on the .1
public speeches in 1ra1r1sn question
Ten charges were on not one ms, This is in scordsnre with Plealdent
but without an atom or roundn lion. Vt'l'leonsowu publidy eolared wish.
Non. ot the 11-111mm, ha 11 n. ghmy s lamoua letter be declared that he did
or an or word or disloyalty to the not object- to criticism. but, on the ton-
Unltad states end Mr. De V: er h" "In welcomed it. Mr, De VllerI I'M
nevor detached President Wilson. The felon mini-lying the Presi-
chargu ni Lh 11 Irishman dent'l hen heels drilcuued Ml put)
were nde infamousiy ruins lie 11 11‘ rule ordemx my.
statement issued byc ll'lynn .11 the arnnll nationallltle: uudd their right to
Set-yet Service nnd vll'blinh in oil the "lid! Mermimlinn no in u the Wills
ewgpgp 1 the country The heat eiples h: enunciated sheet lrel snd. 111s
proor that t ere not ord i la auane w you tut l Ind contained
truth 1 1s omen h the 1“. no word or sdverse critti‘lhm. mllr'h lea
that. although all the acts churned we e any word or inoinu-tion on wean
indictablg o hoes, ht . g 111,11I charge or Itnsexin ng the President could
citizen has been indicted. that Hyuu is 65M y right and proper
no 1111.”, hlot he Sec 1 s for“, tharoiore. that thisw retutntlon ot. a ialse
the a was nor ed irorn being charger nlr wine o [1111
undo Police Comminaionen‘ in New York
by proof that c an
AgMyumed up Ind dhnd‘. no hnsis o1 truth
7
A fiuencl (:ho utm‘ti
in than!
DE VALERA NEVER ATTACKED
PRESIDENT WILSON.
s.
e of he s misrepresentation at
tb Iidos oi the Ala tit: w a
American a y 1th 1 e in h
use by rwreaentlns iriah citizenl in
Am disloyhi
an in Troll-ltd II hosiil a lo the United
I i
y means or reintlng these
thin or the m facts nnd exposure at
tho motive: of the men W In them
a on) red In made i
r
the out ypnpen which printed the un-
truth a return to publish conirndlcilom
of them So Lhe ell Earl
of lrelxll dnr anowd ted to pro ocur-
in: the lnpprotilion oil the Irish pIperI
in qua
CABIAMTGND :ENTERED IN THE
Th n "Ind directing genius oi
(his Intl' lrllh mnlpirlcy is in Lbo edi-
rlnl room ind oi the New York lXorid.
l I! which direct: it in uh- mar
Th: ll? 1' shunt Inti lrlsh It
in
wouldden nywlmn
chanct cterim Id diaioy n
iha swim a! “Germ-h money II claw
‘ll'troOer mlnla ill." and building
IELIC AM AV has etlect
refuted Cline charge: 0‘! dialoynlty IgIlnai
cermln lrl all United
Skiers,“ and for l a
tongue: Ira silenced.
ly wlllln rig for another 0
revolt the initial: charge
SE Hoops.
Mr r. De Vs lerI has written a letter to
the irish press. in reply to s ape son or
John Dillon . i h aParlinmen
torinu leader repeated the hslander: nub-
llsh in Aimer on nhd drew some vicl
out a ductlous oi his own trout
Lao! th 9 Quentin fogs
wohmanb
he in the English House or
V1 re‘duited Iaeiirtance to
war5
chn Drona ahould hl puhlinhod in Amer-
lL‘I. Gxnc In 5 r lull Inlor hll
nilowed it to he published in lrein ud.
.ne VIlIra‘l letter. as it sopesred
In Mina Dublin with (h!
British Censor’II eonunlee and without
the curing. at s word or s ouhhosd. tl
herewith [I you.
(From the Dublin independent,
.lsnusry no.1 ’
(Fused by Connor.)
t
To the Editor irish independent.
up , Sir-Ml- Dillon s '
tions 01 has
he not give us the opportun-
Ity oi' replying to them on bid on plat
whose vote-
the election' is it not that they Itnow
that I little tirn an Lb va ura.
