The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-24
IRISH PATRIOTS
WILDLY GREET
VALERA HERE
Crowd at Hotel Fairly
Mobs president" and
Refugee.
TWO WEEKS IN THE U. s.
Saw Senator's and Others in
Washington-Will Appeal
to Plain People.

dark red touring car carrying
seven men, and with grinning. sun
burned traffic policeman perched on
the running board. rounded the COR
ner of Fifth avenue and Thirty third
street yesterday evening at a quarter
to and drew up abruptly in front
Of the entrance OF the Waldorf
Astoria
stop a thin, lanky. middle aged man
with rugged, aquiline features, who
had occupied the middle Of the rear
seat unfolded himself and stepped out
Of the car. AS he did so a crowd of
about three hundred which was lined
up on each side Of the entrance and
across the way suddenly gave vent to
as wild cry--wailing and long wind
ed-as ever startled Fifth avenue.
For perhaps Ave seconds the mob
wavered. restrained by the frantic
exertions Of policemen. Then the
bluecoats were swept of their feet as
the crowd, with another wild roar.
rushed in around the car.
The frs; to reach the man who stepped
out OF the car was a middle aged woman
In black dress. She plunged straight
for him and wrapped her arms about his
long frame before he could evade her.
The policemen regained their balance
with agiiitysbut before-they could wrench
her away she had kissed the big man
heartily
Against the aggression of the others
OF the mob two OF the policemen. grim
ming broadly, fought in front of the
tall one, who was laughing despite the
jeopardy in which the surging mob
placed his clothes, glasses and person.
With long. wiry arms the object Of the
attack aided his attendant bluecoats.
Slowly the trio literally fought and
buffeted their way the ten feet between
them and the portico Of the hotel.
Once the three were inside the hotel.
where another wild roar greeted them.
the crowd outside desisted from It's sub
way tactics and again burst forth In
ment green. white and orange fiags we're
raised and brandished in the air.
President and Refugee.
This was the greeting accorded
Eamonn de Valera, acclaimed in Ireland
as President OF the Irish Republic and
wanted In England as an escaped po-
litical offender. on his frst public ap-
pearance in this country.
Probably never did such a compare
lively small crowd make 30 much noise
in welcoming visitor to this country.
Priests and soldiers. old men and young
women. and young men and old women,
all Joined In the scuffie and shouting.
The appearance OF Prof. De Valera,
whose presence in this country was an
rounced several days ago by Harry j.
Boland, secretary OF the Sim Fein or
ganization and acting secretary to his
chief. occurred precisely as scheduled
save that the president was fifteen
minutes late
The Irish leader, who probably has
been in this country about two weeks
although concerning the time of his ar
rival he and all his followers are mute.
motored from the Carmelite priory. at
SSS East Twenty-ninth street. In COM
pany with Justices Edward ]. Gavegan
and Daniel F. Cohalan Of the Supreme
Court Justice John w. Con. retired {:
John Dewey and Father Peter Magennis.
assistant general of the Carmelite order.
He had arrived In New York city yes
terday morning from Boston.
After the tumultuous greeting within
and without the hotel the Irish leader
and few OF his followers made their
way 70 the third floor, where Prof. Va
EZRA had a brief respite to put his
clothes in order Then he descended to
he state suite. last occupied by Presi-
Gent Wilson. where he met more of his
friends. Waiting to greet him were
Gen Liam Mellowes, NJ. p: Diarmuid
Lynch. NJ. p. general secretary OF the
Friends OF Irish Freedom. of which So
liety Father Magennis Is president:
Richard F. Dalton. DR.. Patrick McCar-
ten' " p, Irish envoy to this country:
John u. Moore. Judge John Jerome
Rooney. Col. Thomas b. Fielder and
many others. Also present were several
dark skinned natives of British India.
ihen there was an Irish soldier. in green.
Wearing kilties.
The president" was ushered into one
of the rooms OF the suite, where he was
greeted with applause by forty news
paper mon overlooking with questions.
from their point of view the interview
was unsatisfactory. for Prof. De Valera
good naturedly but skilfully avoided all
questions concerning the manner in
which he had reached this country or
Row long he had been here.
Declines to he Quizzed.
The seriousness OF my mission here
prevents me from answering these per-
sbnal QueHiOnA gentlemen - ha aaId .I