Evening star., 1921-01-07
VENDETTA URGED
| AGAINST ENGLAND
Harry BoIand, de vaIera's
| Secretary, Would Start
Grace Revenge"
WANTS EYE FOR AN EYE
Declares 4,500,000 People Have
| Fought Losing Fight Against
56,000,000.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January Harry
Boland, secretary to Eamon de Valera,
president of the Irish republic" de-
clared at a mass meeting here last
night that "if England does not stop its
campaign of murder in Ireland we will
preach a race vendetta among the mil
lions of Irish throughout the world and
exact an eye for an eye and a tooth
for TOOTH
THE time has nearly passed" he
added. "for a little race of 100000 peo-
pie to continue putting UP a losing
fight against 56.00O.000. and we will urge
that when they see anything British
strike it!''
Continuing. Boland urged recognition
of the Irish republic'' by the United
States. He exclaimed: with the
Irish race so strong in America how can
they see their kin murdered by the
British. If had my way. l would tell
them to rise up and tear down every
thing British in America"
The meeting was held for furthering
the campaign for relief of the suffering
in Ireland. Other speakers were Miss
Mary MacSwiney, sister of the late
lord mayor of Cork former Gov. Smith
and Frank P. Walsh.
Protest Alleged British Acts.
Protest against certain alleged unlaw-
full acts of the British military in Ire
land was made in a letter which has
been addressed to all foreign represent
atives in the United States by Patrick
McCartan. Irish envoy in the United
States"
The letter was made public by Mr..
McCartan through Harry Boland.
secretary to Eamon de Valera. pres
ident of the Irish republic.
In the protest McCartan calls at
ri m a q
said to have been issued by British
military authorities in Ireland, or
dering the destruction of certain
residences in the neighborhood of the
ambush on police" THE order ex.
planned" he said. that occupants of
the houses were bound to have known
of the ambush and had neglected to
notify the authorities"
De Valera's Proclamation Deferred.
DUBLIN, January 6.-Eamon de
Valera, it became known here today.
has decided to defer his intended
proclamation several days longer.
presumably until he has further
studied recent Developments and the
sentiment in various sections of the
republican party.
Government officials continue to as
sert there is no desire to interfere
with de Nalera'S movements, but the
Sim Feiners express distruSt over
such assurances. pointing to the con-
tinued raids and searches as proof
they are trying to discover and ar
rest him.
Auxiliary police and BLACK and
tans" appeared in the streets in large
numbers today. holding up and
searching pedestrians. No reason for
this was given.
1t was reported tonight that Father
Michael OFlanagan, vice president
of the Sim Fein." who has been in
correspondence with Premier Lloyd
George relative to truce between
England and Ireland. has gone to
London for a conference with the
prime minister.
Patrick Sheehan. at one time secre-
tary to Eamon de Valera, was ar
rested last evening. The wherea bouts
of de Valera has not yet been dis
closed.
To Release Newspaper Directors.
General headquarters has notified
the Freeman's journal that it's di-
fectors, Hamilton Edwards and Mar
tin Fitzgerald. will he released from
prison tonight on medical grounds.
p j. Hooper, editor of the Freeman's
Journal, who last month was SEN
fenced to twelve months imprison-