.aud i b which the are bid
In; the truth from their rollovers would
be u eully dilpellId h Rol- In or: to Austria owhnn he hI-n made it
do out Lo gior . CI 1 1 his uht not Illaw ourn
uyl The Constitutional helm be mlm‘:uvl‘ed into pr-ntesslhg
SinnF
Mznlulion (Import rt:d by doctor-
edn with Led ououlio
tram excerpts never deliv: anyc my-
body except an nhimseii or the
Mouton or no any
fen oped" Purseil'l policy' had
Ha'Id ps moil been the
earn the “doll;
dict-mi" wllh drenly-hulurice ted partlea
Common I.“iho
the ‘hollow at hil hlnd. "
to en KIKCI
tteny
Govemmenin in
ind EnKII Ind!
gaging in this higselt war In the worlds !
111. inry, would his reco ecord m been one
oi op poi-tuniues missed. at giving no.
“merit-
seen
miseries which It might in" brought
dl‘n ye! ei bring In iut
mo oll'I policy! is.
o “inlule” Asouith Lloyd
b domIIltilnl tnIt irslund's
mm yuid s nalpet’ted. Ind thnt
.eutlsmsnyshould [in proolo
may 1ND CRAWL
who taughtthe lrihh people to cringe
r
my”? Who Ill V
:‘ndlilns it I hliolot'I i ”twill-r901.
n
“fin “Ego Ill)?“ us, out by the incompetent.
en epe
also!“ In Itrylng- to hide themselves in
They II'ho In "BS sod behin you,
John Dillon Lrlngld behind lhl
old tilt. Tho Ills chi-r 7 you tho
sullied by proatitutilon to the Union
I Your met 0 ns untold
guards. No or is your faith the old
h
orbn [In [I new on
lmlileln Davie'e ideal or I united North
prpineaa and glory-ireland' I tint and
irelan 1'1
men. LB. :01 You ll: ”timid.
and “‘1“le IIt to victory till this land
lgnt
moral hunt sch dexendntn
mlnhood whst s Chriutian isnd only he
IRELAND UNFET no no
Wn tlrllIud unfettered We
lien and no on o'ltiore. that national
THE FUTILE CONVENTION.
Stage Set for An,lnconcluilvo
Report on St. Patrick’ 3 Day-
Mr. Edwdrd E. Lynhght, Who
eni glued From 1 6 Bo
Stones. in Public Latter, His
Views of the Settlement That
Ought to Be Made, Which Is
Indicating'Thht the “Conveni-
tian" Does Not Favor Tliem.
' There sre persistent rumors tirtulst.
ed in private that Lloyd George--
Ilie in
There 1 ru ora tnIt thore will
genius on only blose min the allght or M two r rts a ms) t sn s mlno
national ll rt. and that polilchl “’ ““B- '"4 ‘1 1M mo“ "I“ ha moan
.mhhcmuhh 1. in. my“ ",4 to m“. at this silt-red demonstration that it is
eipetion or ill: rraith is the ‘Mim-lbla to get till inlet is to In: :
old islth. sud may "dado guard this ‘11.; My sott Even the h- i)!
or y. "hm e", he," hum m London that sre regarded ss 'irie'ndiy
.111 11.. I“ o m". to lrelsud b e rs rant ily pu t tors ssrd
to a Inner. it should not be to yourl.
Fart
ity and morality. .
strength.
CONL'ILIATIO‘C.
we no
guise the merits is
mine: which Ire properly not compro-
I, lit Iur rrendcrl
tlrgea n1 irish eitlsrnshtp tu vie
ct them Do iulnl its dutit‘al: w
(er, them. too, their share in lretsnd'e
glorious tnditionsl it they will not so
My Myly
lritllimert. Ind it in II
it from the beginning. With turn
can he no on by are simply ritr
sins legionarlee-wnntl rig not enllntlu. “u
are‘ the tantra, “Nikki. and mnnmuvres
oi your political collusguos
1 THE ALTERNATIVES. .
Mutual contempt and mutual
mII
under-Landing It! TI! greater 232ml”
to mnclliuion is even brutIl
1 Im rmly.conv1uoed ior
one that the it so
only by our lurrentl
E
elrllnng‘ our position
able and lust, auctioned by union. turf
IloyIlty whlth we mnnai lee
yuan. of w i we will never he
Ly to voluntarily or aoiiai'morily.
