New-York tribune., 1919-06-24
Joyous Greeting Given
Head of Republic as
He Drops Incognito
at Hotel Entrance
Keeps Silent on
Details of Trip
Il.
Eiyes Out Statement in
/ Which He Pleads. for
\ the Support of America

Eamonn de Valera, who some thirty
1sven years ago was born on the lower
West Side of New York and christeneo
Edward. reappeared in his native city
yesterday, an expatriate, but President
sf the Irish Republic.
"A crowd of men and women was
grouped around the Thirty-third Street
entrance to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
ct half past 5. A few had American
'Aags in their hands, but most of them
waved the green, white and orange
eolors of the Irish Republic. Two
mounted policemen pressed their
horses this way and that in the group.
Then an automobile turned into
4asty-third Street from Fifth Avenue.
Arsak faced old man with long, snowy
hair blowing in tangles stood up in the
car. II was Justice John Goff, and the
watchers knew that one of the other
occupants Of the car was the "Presi-
dent of Ireland
"up de vaIera!" They Cry
up de vaiera!" they shouted, and
Ia response to this Irish "hurrah" up
rose de Valera, a tall man with face
lean and lined with care. AS the ma
chine halted at the curb he stood
bowing and smiling just a little.
Ther he stepped to the pavement and
vas engulfed by the yelling crowd.
One gray haired old woman rushed
Gown the ragged edged lane Of human
ity and clasped the tall man about the
aeck and kissed him again and again
until policeman roughly broke her
embrace. Two other policemen en-
ployed all their strength to protect the
tall man from his hysterically cheer
ing admirers.
Above all the din of shouts the
thrill voice of woman kept repeat
Ing:
Up de Valera! Up de Valera!"
The steps Of the entrance were
crowded, too, and in the centre of
nese at the top woman had placed
herself as though she, too, would kiss
tne man when he mounted the steps.
inen there was rush Of people from
Inside the hotel and the woman fell
and was trampled on.
In the Presidents Suite
FOUR big men placed themselves
spont de Valera and guarded him
1om the swarm who pulled at his
ssat, his hands and even at his hair.
sntu finally he was catapulted past an
tmazed Peacock Alley into an elevator
saa taken up to the suite reserved for
ne President of the United States
sad royalty.
y had been arranged by Harry Bo-
ead, the young Irishman who preceded
os Valera to the United States, coming
: stoker in freight ship, that his
usef should reveal himself at 8 o'clock
a's night in the Estate apartment" at
se hotel, and about fifty reporters
~ tse there. many representing out
sso"n papers, some of them corre-
pondents Of London newspapers.
PVT for every reporter there pushed
-" me rooms at least three frantic
~ happy members of the Friends Of
.sM Freedom. Over the mantelpiece
ss'aer ?. J. O'Donneil, of st. Francis
5 1ales Church. fixed an Irish flag,
s'a tnen little while later he added
= american flag. Other priests and
ss.sces OF the New York bench. hur-
~ INTO the room. Several East Ind
.'ss' 'eaders o. the revolutionary move
eshs N India, crowded into the front
s of chairs.
y Introduced to Reporters
ana then Diarmuid Lynch, of the
1'sads Of Irish Freedom, asked the
sofssrs 10 step into an adjoining
and presently Professor dc Va
q. .as snuEgied In to them. Justice
lnss e' "'"'' ""'
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