The Irish standard., 1920-01-31
Tremendous Crowds
Gather to Greet Him
the triumph of the late war.
A Oiqnitied Campaign.


A Dienitied Campaign.
your own enthusiastic and most
sincere reception throughout our
glorious country and may say. your
digni6ed campaign of education.
coupled with mastery presentation
of safe and sane governmental pol
icy, have not failed to impress the
American people with the justice of
Ireland's cause and with the ultimate
realization of her national liberty and
aspirations.
In the great war our nation as a
whole demonstrated to the world that
we were governed by the high ideals
of liberty and independence for the
oppressed of every race in every land,
May we not hope that Americas al
truism has made manifest to all peo.
pies our unseltish desire that liberty.
justice, self.government and self-de.
termination will prevail throughout
the world.
the Slxty-Ntntn.
"This city is particularly proud of
the record of its sons in the war, but
to you, sir, we take q special pride
in mentioning the Irish regiment, dear
to the hearts Of US all, the glorious
nd "Sixty-ninth." This regiment was
in the thick of the fighting on the Lor.
raine front, in the Champagne, at
Chateau Thierry, st. Mihiel, the Ar
gonne and the River Ourcq. Hundreds
of its gallant members freely offered
their lives on the altar of patriotism,
loyalty defending the flag of the gov
ernment under which they lived.
"The intrepidity and dauntless valor
of these heroes proved them to be
worthy sons of the indomitable race
which furnished the majority of this
regiment and filed the ranks of others
renowned for splendid service. We
know chat these brave soldiers who
fought the battles for Great Britain,
France, Italy, America and all the Al
lies, were sustained by the conviction
that when peace came, it would be q
permanent peace because founded on
justice.
The Republic.
II note that more than seventy con-
stituencies in Ireland voted at recent
election for an independent Irish Re.
public, and in your person these peo.
pie recognize their duly elected leader.
Whether or not the world at large
|subscribes to these expressions for a
separate national existence and lead
ership, the truth of the following may
not be denied.
GA portion Of mankind may be said
to constitute a nationality, If they are
united among themselves by common
sympathies, which do not exist be.
tween them and others, which make
them cooperate more willingly with
each other than with other people and
which make them desire to be under
the same government and seek to be
governed by themselves exclusively.
This is merely saying that the ques-
tion of government ought to be decid.
ed by the governed
"As mayor, present to you, sir, the
freedom of city, pre-eminent among
the municipalities of the world, the
peerless City of New York."
New York's Heart Did Not Hesitate.
Very impressive, in that storied
room, was the short and pointed re.
ply of Mr.. De Valera to Mayor Hy.
lan,s address. He said:
"Mr. Mayor:
ITO be received by the chief mag.
istrate Of New York City is always a
high honor. To be received in the
courteous, cordial manner in which
you have received me makes the hon.
or doubly priced.
II do not know anything that one
could suggest which could add to the
significance of the two occasions on
which you have. received me.
II have been singularly privileged
indeed.-privileged in the manner Of
my reception, privileged in those who
escorted me here. But It is not
strange after all for, as the gallant
son of your famed sixty-ninth said
when he presented me to you on the
last occasion, Mr.. Mayor, your coun.
try has never hesitated to express its
sympathies with the efforts Of down.
trodden peoples in their own home
lands to secure those blessings of lib.
erty which you yourselves enjoy
intended for irish People.
THAT expression Of sympathy which
Your sction and that Of the board Of
aldermen, 20 clearly conveys VIII bs
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