New-York tribune., 1920-12-16
Valera Said Deportation of
Be on His Martens. Soviet
yto England Agent, Expected
London Evening Standard
Publishes Rumor That
He Will Land in Few Davs:
Home Office UNIFORMED
Gone From Hotel Here
Lloyd George Agrees to Per-
nit Griffith to Confer
With the Rev. O'Flanagan

LONDON, Dec. 15.-A writer in The
Evening Standard says he learns from
an authoritative source that Eamon de
Valera, president of the Irish Repub-
lic," is expected &c land in England in
few days.
The Home Office and officers OF the
Irish differentiation League say
they have no information on the SUBJ
ject.
Premier Lloyd George to-day sent a
reply to the recent request by the Rev.
Michael O'Flanagan, acting president
of Sim Fein, that time be accorded in
which to consult with Esmon de
Valera and Arthur Griffith, founder Of
Sim Fein and now under arrest,
respecting the endeavors being made
to bring about truce in Ireland.
The Premier in his reply informed
Father O'Flanagan that facilities would
be afforded him for seeing Arthur Grif-
fifth. Regarding lie Valera the Premier
wrote:
"The ordinary methods Of comrnuni-
cation with America are fully open to
you"
Hope OF Truce Seconded
Il sincerely trust" the Premier said,
that as the outcome OF the activities
of all men of peace and good will the
policy Of those who seek tc attain their
political ends by violence will be finally
a a 1,A ~ Cr0l low, RI
will be free to return to those consti-
tutional methods by which alone their
reasonable aspirations can be attained
am heartily at one with you iii hoping
that the coming season Of Christmas
will allay the passions which aye pro-
ducing the present hideous and un-
Christian strife, and so pave the way
for frank and peaceful discussions with
the elected representatives of the Irish
people, which are essential to a just
and reasonable settlement"
Eamon de Valera, "President Of the
Irish Republic" who is reported by The
London Evening Standard to be on his
in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel two or
three days ago, kctel officials said last
night, but they could give no informa-
ton as TO his present whereabouts.
When ne left with his secretary
Harry Boland, De Valera gave instruc-
tions that all mail and kilograms should
be sent to the Irish-Ame erican Club, at
Al Fifth Avenue. There was no one
at that address last night. DR.. w. J.
Maloney, friend of De Valera, de-
clared that De Valera, who is in poor
health, was believed to be in Philadel-
phia, and that he intended to 90 to At
lantic City to recuperate.
Mystery has surrounded the comings
and goings Of De Valera ever since he
first appeared here on June 90, 1919
with the announcement that he had then
been in the country fortnight. The
manner in which he entered never has
been explained.
On August 81 De Valera told 1000
persons at a mass meeting in the Lex
ngton Theater that if MacSwiney died
he intended to go back to Ireland and
perish in similar hunger strike. an
stead of regarding him as a suicide.'
he said, II venerate such a man. If
he dies III go back to Ireland and fol-
low his example,
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. lebanon
de Valera was not in Philadelphia to-
night, according to local Irish leaders
He was not registered at any Of the
leading hotels, and Joseph Mccarthy
close friend, said he was not in the
city SO far as he knew, MIR. Mccarthy
added it was likely that Mr.. de Valera
was in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-E,amon de
Valera, "President of the Irish Repub-
lic," was not registered tonight at the
hotel at which he usually stops when
in Washington. He could not be To-
Gated at any other hotel in the city.