Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
DE VALERA ASKED
TODElNER FUNDS
Bay State Friends of Irish
Freedom Request Use in
Emerald Isle Relief.

~ the Ao0cnoe0 EreSS
LONDON. DecenAer 3e.-AH the
anenAments made by the house
Of eonnsns to the Irish hosne rule
silh were sgTeed 10 BY the hesse
81 BsFAs tsaay after . brisf de-
bate.
BOSTON. December 2G-A request
that he immediately send to Ireland
tho funds collected in the. Irish lib
erty bond drive was telegraphedlast
night to Eamonn De Valera as
president OF the Irish republic" by
the Massachusetts, Council OF the
Friends OF Irish Freedom.
The telegram, in part, said:
I'VE understand that millions or
dollars collected for Ireland during.
the bond sale are deposited in Ameri-
can banks in your name and remain
In your personal control. We believe
the suffering people of Ireland are
entitled to the use OF those funds at
onoe. Therefore, at a regular meet
ing OF the state council IL was voted
to respectfully urge you TO send all
available funds to ireland. as a large
part of the fund in your possession
was subscribed in Massachusetts
through the instrumentality Of the
Friends of Irish Freedom
we know that we speak the senti-
ment OF the Irish people of this state
when we urge you to act on this
suggestion at the earliest possible
moment
The message was signed by Daniel
Moran. president of the council
Harry Boland. secretary 10 Eamonh
de Valera, said here last night that
the report that De Valera was on
board the Aquitania. due at Cher
bOuTK TODAY. WAS n i0EA"
Il left him in New York last night"
he added. and he expects to resume
his speaking tour in this country
some time this week.
falaDa II sursoanAed.
DUBLIN, December 2o.-Parties OF
military and police. setting out in
boats. surrounded the main island OF
Galway bay. early sunday morning to
carry out q search. Two men were
shot in attempting to escape. three
others were wounded and seven pros
official messages received in Dublin
today.
whether . fight occurred in securing
the prisoners was not stated in the
messages. No reference was made to
any casualties to the crown forces.
1t is understood that inishmean Is
land, which. presumably. is the one
which was Surrounded, was used by
the Sim FefnerS for prisoners taken
In Galway. Several months ago the
police attempted a landing to rescue
the prisoners. but their boat was
stoned and driven on.
ChuFcA Decree stirs Protest.
CORK, December is.-The decree
authorized by Mgr. Daniel Cohalan.
bishop OF Cork, communicating any
one participating in further ambus-
cades Of crown forces in his diocese.
was read at each mass In the
churches OF the Cork diocese today.
In St Finbar's South Church a ma
5ority Of the congregation left the
church. amid considerable confusion,
when the decree was read.
bishop Cohaian gave notice week
ago of his intention to issue the de-
cree
LONDON. December Is-Ta,her
O'Flanagan. vice president of the
Sim Fem who has been CORE
spending with the British premier
regarding a truce in ireland. has re-
piled 10 Afr. Lloyd Georges latest
message in which the prime minister
regretted that the door had been
closed TO those counsels Of good will
T. h:ch you invoked at the beginning
OF this correspondence"
In his rejoinder Father O'Tiara-
gan says:
We agree that two things are
desirabie-Arst, peace, theni reconcti-
iat.oE. 1t 10 only necessary for your
government to cease to violate your
own constitution in your attack on
the liberty OF the Irish people"