or honestly in
It iI Lhil fund-mould QrIar which Ii.
lrishrs-it-n
E
. to think or their rollow<ountrytrien II
III?!" Ind dlnhoneIt cum in minute-
wherever Briinlnl er
propulxlndl il It can; Theta mien
lsri rsthsy
student wiiph (bye :16 iniih.
new cry 950 of! to prevent. but
iurtssd thsy srs helping in shin one
deuce ior
11w coxrzniox
W'hy ere they condoning Euginnd‘l
hypocrisy tn pnlen iii-Adi; (hut
svetJon ntion giving irelsnd the right
FNMSIAG i-hll
it he is thin old lender does he IsaisL in
brandingA (h: irish in sin
14;“ to
love lrelInli, rsud hate the [anti thIt hII
ti pt. Ind 111 still keeping, iroinud
ver y-borI no they ds are to demand
that the rixhu tor which they ere read
to rsnge the ennui vu under Americans
yting io eitsin he gran nted in the lirst
r own motherland, by in-
o
stating that
“hy. li' ha ll not I
Ibo Ibehtlon the only solid support
which Ireland an ex 2:: din
ch-Lho 31,17er of her own children:
n
1 how o con
shen he pnitrhed to them that Parnell s
policy we- the policy oi severln ng t
lsot llnlt iu the 'Elxhtlsa or last ten
tur y-ahsndon t a o Iixommodll nte s
(Continent not Foal T.)
Heaven give in
lh
not 011110st to ooutlilhiloh." n
of ossen- i
t can tome ‘
o "co
1”
this view. with the purpose or showing
that the iailhre to arrive at A settle.
ment Al the null. or lrlnbuien thpmr
itslx'ea Illa not of Elli: d
Thi- il In impudclll Iilt-mrl lo holtl
n
.
eel,
. rorruchmtion Io [he of
n Nbrlhuai 1-hour. st the expense oil the
Consisting 01 Two Pedmnndiies.
r-lt Also Explains The Resignation
n .
- Some teens ago the duration or re-
distribution of seals in irelsnd-lhst is
i e representation oi lrelahd in tho
Hrliinh Parliament-us reteired
u a committee mnsletlng oi
two Redmondlles and Info rhh i’ulon
txla trith the Speaker at tho iloisne nl
Continent. as Chairman. The boot in
dispute we lite giving or sdditlona:
not cal 61‘
m- t.ol ire
The tenor l “of lb! t‘nmmitlr: wna It‘ll!
. m the tam-shoe otho r-rim inisier
1 on Jnmlary in, snd shoes inst ths
trcrvi richly dltldrd. the ['0
l‘nionlsu isvorlng usei nvri-sse in their
mrriran r-mltle The
111m rountrleh. but doe
hot in lrelhnd lentils: the Brillkh cow
The in
tlnu en the lr 1sh intenist Pertv non iii-l
xi I“ and the people oi lrelond
Ionld divide or unite. II the use ml ght
n irish issue
Twp TELLTALE sziasdriovs.
ol‘
‘ have rtlnd
out too.
