Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-24
Edward de Valera Makes Dra-
matte Appearance From Sc
CIuSiOn in Which He Has
Kept Himself Since Arrival.
HAS VISITED MANY
PROMINENT MEN HERE
Several United States Senators
Have Been Consulted By
Sim Fein Leaders Since
Coming to This Country.

New. York. June. 23. - Edward
(Eamonn) de Valera, president OF the
Sim Fein Irish Republic" emerged
dramatically tonight from the Sc
clusion in which he had kept himself
since his arrival in the United States.
In statment to the press at the Wal
dorff-Astoria hotel. where he was
greeted by wildly enthusiastic follow
ers he declared he had come to
America ito speak for the Irish ma
ton"
Mr.. De Valera, a tall, smooth faced.
clear-eyed young Irishman, was born
in New York in 1882. but said he "re-
nounced his American citizenship
when he became an Irish soldier. He
declined to tell how he contrived to
reach America but said he came here
from Boston several days ago II was
stated that during his stay in New
York he has been living nj the Carme-
lite priory in East Twenty ninth
street
Travelled Considerably.
His secretary. II. ]. Boland, said
that while i'm Boston de Valera en-
deavored to arrange an audience with
Cardinal O'Connell, but did not see
him. Prior TO that he said, he was Lin
Philadelphia where he saw Michael ].
Ryan, who was member of the
Irish peace delegation and DR.. Patrick
J. McCartan. He declared de ValeN
had visited Baltimore where he saw
Cardinal Gibbons and Washington
where ne met several United States
senators. He said that he also paid
visit to his mother in Rochester,
N, Y.
As Mr. De Valera stepped from an
automobile a crowd of several hum
dred persons cheered him and few
frantically waved the flag OF the Irish
republic One aged Irish woman, fine
~ attred, threw her arms around de
Valera's neck. The police forced the
onlookers aside to make a passage
way. Inside the Waldorf many Irish
men and Irish women, including
members of the Friends of Irish Free
dom and a number of clergymen had
gathered to greet him.
Prominent Men In Party.
In the party that brought him to the
hotel were Justice John w. Goff; the
Rev. Peter Il. McGunness, assistant
general of the Carmelite order. his
host; Justice Daniel F. Cohalan. JUS
tice p. j. Hendricks. Justice Edward
j. Gavegan, Major Eugene f. Kin
caid, John Dewey, editor of the Gaelic
American: Shamus OSheel, the poet;
David O'Conner of the editorial staff
of the Sim Fein daily newspaper in
Dublin; Judge Jerome j. Rooney. DR..
c. J. MacGuire, Papal Count Thomas
Hughes Kelly and Colonel Thomas B.
Fielder Of Atlanta. Ga. who defended
jeremiah O'Leary in his recent trial.
Mr.. De Valera was also accompan-
led by four Irish members Of the
British parliament, Diarmid Lynch,
secretary of the Friends of Irish Free
dom who represents southeast Cork;
Liam Mellowes, representing West
Meath; DR. Patrick ]. McCartan, rep
resenting Kings county, and Mr.. Bo-
land, representing south Roscommon,
who is also Mr.. De Valera's secre-
tary.
Reads His Statement.
Mr.. de Valera read his statement
to newspaper men. He desired he
said, to express the aspirations of the
Irish people exactly as he felt them
and mot as British propagandists'
had been quoting him for the Ameri-
can press. He said he did not pur-
pose campaigning the Unit tie d
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