The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-07
ADMITS THAT He AND MARTIN
COMMITTED THE CRIME SOLELY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROBBERY
NO PEACE CAN BE FOUNDED ON
MAKE-BELIEVE SAYS DE VALERA
War, Not Peace, Would Be Out
come of Imposition of Eng
lands Proposals.


Injecting Of the British cabinet at IN
verness to take action on the Irish
problem, Eamonn Deyalera, the Irish
republican leader. today quite unex-
pectedly issued a statement to the
press, in which after reiterating Ire
lands earnest desire for peace. de-
clared that peace could never be
founded on make-believe.
Let us lay aside the camoufIage
and put away the hypocracy," said
MIR. DeValera. IF England is issuing
an ultimatum, let it be an ultimatum."
War not peace. would be the out
come of the imposition OF England's
proposals by force. according to Mr..
Devalera. who went on to assert that
England had no basis in right for a
single demand she was making on Ire-
land and would not dare to make such
demands upon "a power even nearly
as strong as herself"
It was announced earlier in the day
by the Sim Fein leaders that there
was nothing to communicate; then
suddenly came a call. and a tyDewrit-
ten statement was given out. Though
bitterness 81 TO be observed III the pro-
snouncements IL is noted that It does
not amount TO rupture Of the nego-l
tiations; nevertheless, its issuance at
this critical moment is believed here
to add to the gravity Of the situation.
The text of Mr.. DeValera's state
ment follows:
TT seems that is a grievous polit-
ical sin these days to keep ones eyes
open. Plain common sense is sneered
ait as rhetoric and logic. The British
imperial stat esmen are trying to sell
ireland second rate political marga-
rine and are very angry because we
do not accept the butter label they put
on and believe all the advertising stuff
they have had printed about it. If It
were real butter, it would not need all
this advertisement.
'sThe Irish people know that the ar
ticie pointed out in the shop as the
article being sold is very unlikely to
be the article that will finally reach
them. Ireland wants butter and the
Irish people will not be deceived into
thinking they have got it until they
see 1t actually delivered.
1The English press asks have we
will to peace Yes, we have
and an ardent desire. 1t is for that
very reason that we refuse to see
things as other than they are. Peace
will never be founded on make-be-
flage and put away the hypocracy.
IF England is issuing an ultimatum
let it be an ultimatum. Brute force.
naked and unabashed has been used
against small nations before. Our ma
tion has known it for long. Even our
little children have experienced it. and
no pretense will hide the threat of
force; it is best recognized for what
it Is.
'England has no basis in right for
a single one of tho demands she is
making on Ireland. She would not
dare make them to power even near
" as strong as herself. They are
made to US simply because it is felt
Great Britain is strong enough to en-
force them, and Ireland too weak to
resist successfully. That is the naked
truth. and 1t is useless attempting to
hide it.
FOR peace secured in these circum-
stances no one would have the slight
est respect; certainly no Irishman
would feel bound By any arrangement
thus arrived at.
with this background Of imposi
ton by force. war. not peace. would
surely be the outcome. Ireland and
Great Britain are neighbors. The nat
ural forces OF mutual interests and
common purposes would have brought
the two peoples together long ago as
real friends IN voluntary cooperation
had not the rules ana statesmen with
their cursed meddling and artificial
coatrivances interposed insuperabIe
barriers which the British govern
ment's proposals seek to continue and
.perpetuate.
Had the representatives OF the
British dominions at their recent con-
ference, sought to bind by formula
ana centraIize by machinery the union
that now exists between these states
and Great Britain they would have
disrupted their empire. Wisely for
the empire they let very well be.
IF Pitt had been as wise there
would be no Irish problem today and
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