inlerpretod an all e
1
l
l
a letter to the Dublin Indrot‘ndntt lie
tdilclllml any intent on or [l'inl bte
es-lgnlhg which would be
M riolsiioh hat the regulntiuns oi the De<
tents oti tier Inich
this suppos:dly r body carried on
its deitoerstio e does It
to tbtin Ilmn thing by tie-crib
ing the kind or uttiernent he went:
to Ind umeea.uy-
lstill not
in: Li'TsAaars SIGNIFICANT LET-
..l. is In known:
(11de
CAnuir
To the Edita: lnrult [Idem
Sir -lh oeirtl rtltnn of linking
now explain my reasons ior Ignlng
EnL nine. 1 Int n anger member oi
Lhnt body, l Im (rod to ex Dread yl‘o
personal rles-s en the question at irish
verntne
"Khalid" lvolN the opinion or a greIt
yeiriahm e.n ex-rill to hints as well In
Nation-lieu. when 1 Ily that no net-
tle merit vi- be mpuble antih does
not nmrlde for In irish Perliament
wit th (pimple-(I outer- or r ah I!-
“ in. duff from ouilide interferenc-
of any I“kind Such a Perltamerit must
(1le elected Ind minority
not prevent [it in
Hie;
' pressing dthe I'Iiu lnot the irish people a
PROVISIOVS OF A COhSTlTCTI 0
The provisions or the Constitution
lhould inc cln do:
.IFI all L6,. remain. Con‘
trol of III ilxntiou.y including Custom
ml of lrlde milky. Vltn pri.
"9ng Iimilnr nihoel en oy ed by
Dominion! of :‘Inl l. South Adrien:
. ' tqoatinaed on Porn 5.)
h
l tht- majority in In lonlIml‘lMiD
thee . County Cl:r Ind Gear
liming“. the poet end editor or the trim.
n are on
1 recent
- 'sidsr the
u ruul Home Rule mruure
. melt)! the 1' iblnr .‘titlnbera to the l‘I.nIolaiII
THE COMMITTEE S REPORT.
. The inllawlng report or the result or
soltgoveroment 1a 1r elshd tesriiilrifl’: 1h. mmmhm. “.11 1. 1.1.11 trum 1h
std kept AIM hy 1:11:11 h Duhtl nly lumpmru or Inn-
z The irish tfnlouist l>s any is W13;
lrnrt sud asroelut En gush l’nlonlbll n. mom or 11. smksr 1.. the
tram It biw- mu ‘Prini e hilhistsr on the irish Redistribu
111st. lnlonilllil. u in h Nhrwnuiiofl‘uon chm, ”1.. (bulge. in
in Mt Peril-mam mun-11h. irish noundsry Commissioners-
1n b.meme
Tro mm are added to the irish
repreecnlnlinn, man ior QM
vernlt sst sud one ior th
uonnl lulu-rally
mush ror Wnteriord 1s nin
hinted” ss s Mp
llnne
inns in County Down
been dot
l .ir. )rromlsh Mnel'hugh ‘1? one or
urenremnutivu Il the
lith I nu umber of
- iuw es s oau) would be ex sed and going over completely to the Litton ‘
dam” by “M m FWMR [m or by m ”Mk“ mm" my :9; m to the KItIonnEIlbl minority In BeII’I
. lying dsily ldeceived Inch 91 its rssdsrs to uI Any 1 wsy position is bound be“ e h ‘ I 1 “(ms L
u Tnst the Unionists ‘d l" L “ "a“ M Lomiim. Tuna-y.
Auwd why are the irish Psrty rushing should come over In us in hot reuon- '“ " The port the to the
“WWW . Prime hlinimr in with section "rith the
in h Redistribution Coniertnoe.
It Intrh both the irish psrlismenim
Pmy In ndt rish L‘nionintl were ran
resented In: issued ss s “’hiu l‘sper
this Int
mrl.“ which 'isitss the term or
letter rom (h!
l‘mier. remains the folio-wing prerisiohs:
1 lra‘nisnrilsrriox or 55.115 in
1 IRE 'n.
iollol‘iul in the full text of the
Speaklerl kill! to the Prime Minister
the "tent Confer are
on 1ri:1ten:distrihutlon:
post on Home 3 n
JI'tLIIrv 19' 1!!!
