The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-25
AS BELL OF HISTORY TOLLS
DOOM OF GERMAN EMPIRE,
CRY GOES UP, "YOU SHALL \
NOT HAVE OUR EMPEROR
De VALERA OPPOSES
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Head of Republic Of Ireland
: Talks Freely OF President S
Attitude on Irish Question
and Plans for Floating Loan

New York. June 24--Eamon De
Valera, president OF the Irish Re-
upblic, at his headquarters in the
Waldorf. today talked freely on the
league of nations, President Wilson s
attitude on the Irish question. plans
public, his general plan Of campaign
during his stay in this country and
many other subjects. but kept silent
regarding the manner and date Of his
arrival in the United States,
A question as to the truth of a re-
port that a seaplane and private
yacht were the mediums Of his
escape from British jurisdiction
brought only a snile The amount
of the loan To be foated he said
would be $4,000 .0oe.. with interest
payable six months after the British
forces have evacuated Ireland Part
OF the loan is to be foated here and
par.=in Ireland The rate of interest
he said. would be announced later.
Might nor the floating Of a loan
in this country be regarded by Great
Britain As an unfriendly act'" he
was asked.
Il hardly think so. If ! am not mis-
taken, Cuba foated a loan here while
still under Spanish control Koseuth
came here to ask for aid for the
Hungarians in revol, against Austria.
Other oppressed nationalities have
appealed to the people of America as
we are appealing"
Do YOU think of making II ponu
lar loan or is there any chances that
you may apply 10 Wall Street. TO the
fiscal agents of Great Britain. for in
stance?"
GOOD BUSINESS PROPOSITION
-sOh, I don't know. The British
might lend us some money. You
never can tell England sold arms to
the Beers while the Beers were at
war with England. If it's good sound
business proposition, and it is, we
are not likely to have much difficulty"
will any of this money be used to
purchase arms to fight against Eng
land"
The money we raise will be de-
voted 10 the purpose of the advance
ment OF the Irish republic. II will be
used as former funds were used. but
solely for national purposes'
An intimation that German money
was used in Ireland during the war
brought an emphatic denial from De
Valera.
Not penny OF foreign money was
used by the Irish people. We would
not accept German money or any
other money that was not offered in
a legitimate way" he said The
Irish people will buy Their liberty
with their blood"
He was outspoken in his opposition
to the league of nations as il stands
because. he said. IL means a perpetual
ton Of British control of ireland
THE proper thing to do he said
would be to amend the league OF
nations so that it will be what the
common people thought it would he
when they went out 70 fight for il.
A proper league of nations would he
Ia league of the whole world"
DE VALERA DISAPPOINTED
Are You not disappointed that
President Wilson has failed To insist
upon the application of the fourteen
points to Ireland -
Yes, confess that / am greatly
disappointed President Wilson has
had an onpcrtunify such as no man
has ever had before and I hope he
NAV still avail himself OF IL. to be-
come the leader of the fight for de-
mocracy. As long as there is life there
there is hope
rs it possible that repeated re-
quests for action in behalf of Ireland
may have been embarrassing to him
at the peace conference"
eff President Wilson is really sin
cere. surely nothing could please him
better than TO he pushed as hard as
possible from behind"
"Do you think he has been duncd