The Washington times., 1920-07-26
MANN|X ENDS
FOUR-DAY VISIT
Australian Archbishop Leaves
For New York-Given 0va-
ton by Irish Here.

Archbishop Daniel Mannix, Of Mel
bourne. Australia, champion or Irish
freedom. left Washls gton for Allan
tic City. at 1 o'clovi this afternoon,
closing a four-day vsit In the Nations
Capital. He will sail from New York
for Ireland Saturday.
Archbishop Mannix made his last
public appearance here last night
when he addressed a meeting OF the
Friends OF Irish Freedom. in Con
zaga Hall. Cannon De Valera, pres
ident OF the Irish republic. also spoke
at last nights meeting. More than
1000 persons attended.
The archbishop spent Yesterday
Afternoon at Union Mills, Md, where
he was the guest of Cardinal Glib
bons, who Is spending his yacation
there. He was with the cardinal
from 1 to o'clock and hurried back
TO Washington in time for the meet
ing in Gonzaga Hall. The subjects
discussed by the two Catholic prelates
were not made public.
HISS LLOYD GEORGE.
Admirers OF Premier Lloyd George
of England were few at the meeting
last night Whenever Archbishop
Mannix or President De Valera re-
ferred to him, Kisses could be heard.
The hall was crowded with friends
of Ireland and several hundred per-
sons were turned away.
England is fomenting disorder.
not maintaining order in Ireland"
the archbishop declared. 'She has
: been beaten to her last trench and.
like Micawber, Is now waiting for
something to turn up. She is striv-
ing to turn brother against brother
in Belfast. but the Irish leaders will
keep their heads.
to let 'bygones be bygones' and be
friends. But Ireland is in the hands
of an aggressor who has one hand in
his victims pocket and the other at
his throat. Ireland will be friends
as soon as the one hand is removed
from her pocket and the other from
her neck"
President De Valera, whose speech
preceded that Of the archbishop's, re-
ferring to a dispatch yesterday which
said England was willing to grant
dominion home rule IL she can re-
tain control Of the naval and military
forces in Ireland, said:
HOLDS IRISH BLAMELEss.
THE dispatch is designed to put
the Irish people in the wrong light
before the American public. 1t Is not
the Irish peoples fault II there is
conflict between the people of Ire
land and the people Of Britain. 1t
is not the Irish people at all who are
to blame for this struggle.
mo American should fail to realize
that the British are the aggressors in
this fight. The Irish people alone
have a right to rule Ireland, but the
British persist in attempting to force
their usurpation on the people with
the hayonets of an army OF occupa-
ton.
THE Irish people have time after
time, as matter of fact. shown
themselves ready to let 'bygones be
bygones.' We have been ready al
ways and are ready now to sign
permanent peace between the two ma
tions Let Lloyd George appoint his
plenipotentiaries; the government of
the Republic Of Ireland is ready to
appoint it's representatives.
FAvORs PLATT AMENDMENT.
81 have already indicated my belief
that the Irish people would be willing
10 relieve British anxiety about tho
future, insofar as that anxiety is
legitimate or genuine. by agreeing to
a stipulation such as that of the first
article in the Platt amendment. 1
would have no hesitation myself in
recommending such a course to the
Irish people. and IL peace were
signed on such terms i would gladly
devote myself to the fostering OF the
same good relations between Ireland
and Britain as exist between Ireland
and the rest of the world.
"As regards the little strip in north
east of Ireland where the Unionists
are in a majority, giving rise to the
so-called Ulster" problem, let Lloyd
George remove his army of occupa-
tion and there will no longer be an
Ulster problem. Lloyd George pre-
tends that he is frightened this
probIem-that It is too much for him
10 solve. We'll, let him clear out; IT
will not then be one Of his problems
and we, Whose problem it will be, are
not AFRAID of 1T.
.1he truth is that the British gov
~snment does not want peace in Ire-
land or with Ireland except on terms
which no real Irishman will accepton
the basis of Ireland's subjugation as
a mere province OF Britain.
The Irish people have proclaimed
their independence, have established
. republic and mean to maintain II.
peace will only come when the last
Rritish soldier is removed from Ire
land. or when Britain is ready to
treat with Ireland as separate and
independent national state