New-York tribune., 1919-08-04
1r,.h ssPresident" Declares
England Will Have Japan
as Ally Against America
in the Next Great War
Points to Growing Navy
Also He Says He Learned
on Tour That People Oo-
pose League of Nations

The next var will be between the
United States on the one side and Eng
,snd and Japan on the other, in the
.,;nion OF Eamon de Valera, 'president
i the Irish republic" De Valera re-
armed to New York yesterday after
,sarly months absence, during which
), visited Chicago and San Francisco
,nd addressed about 100000 persons in
seventeen speeches.
at has seemed obvious to me-" said
Nr. de Valera. that if there is another
var it will be England and Japan
,cainst the United States. The history
= England shows that it always has
be.n her policy to combine against her
asarest rival in alliance with the next
nssrest. Just now the United States
K Eneland's greatest commercial rival"
Mr. de Valera made this statement
in an interview given to newspapermen
at the Waldorf Astoria. He said the
nnrpose of his Western trip had been
secomplished This purpose he de-
sned as letting those interested see
for themselves the sympathy felt for
lrsland's cause by the people Of Amer
IN the near future the Sim Fein
,eader and his aids intend to make
= ten weeks tour of the United States,
dnring which he will speak in most of
the states of the country and in every
big city.
Hasn't Figured on Wilson
swill you precede President Wilson
orsfolow him on his tour of the coun-
lry" Mr. de Valera was asked.
"His trip hasn't entered into our cal
citations at all" was the reply.
Mr.. de Valera said the only unfriend-
" demonstration of his Western trip
vas in San Francisco, where Captain
srhur Snage. of the British Royal
Navy and an attache Of the British En-
aassy at Washington, protested to the
manager Of the Hotel st. Francis
against the green, white and orange
Sim Fein flag that hung from the hotel
iagstaff
HE said he would move out of the
aote and see that no other British
official ever stayed at the hotel unless
he flag was taken down" said Mr.. de
Valera. Then il was taken down and
me hotel people told US it was at the
request OF a Federal official"
The Franco-American treaty, ac-
cofding to Mr. de Valera, is evidence
nat France has little faith in the
league Of Nations. 81 haven't exam
med the special treaty." said MIR. de
Vaiela, "but France has no confidence,
IN the League OF Nations as pre-
server of peace.
Neither has England any conf
dence in the league" he continued
9. bo !, l,,S+
me claim that Ireland is necessary
The security argument is one in
supersede our rights.
League Idea Far From New.
Since the year 1900, the league Of
nations idea has been put forward
hut never has succeeded The big ma
ton, never have been willing to give
baek what they have grabbed
My own ression-gathered prin~
elpaly on this trip-is that the people
Of America would be in favor of a
real league of nations, but that they
are not in favor OF the one proposed.
If America led the way in estab-
fishing a real democratic league of ma
iDns no government in Europe would
oppose 1t. II they tried to oppose it
hey would be thrown out of office.
All nations. including the neutrals,
vould desire admission to such a
league. Suppose England, Japan and
france held out, their peoples would
sOon overcome the opposition of their
governments. Lloyd George would be
turned out of office quickly if he
tried to oppose the establishment of
such league
But better no league of nations at
al than one founded on injustice. l
have no confidence in the one proposed,
ana If England had, would she be build
ing up big navy and army? Would
france be seeking an alliance in addl-
hon to the league %
on the Western trip De Valera spoke
N n chicago, Butte, Helena, Salt Lake
u!ty, San Francisco, Oakland and Sac
nmento. At Salt Lake City the Nor
mon mon elders arranged in Mr.. de Valera s
aonor concert on the celebrated Nor
mon tabernacle pipe organ.