Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
MANN|X EN- ROUTE
TOBRAVE BARS Of
BRITISH PREMIER
Wild Crowd, Full of Fight,
Gives Him Ear-SpIitting
Send-Of.
By the Associated Press.

Send-Oh.
By the Associated Press.
! NEW YORK, July 31.-Daniel ].
Mannix, Archbishop of Melbourne and
night was many miles at sea aboard the
liner Baltic. steaming eastward toward
whatever fate awaits him in Ireland
his native land-a visit to which has
been forbidden him by the British gov
eminent
His friend and fellow-countryman,
canon de Valera, president of the
Irish republic" who was suspected to be
planning to accompany the Australian
prelate on his expedition of defiance.
was left behind.
Raised on the shoulders of Irish SYM
pathizers, who yelled themselves hoarse
in tribute to their two leaders after
engaging in a series of savage fights on
dock and ship with opponents of their
cause, the Irish president" watched the
great ship being lowed into midstream
and from afar, received final bene-
diction from the venerable father, whose
air of calm courage. brought voiley after
volley of cheers from sympathizers
ashore.
Fights Way to Ship.
Hours before the ship sailed, men,
women and children carrying American
and Irish flags and signs hooking
Premier Lloyd George. assembled at the
pier. The prelate was forced virtually
TO fight his way through the throng
from his automobile to the gangway.
Then trouble began. An English
man standing on the upper deck
hurled a taunt at the archbishop. In
a second husky longshoremen climbed
up the sides of the ship like flies, sur
rounded the passenger and pummeled
him. Only Gordon of detectives
with revolvers pressed into the ribs
of the fighting huskies brought res
cue to the stranded Britisher.
rms was the most spectacular of
series of brawls. Every insult to
the Irish republic was met with a
punch. and there was many a sore
head when the day was over
Ordinarily only those who have
passes from the American customs
authorities are permitted within the
fenced Enclosure around the gang
way on sailing days. Today, how
ever. the friends of Archbishop Man
NIX dehed customs and all other regu-
lationS- They rushed from their feet
the regular guards and before police
reserves could arrive were all but on
the snip. Only prompt preparations
to lift the gangways prevented MANY
Of the enthusiastic demonstrators
from actually getting aboard.
De Valera Rouses Suspicion.
Suspicion that de Valera would sail
with the archbishop ran high until
just before the ship moved out. Es-
corted by his secretary, the Irish
president stepped aboard the liner
more than an hour before sailing time
ana TOOK ms PLACE with the prelate
a oozen special detectives surrounded
the archbishop and a number escorted
MIN as far as Sandy Hook, returning
by pilot boat.
appearance aboard ship of de Va
!era instantly brought rumors that
smuggie himself overseas and run a
Brltish gantlet. Excitement increas-
cd as the last call ashore was sound
ed and de Valera still remained sud
denly, escorted by a steward. he went
peiow, but in the course of a few
with the archbishop on the promenade
deck until few minutes before the
gangplank was hoisted aboard AS
he stepped ashore, he was hoisted on
the shoulders of the crowd.
Bishop Hits Again.
Shortly after his arrival at the dock
the archbishop issued a Statement in
"hlcn ne sald he had been represent
ed IN certain quarters as a promoter
of strife" He declared that he real
~ was working for peace in Ireland
he SAID the peace he hoped for lis
peace not resting on force. but on
justice and the free will of the peo-
pie concerned"
The archbishops statement in mart
follows: POI
AT the moment of my departure
from the United States l wish to re-
new my thanks to all of those who
Ior the past two months have been
giving me such a cordial welcome.
For some days past l seem to be
one OF the few at this side of the
Atlantic or the other side who were
not specializing, about INV route At
all events l am sailing as 1 said l
would.
I have spoken of things that l
know to be true. l have done the
things ! believe to be right and I am
unaffaid of the consequences
L am represented in certain quar-
ters as a promoter of strife. In fact,
am working for peace in Ireland, in
the British empire and outside that
empire. For the peace that [ hone
for is peace not resting on force
but on justice and the free will of
the people concerned. There are
those who think that an archbishop
spoken and acted, unless perhaps he
is a Belgian cardinal
cannot accept that comfortable
British contention. l think Ireland
has just the same rights as Belgium
to say what form of government she
will have.
Il go further and say that if the
Irish people are rightly struggling to
be free they have some claim to look
to me for something more than toll
Grant and barren sympathy, for, like
them, l am an Irishman."