Ir Prim: “mister-On cht‘ernMr
‘1 1911. in teh murse olth
Lylllhll letter. I-btcbx bend the Representation oi the People “Bill.
in 111- Dublin [admit e t at .lInuI-I'i the Cnshcelidr i the Exchequer In
emerie
ting to the
on niemncd to be M! IIDI to con-
redistributiars or are-1
LhIt Ill aDnrls
e muntry IhIll have equitable rep
IleIentnilan hnrlnl rep Ird Lu Mimi-e
“0-1;“. Conlerenn (a Mullet of two
numbers to bo nomin tilted by! I.han
ne band. an era merit ra to am-
land by my hon. friend (Sir John
Lensdale): together with air. Spe- alter
Iha iI to preside Ind In I t‘ Itln
f‘ThI dnelIioIt of tho Cauldron“ to M
embodied in I saw Hill This in to MIDI
nill.‘ and to he submitted
R0 )‘Il Assent It i
the Franchisee Elli.
:“Ori the above 1 true in heat:
eating Itth redistribution in the pres
In! Bill wll
as representing th
lion-llsl‘ Party. and bin 1113 Henry.
W Cooie.‘ . LP",-
by and
‘ lelt mmli in all
is rerpoael atibr
giant 0! unis in [rel-ltd In (ham lolluI'lu‘lg “I
and learned [Intiemln opposite. on the 94 "I
BRITISH GERRYMANDER T0 CHEAT IRELAND
Redistribution 0i Stats Engineered So Ax‘Te title The l'nionists A Majority 0i
’ The Parliamentary Representation Oi L'lsierwllntter Lei! To A Committee
Tile Northern Turin. With Speaker
Loeiher A: Chairman . So When The Vote Was Tied lie Decided II Tam
0i liis Friends-When The Bill Goes Into operation Belfast Will Be In The
Saddle-Proportional Representation Rejected-lemonade: Vainly m
test-Tile Action Silo-s conclusively That h'o Scheme III Genuine Home
Rule Is Contemp‘aledflepon Of The Lloyd George " Contention" Delayed
,‘ To let This Scheme hot Through. So Thnt Partition May Be Kill Through
0i Carson from The hover-meatvllt
Il'anis To Bi: Free To Fight-Timothy Iihaly Exposes The Ohio: 0! The Plan.
land.
my
ionrnmtnl o
were nominated to min nndlr
rhairrhsushtp, and during the-d Id-
e House
or Com
met and di-
Al my ADVILILion. Mr, “2 T
1:. WII kind nuxh to In as sea.
my to the couinrnoo. and 1 un mud:
indented tor hII assistants.
POINTS AGREED 0V
1. it t as is sw Iim
ll onI II lImullhl! Ihhuld ha mid! In C!-
ielln: unwlliuenriea
hst Queen's the
yerslly (Reliant) Ina the .‘(Iilnnnl chi.
varsity (Dublin) shsti urh he rem
is agreed that the Pull-mne-
eed to by- the or her side, sndl
cirrummnm piv-
x lubed irem usdug a mating rot. is
isv or orsny tehrms rer tbsp urban, the
mItler" ore pee
when x Tlrsr .
ediueet on oi the re mutation
and dirialon oi the PIrIiImuntIry
Counties oi Down. snub. landonr
der
Prepos-
u .uuu to N truth
In the bound:fi:nln :l elhm di'illonl It!
let out in
- XATIO;'4LISTS‘ ;’OSITIO)
siltle ueumptlon
the diamnehisement or Iriy existing mn-
atituenry; but. suhiect to this. it ran
agreed by both turtles lhIL save II
storesald. the determihettoa or in.
Ed aundlry Commissionen. II not out B!
And
u by
Confor-
hut the Vetionellst representa-
tinted; dedlnd Lhni it should boy
UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIOX
it twill. oi courts
ueen‘l L‘niverllty (Hel-
fllil Ind the Sum nIl Lnilersiiy (Dub
[in] will him we
menu rs in the total representation oi
lrolInd in the Hall“ 0
1 IAnzs “1 [our I
To ihl Right Hon. iho‘Prirno )iiulator.
ANSEXEL
PIrilArn-ritary Borough water
No. R i let hich ‘
III" or the Distrl 1 1:1 to Divisions
0! BIlly'nIhilll Killbnrr)‘. Kliloieran.
Ind “'Iterior url i
Plrlllmonury County 01 Wlieriord.
-Canteniof1hc ndmlnlstrailvo County
ti g the Unionist I"!!! in Irv
icoIiiItiel on pm I)