Arizona republican., 1921-08-17
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 ENCE, |DE VALERA SAYS
Sim Fein Holds To Orig inal Ideals, He Tells Re publican Parliament Tells Of Farley
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dependence for Ireland still remains the demand of the leaders of the Sim Fein.
 At the opening of the Irish Repub- | lican parliament today Eamonn de l Valero Republican leader, in an ad 1 dress to the members declared that for Ireland he and his colleagues stood for the ideals embodied in the American declaration of indepen- dence. He reiterated Irelands claim to separation from the British em- pire and asserted that the cabinet of the Republican parliament was the sole government the Irish people recognized.
 HoIds English Proposal Unjust
 Referring to the peace negotiations with Tavjd Lloyd George, MT. de Va- lera said there were people who de- sired to negotiate in order to save their faces. The Sim Fein, however, would negotiate only to save possible bloodshed and for right and principle a He declared that the cabinet, in re- fusing the proffer of a dominion form of government by Mir. Lloyd George. had taken this step because it con sidered his proposals unjust MT. de Valera's address was list ened to attentively by the 130 mem bers of the Dail Eireann gathered from all parts of Ireland. It was de- livered after Prof. John McNeill had been chosen as speaker of the parlia- ment. MI. de Valera promised that at the session tomorrow he would outline the negotiations he had car Tied on with Mir. Lloyd George, and afterwards the parliament might con- slider the situation behind closed doors.
 Notwithstanding the attitude of the members of the Dail Eireann in talk ing the oath of allegiance to the Irish republican, oath which in former days would have been termed high treason-and de Valera's reiter- ated demand for the freedom of Ire- land British civil officials in Dublin, many of whom assert that they have channels of communication with the inner workings of the Sim Fein, are still hopeful of settlement of the Irish problem.
 These officials tonight based their hopes or enc section of de Ealera's speech in which he said:
 Tn the general election, which in effect was p1ebiscite, the question was put to the Irish people what form of government they wanted and how they wished to live so that they might have the opportunity of work 1 ing out for themselves their own na-
 tional life in their own way. The answer the people gave was unmistakable. I do not say their
 answer was for form of government
 so much, because we are not republi- can doctrinaries, but 1t was for Irish
 freedom and Irish independence and
 it was obvious to everybody who con-
 sidered the question, that Irish inde-
 pen0ence could not be realized at the
 present time in any other way so
 suitable as through republic.
 Hence, it was that an Irish re-
 public. as such, was sanctioned by
 the representatives of the people ant
 that you. the representatives of the
 people came here and in public ses- sion declared the independence O ? the nation and solemnly declared
 your determination that you would
 give your lives and everything yol
 had in an endeavor to make that ex pression of the people effective st i, that you would have not merely il ] your own hearts recognition of it but that you might secure recogni . tion of 1t from every nation through ' out the earth.''
 Offers a Way Out This is taken by officials here a affording an opportunity for MT. d i. Valera to accept settlement of tn t controversy which does not involve r republic. Further on in his speech : MT. de Valera quoted a statesman ! who had advocated the principle 0 < self-determination and this. to tn 9 official mind in Dublin, points to
 recommendation by the Sim Feil n cabinet to the Dali Eireann to sub V init the imperial governments offe Q to vote of the people of Ireland
 Meanwhile, according to the belle
 expressed here tonight, Mir de Va
 lera expects the government to appl
 further pressure on Ulster to ente
 the proposed Irish dominion whil
 retaining it's local autonomy. Ad
 vices received in Dublin, howeve
 seem to show that the Belfast off "a cials are less inclined than ever t come to an agreement with Dublil
 Big Belfast business men are cred |, ited in these advices as being in creasingly distrustful of the capacit T. of the Sim Fein in practical affair No fresh revelations as to th K course of negotiations between MI !, Lloyd George and MT. de alera al l. expected during tomorrows proceed ! ings. when Mir. de Valera opens tf ei session with report of his depart Y ment which concerns the Regotia io tions and correspondence and today is address are considered to have fair er covered the ground
 During his address to the parlis ce ment, Eamonn de Valera, alluding sa the millions Of lives lost in the wor 1e war for the principle of self f-detern " intion, said:
 a- Nobody has spoken more ell m quently than MT. Lloyd George ( V that subject. and had he recognize
 those principles in practice the ed would have been no necessity f, en any negotiations. 's. "The trouble in the present neg, n tiations was tho .~ck of principle ln the part of Great Britain to staI nm for principle, and we mean to q ut for it, if necessary"
 Of The words of Mir. de Valera we It greeted with cheers.
 Tt is practically impossible to n $ gotiate with the British gover lg. ment." the speaker continued "T ms position is like asking an unarm his man to negotiate witt one holdil en pistol to his head. When Iris ch men come to negotiate with Gre in Britain they find at every stey tn " are confronted not with principle h Ter with force. Therefore. further n nd gotiations with Great Britain for { ex- most part will mean nothing but { He
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