Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-13
Feels Certain That American
Government viii Respond to
Wishes of People Whom He
Claims Favor Him.
REPUDIATES KISSING
OF WILSON'S NAME
Declares Incident at New York
Meeting Was Bad Taste Be-
fore Stranger Though Have
Right to CriticiSe.
tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,aEI


Chicago, July IA fifteen minute
demonstration greeted Cannon de
Valera, president of the Irish Repub-
lie when he rose to speak at a lunch
con in his honor today. He was borne
on the shoulders of guests and carried
around the room as he waved an Irish
flag in one hand and an American
flag in the other.
Mr.. De Valera came to Chicago this
morning and was received by a COM
mittee of 100 and large crowd.
Among the events on his program to-
morrow is a mass meeting at the Ma
tional league baseball park
In his luncheon address, Mr.. De Va
lera told his auditors they were like
those whom your great Lincoln IRON
ically derided as upholders Of the
great principle that IF one man
makes slave of another it is nobody
else's business
The principle of self-determina-
tion" of peoples to select their own
government he said, was the basis
of no fewer than ten of the fourteen
points which your president put for
ward as Americas aims in the war
and the grounds on which America
would make peace" So he said, the
irish people had seized the oppor-
tunity of the recent elections to prove
in peaceful manner that they desired
a Independent republic"
Only Asked England to Evacuate.
THE word secession as applied to-
our movement for independence is
a misapplication of the term, for there
has been no previous voluntary union
or partnership" he said. "Our only
demand is that her forces of occupa-
ton be removed in order that the gov
ernment set up by the Irish people,
the de jure government, of which
have the honor to be the chief execu-
tive, may function as the people de-
sire it to function.
"The recognition of this govern
ment and of the public by the Amer
lean nation as the true government of
Ireland will materially assist us in our
efforts to carry out the will of the
people | feel certain that the Amer
lean government will respond to the
wishes of the American people and
believe that this demonstration today
is clear indication of the wishes of
the people of this great city"
Kissing Incident Unfortunate.
Referring to the Kissing of the
name of President Wilson at De
valera New Ork meeting, the
speaker said:
What | think is this: I would be
deeply Inundated If my presence here
in your country and my advocacy of
the just and reasonable claims of the
Irish people should be made the oc-
casion of any demonstration of hos
tility tc your president. lie Is YOU
president and whilst as Americans you
have right no doubt to criticise, you
will forgive me for saying I feel it is
not in good taste before a stranger. |
am here t. get the aid of all lovers of
liberty in America, and they embrace
all sections. Those who would iden-
tify us with any sections and those
who act unworthily of what is holy
cause, are. even though it be uncon- |
sciously, the worst enemies of Ireland. |
Finally | cannot see any good pur- |
pose that is served by the press eX- |
aggeration of the New York incident, |
AS ! pointed out this morning, one or
two in a meeting can make a great |
noise and it would be a very obvious |
device for those who are opposed to |
our cause to send agents for that pur-
pose"