Republican farmer., 1920-01-09

what you think of the right of the Irish Republic to join you a fit companion of nations.
 'It Is a great thing that the Re- public of Ireland has been officially recognized in behalf of the City of Bridgeport by your mayor. Tomor- row the republic will be officially re- cognized in behalf of the state by your governor.
 'I have been in some hundred cit ies where I have had the honor to see the Irish Republic officially re- cognized and also from a number of states"
 In the closing moments of his ad- dress at the Casino, President De- Valera quoted figures showing the population by representation of the Irish and showed that by a majority l of 79 to 22 the people of Ireland, ex- | elusive of the universities, are in fa- vor of a free nation. Here he gave 1 the lie to Lloyd George again, saying that he had described Ulster as oppos. l ed to such 8 course. The president 1 maintained that Lloyd George could 1 not even locate the Ulster he says is 1 opposed to Irish freedom, as the l boundaries shifted from election to l election.
 l In closing, President Devalera said
 that England would fail in her op. pression of Ireland and Please Goo ] she'll fail in India and Egypt" There were fully $500 peopl, l crowded into the State street Casino
 last night to hear the speakers ant
 all of that number wanted to hea, l him, but could not gain adnittanc,
 to the hall.
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 mass meeting last night President De Valera spoke 6 few words of welcom, at the dinner in his honor in tn. Stratfield hotel Other speakers a
 the Strattield were: Chairman Sen ator John B. Dillon Of Shelton. Thoma
 CuMinan, Hon. Francis Guilfoi4e o , Waterbury, John J. Splaine, Lynn W , Wilson, Joseph W. Northrop, Rev. F, , Andrew J. Plunkett Of Shelton, an ] Ramon DeValera.
 Following the luncheon the presi dent spoke few words in the room
 at the Stratfield to the soldiers as sembled and the representatives of tn
 Irish societies who had r~asented hir
 with a welcome speech in Gaelic a , the dinner. Here he charged tha } England had annexed about half (
 the territory of the United States ! the minds of European diplomat when the peace conference failed t 5 keep its promises of freedom for a the oppressed nations of the work He also said that Ireland did not hay . to wait for the signing ct the treatie ! to know that she was given hes fres
 dom as she did not expect that Ens
 land would apply the doctrine she ha
 accepted to herself.
 The opening speaker Of the evenin o at the Casino was Senator Dillon, VII II told the assembled thousands that o as Lloyd George said the separatio a of Ireland would mean the death f England, then ''let her die"
 Mayor Clifford B. Wilson was tt e next speaker and said that Preside1 st Wilson gave to the world IA poin s in which he said that peoples shou st have the right of self-determinatie u and the people of t74is country shou Il insist on their being carried out uni n Ireland was free He closed wi
 the words, ''zday the day soon con ct when Barron DeValera with his ov Ig hand write the epitaph of Robe le Emmet."
 Rev. Dr. Frank E. Phillips, a Go h gregational minister of New Have Ia was the next speaker of the evenil ye and he told of the struggles of t e. Prot testants and Catholics to gain
 free Ireland. All are united in ,n common cause and with but O ar thought, a free government for I, It | land. ss The Rev. James Grattan Myth. he assistant rector of All Souls chur' re South Norfolk, Va, was the n'
 speaker. Rev. Mythen has served ca the navy as a ''gob" during the VI O. and he spoke straight-from the sho ze der telling the audience that he r w. been congratulated by Vice Presid on | Marshal and Fuel Administrator G ill field on his speeches during the W
 They said he echoed the very m ou l of the President when he spoke