Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09

Of his impressionable followers. lie
was born, as he told me later. in New
York city SS years ago, Of Spanisa
father and an Irish mother. At the
age of two months he was brought to
Ireland, and has lived here ever since.
Before he became reNolutionist he
taught mathematics. Tall and thin,
with great round. piercing eyes that
shine with burning fire when he
speaks OF the cause" his PERSONA
magnetism Is that of born leader.
had heard from loyal Irishmen On
his deeds during the rebellion, how
he had fought the hardest OF the
rebel leaders, how he had planned the
bloody ambush OF the Sherwood For
esters and surrendered last of the Sim
Foin commanders even after the
chiefs in the post office had yielded.
Determined to Fight.
After some verbal fencing he con-
sented to talk, and soon plunged into
brilliant and burning recital OF the
wrongs of Ireland, the hypocrisy of
England the future of a free Erin.
/ soon saw there is n strong touch
of mysticism about this young man,
who cares nothing for the odds
against him. and would prefer to
fight with the certainty of defeat
than not to fight at ALL Where. but
in Ireland, he said with fervor,
would you get five thousand men
without artillery taking to the roofs
against 5000. 900 trained soldiers with
thousands of cannon? Tell the Amer
leans that while there are men in Ire
land who will die rather than sub
NIT to tyranny, the struggle will go
on. The odds do not matter. What
matters Is self-respect. We We're
proud as lrshmen, before the British
court -martials in the British jails. We
could not look our women in the face
before we struck for freedom"
Like Griffith, de Valera refused TO
descend to details about the Sim Fein
program. The one thing that mat
ters, he feels, is to get rid of the Eng
lish. What about Ulster?" l asked
The Ulstermen will come in" he
said, "and make very little trouble.
Give Ireland two months of freedom,
and there will be no Ulster difficulty
Ulster will not fight"
do you not feel" i interjected
during particularly bitter denuncia-
ton OF England, that your release
the other day was an act which
proves that England is not so blood
Uni as you ..T SrS ear ue
Tsn. a. - W. "'l"iu
nat 10 why 'hey iet US 30
Contcmptuous of Convention.
Regarding the prospects of the con-
vention, de Valera. like Griffith. was
merely contemptuous. He utterly re-
fused to take it seriously. at is not
an Irish. but an English, convention"
he insisted. How can it represent
nj WI yha,. l..
have the mass Of the people in nearly
every constituency in Ireland?"
why did you refuse to take part?"
] asked. I'VE did NOT refusa," be
cried. I'VE offered to come in II the
Ehsiisn Woulu arrow the lrish people
-. ~ eieot t'e ueleSateS' would pledse
80 o..etlae'Ses ~ " apiue ny the oecislon
~ ~ 'ie ., uonuen'ion anu wouIu permit
s ne ronNe''ioh , to "eciue II IL wlshed
AZ, ii'ue ,,' peliue,icc'
,. uiaouSsIoiI 'asteu an hour'
came away from the little cottage
aeeiins INA. mere Is man VINO VIII
~ r., ia.' II ne ilves, ~ Is Dig II.
Pililieit Mr. uIiiiith ap-
pieeia.e" i Coulu Apply with greater
hyi,,s " ue Naiera, whose hagnetism'
~ -" ~ hnu 'htei,se sihcerity seem
W pe toiIpiileu win complete lack
..ut guaii'les "nich ne propaDiy despised.
~ man since i"rheli leading
i5ariInS s''I " me, mas Deen so
iuollZeu IN ireland, ana he is only
SS, SI"iins ms career ne mas
Gu ,L III p,iy iew constituencies.
C t'' niSut Vi ms eIecuoh IN East
DupIIn was ,he scene or the
a poIi''cai m demonstration OF
,,,,,h a., '',,ys, T me CITY went mad
w., 80 y'9' inose VI US VINO nave re-
saiieu oul reason renamed at nome
anu pi Seu .nat heaVeh would put
uol,',,oi =, sehse ihto the hearts OF the
Pe'Pie'
Farmers Main Support.
Sim Fein. in its election campaign-
ing does not preach only hate of
England and political idealism. II
claims credit for saving Ireland from
conscription. and the argument makes
a great appeal to the farmers. upon
whose support Sim Fein mainly re-
lies.
Among The Sim Fein population
the United States, until now extreme
ly popular in Ireland. is regarded with
mingled pity and anger. England
has dragged you in to pull out her
chestnuts," was a remark addressed
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