The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
SINN FE.INERS
Still. DEMAND
pENI)EY(E::.
De Valera Reiterates
Ireland's Claim to
Complete Separa-
ton From Great
Britain

/ At the opening Of the l!lSh lte-
publican parliament today, Eanlon
! De Valera, the Republican header,
in an address 20 the members. de-
ciared that for ireland he and his
colleagues stood for the ideals en-
! bodied in the American declar2.ion
| OF independence He reiterated Ire
land S claim to separation from the
British empire and asserted that
the cabinet Of the Republican par
liament was the sole government
the IRISH people recognized.
Referring to the pc;tce nGGotia-
tions With David Lloyd George, Mr..
De Valera said there We're people
who desired 1osneGotiate only to
save possible bloodshed and for
right and principle. lie declared
that the cabinet in refusing the
proifcr OF q dominion form OF Sos-
/ ernmcnt by Mr. Lloyd George had
taken this step because 1t conslder-
ed his proposals unjust.
Mr.. De Ealera's address was lis
tened TO attentively by l3o mem
ners OF the Dali Eircann gathered
! from all parts of Ireland. 1t was
dclivere dafter Prof. John Monet!
! had been chosen us speaker OF the
Eparl:amcnt. Mr.. De Valera promis-
cG that at the session tomorrow ne
would outline the negotiations he
! had carried on with No Lloyd
George. and afterwarl the l,allia-
nent n,iyht consider the situation
! behind closed doors.
Uopcfu, OF Settlement.
Notwithstanding the attitude O.
! the. members of Tn" Dail i:irean In
! takins an oath OF allegiance to the
IRISH l:"pu,iic-:;n cath whicl IL
former DAYS. would have been term
! ed high treason and De Valera $
reiterated demand for the freedom
Of Ireland. British civil officials In
! Dublin, man. Of whom assert that
they haze channels of commGnica-
! ton With the inner workings OF the
! Slim F~i:t. are still honetal oi i
settlement OF the Irish problem.
These officials tonight based
their hopes ON on section o.
pe Vaeras speech, in which he
said:
"!n the general election. which in
effect was a plebiscite, the question
was put To the Irish people what
form Of government they wanted
. 1.t1
! they might have the opportunity OF
working out fcr themselves. thcl:
own national. life ii their oN-! va.
'-The answer the people gave Was
unmistakable. | Go not say their an
swtr was for a form Of govern
nlent so much. because we are not
Republican doctrinaires; Lul il was
for Irish freedom and Irish inde-
pcnGence. and it vas Obvious 70
everybody who considered the
question that Irish Independence
tco,l!l not be realiZed II the present
tine in any Other WY so suitable
as through q republic.
.!Icnce, il vas that an !.ish re-
oublic. as such. was sanctioned by
! rhc representatives OF the p""Tle
and ti.at You. the Representatives of
ne people came ~, and in public
session declared the independence:
Of the nation and solcmniy declar-
led Your determination that N"u
would give your lives and every
thing YOU had in an clt!eaNor to
make that expression OF the people
effective. SO that YOU would not
merely in your Own hearts secure
recognition Of it. but that You
,ili:;;lt secure recognition OF il from
cv,4y nation throughout th>- "2i'th."
TliS is taken by officials here as
affordin% an opportunity for Mr.. de
Valera to accept u settlement of / he
controxclsy which does not ;rvolve
n republic.
E'c.. Self Determination.
Further on in his speech Mr.. dc
Valera quoted = statesman Who had
advccatc,! the principle of s..n d."
termination. and this 90 the official
mind in Dubiin pnird:, To a r"com-
,nendatinn by the Sinn i'5ir Ca',i-
MT 10 the 2ail I;i,r;lHn To s'ib;nit
1l.e imperial .sovcr,mcn; $ offer to
II vote Of ihe people of irelandt
meanwhile. according 10 tn" BE-
liri expressed here tonight. Nj d.
Valera expects the 9 py"rmnrnt to
supply further pressure on Ulster
t" enter the proposed Irish G"rin-