New-York tribune., 1922-03-18
Free Staters
And De Valera
Aids Reach I. S.
Three ENJOYS Of Collins
and Griffith Arrive ON
Aquifania, Which Also
Brings Two Stun Fciners
Will Appeal to America
Statement by Treaty Sup
porters Expresses Graft
tude for Aid From u. S.

The coniics between adhsrents Of the
irish Free Stats and those Of the Irish
Republic was brought to America last
night By five prominent Irish leaders,
representative Of both factions, who
were passengers on the Cunard liner
Aquitanis, from Southampton.
Three OF the travellers came over TO
present to Americans the views of Col
Inns and Griffith, and two disciples of
DC valera came equipped with facts
and f1gures, they said, to show that an
irish republic was the only possible
solution OF the Irish question.
The standard bearers of Griffith and
collins were James O'Hara, who was
nero to help aoat the Irish loan in
1919; John Forrestal, member Of the
Dublin Municipal Council, who wss
twice imprisoned by che British. and
Commandment General Piarss Beaslsi. a
picturesque young poet, dramatist and
soldier, who wore the snappy Uniform
of the Irish volunteers.
The emissarics sent over bv De- Va
lera TO speak in the United States IN
der the auspices of the American AS
sociation for the Recognition Of the
irish Republic were the Hon. Austin
stack, /. D., Dali member from Kerry.
and the Hon. James O'Kelly. q member
of the Dali from Louth.
De Valera Mem Are Silent
II was said aboard the Aouitania
that still another traveller had boarded
the vessel at outhampton TO speak in
this country for the cause of Ulster.
but his identity was not disclosed
Neither faction knew Of such p person
on board
The delegates OF the Free State
group had prepared statement while
on the Atlantic, but hesitated at re.
leasing IT until they had conferred
with local Irishrel1 who met the shin
at Quarantine. Shortly before the ves
sci docked they released it much to
the chagrin Of the De Valera men, Who
on learning Of it. went into executive
session aboard ship and prepared q
statement Of their own. fhcy prom
ised TO release it when reporters
showed them q copy of the paper of
the Free State adherents, but on FUR
ther consideration they held out, The
De Valera men adjourned to the
Waldorf Astoria and lsto last night
said they would say nothing until
to-day.
statement Of Free Staters
In behalf OF the Free State the state
nacnt of the delegates said in part:
We have come to the United States
on behalf of the government and people
of Ireland to thank the great American
people for the hearty succor and syr,
pathy they have afforded us in the past
and to bespeak theit good will for the
now Gaelic state that is coming into
existence. For 750 years Ireland has
been occupied by England's armed
forces and the lives and destinies of
the Irish people have been controlled
by England. Our country has been
administered by England in her own
interests, to the constant detriment of
the Irish nation.
Now, after war in which the Irish
people steadfastly endured terrible
suferings-a war IN which Ireland was
cheered and helped by the generous
sympathy and splendid financial assist
ance of Anericans-ou country has
won in treaty with Great Britain
the substance Of that liberty for which
she fought-freedom from foreign oc-
cupation and the power to control her
own destiny without in any way aban-
doning any right to further read
justmcnt Of her relations of asyocia-
tContinuod on pase ssyea)