Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
Irish PRESIDENT
PLANS VISIT TO ]. S
Free State Executive Soon to.
Come Here on Mission
OF Good viii.
BIT FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

4, News has just reached Washington
mat William i. Cosgrave. President q
the irish Free State, will shortly visit
'he United States. His trip is to b'
mainly I'm the nature of a token OF
ireland gratitude for the establish
nent OF diplomatic relations between
washington and Ireland.
Ihe United States and the Free
state are the emily countries which
nave exchanged Ministers with each
other since Ireland was granted semi
Independence by Great Britain six
years ago. The Dublin government
nah had a legation at Washington
since October. 1924, In charge, of DR..
timothy A. Smiddy, as Minister. The
= nlied States legation in Dublin was
not established until year ago, and
Frederick A. Sterling, formerly coun
esefor OF embassy in London, became
the first American Minister TO Ire.
land.
Rum0rs of Loan Heard.
3 Nothing is as vet known in Wash
1ngton as TO the particular object IF
president Cosgrave's coming beyond
Hhe courtesy aspect OF II above men
fioned. There's been unofficial talk
Jately of an lrish-American loan of
moderate dimensions, half of which
was TO be raised i'm Dublin and the
balance fioated in New York, Ire
lands economic status is good and inn
proving. Her days of poverty, when
the hat was regularly passed in the
United States, are regarded as def
nltely past. The Emerald Isle" is not
rolling In prosperity, but her indus
tries are fourishing, her agriculture is
IN satisfactory shape, her workpeople
are employed and the Free State gov
ernment il strongly intrenched.
ireland, OF course, remains within
the framework of the British Empire,
despite her diplomatic status in this
country. Minister Smiddy issues Free
state passports. without regard TO the
British authorities. and conducts all
sorts OF Irish American business with
The State Department at Washington.
But he would not be at liberty to enter
into any Important treaty with the
United States affecting Ireland's ex
1ernai relations. In that domain Lon
don would have something to say
To certain extent. ireland. with ref
erence TO her international position
Is very much like Cuba. Cuba could
not enter into any far-reaching foreign
compact without the special assent OF
the United States, provided for under
The celebrated Plat amendment.
Steered Good Course.
President cosgrave--or Liam T.
Mac Cosgair." in the Gaelic rendering
Of his name. officially used at Dublin
has been the head of the Irish Free
State for the past five years. His
titular rank is that of president of
the Executive Council" 1t il Co.'S
graves hand which has steered the
Irish ship of state through the tenn
pestuous waters 1t has had to travel
since ii was launched. At times the
Cosgrave governments fortunes I'm the
Dali tParliamentl have fiuetuated TO
the danger point, but the recent elec-
fions sustained the government party
In power.
The Irish Republic"-the De Valera
movement which refuses to recognize
the creation of the Free State and
the latter's dependence upon Great
Britain--is regarded dead issue. 1t
has entirely lost caste with those
millions of American eitizensssof Irish
extraction = who formerly were the
main support of the Independence
agitation. An authority f1r that field