The Washington times., 1920-08-24

Irish circles in Washington were
keenly aroused today over reports
that Mrs, DE Valera, wife OF Eamon
De Valera, president OF the Irish Re-
public" newly arrived in this coun-
try will probably pay visit to the
National Capital next week.
President" De Valera Is expected
TO visit his Washington headquarters
next week on official business. Il was
said today at the offices OF the
Friends OF Irish Freedom, and his
executives here believe that his wife
Is TO accompany him so that she can
see the wonders of the National Capt.
tai and meet her husbands friends.
Accompanied by single compsn-
ion. a Miss 'Connor, slip OF an Irish
girl Mrs. De Valera slipped so un-
ostentatiously into this country that
her presence was only recently dis
covered at Edgewood Inns, Green
wich, Conn, where she is stopping
with her husband.
III a Roumanian prince can travel
'incog,' II was said at Mr.. De Valeras
offices here today, she certainly could
do So"
British officials claim that she could
have registered in bold black and
white on a British ship for all they
cared and no harm would have come
TO her.
RAN RISK TO LEAVE ERIN.
Mrs. De Valera is pretty, au-
burn haired native OF County Wick.
low whose first interest In life seems
to be her husband and their six chill
dren whom she left well-guarded in
Ireland. Her President husband"
towers head and shoulders above her
Determined TO take her stand besides
her husband, Mrs. De Valera ran all
kinds of risks to leave Ireland, II is
said so that she could help the cause
of Irish freedom in America.
The Star of the West" this brave
little Irish woman calls America,
where she is content TO have Presi-
dent De Valera remain as long as
lreland's cause is being helped by his
presence.
Mrs. De Valera expressed warm sat
isfaction over the honVrs that have
been paid her husband during his stay
in this country and graciously re-
ceived the congratulations OF many
friends and villagers when her pres
ence became known in Greenwich.
THE honor is not paid my hus-
band" she said. but the sacred cause
he represents" She inquired eagerly
of the progress Irelands cause was
making in the land of the free"
DEPENDS ON PRAYER
Mrs. De Valera says ireland is de-
pending upon prayer for the mti-
mate success of its Sim Fein move
ment and always petitions are made
through the Blessed Mother of God
she is the best Sim Feiner in Ire
land" said Mrs. De Valera. raising
her expressive blue eyes to heavens
with traditional Celtic reverence, and
went on to prove her statement
1t seems that Our Lady of Perpetual
Help is the title by which the Blessed
Virgin Mary is most importuned by
her prosecuted pious Irish clients. and
nOvenas are constantly in order" to
her.
1t was on the feast day of Our Lady
of Perpetual Help, June 10. three years
ago, that Eamon De Valera was re-
leased from British prison; two
years ago on the same feast day Ar
thur Griffith was elected by huge
majorty. and on that propitious feast
last year the president of the Irish
republic landed safely in America
Mrs. De Valera made this recital of
facts in her rich Irish dialect. "Snn
Fein doctrine is not one OF hatred
God knows" she remarked. 1T is one
of love for Ireland and hatred of in
justice. and, surely. no country can