Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22

PRESIDENT COSGRAvE.
opponents. He was asaln elected to the
Dali aS member for XIX "nnv- rlow IN
1927. He felt objected to give up this
sect. however, WHEN HI was elected at
tl> same time for thu CITY Of Cork Srv-
ersl times he has hello his position only
d" nHrroW margin. Thu extreme Re-
n0b'ic2rS have gwen him few 0rys Of
prac2. This Summer cntv thn detection
81 one member OF thn Dali saved thT
government
Rut through u AL. Ito'- nd. under Cos
c;'a""'s leadership. he's progressed both
toward internal prosperity "nd toward
better established place in the family %
nations. A notable example OF the strict
probi'y Of the government vas Illus
trate0 only last year During tho rebel
lion the republic had raised big bond
issue in the United Stats. Persons who
purchased the bonds never expected
them to be repaid. They were consid-
cred nothing more than donations to the
cause. With the signing OF the treaty
the Irish Republic went out OF exist
ence Nobody was obligated to meet III"
BOMBS. Then. Out of a CHAR skv Come
CoSarave's announcement that they
would 'be n';d They did not constitute
legal obligation. Few governments
would have considered them a moral OBJ
licatioE The Irish Free state govern
mcnt did.
Impr"sses League Delegates
A quiet. busins ss-likn. unaS0:m!ng
dignity has characterized Cosgrave IL.
public lie. His speech before the
l,eagu, OF Nations on the occasion q;
The admittance Of the Irish Free State
Is fresh In the memories OF the repre-
s'ntatives OF III" nations reDraS ,nted
there. and impressed them as 81 s,rik-
Ing dignity repiete with lofty and
feasible ideas
He LED the Irish delegation which as
sisted In the cen.enar" celebrations OF
St Co!umbenus. VINO wcs the pioneer
OF Iri~h missionari-s, A; B1bb.o, Italy.
last year. He was Grated b. the
Pope knight OF til, Grand Cross of the
Plan Order IN 1925. The University o;
Cambridge. England. and Trinity COL
io9e. Dublin. have conferred honorary
Ii. d. degrees upon him,
Ccserave is described BIZ those who
Know hin as man OF hard common
sense He has little rhetorical flourish
and larks. the picturesoncrn"s OF so
many Irish leaders But he has shown
splendid capacity for getting things
done. He now is ~ years old He
on the outskirts OF Dublin. which is
without protection. and whore he fro-
quenilv entertains his government
associates.
Desrite III" still unsettled condition
OF the country. President Cosgrave
shows no fear OF attach: His only
body2uard Is the man who Is acting in
that capacity on his prrscn: visit 10
tina United States. Col .1oscph O'Rril'r.
ran who was with him through tho ,
Easter rebellion That. after all. Is the
only protection the President needs at
nome or abroad. say those Who know ,
O'Reilly, He is quick on the draw
After the Easter uprising he yrs In. /
termed In England until 1917. when he
vas released He immediately 70 ioined
the Irish Volunteers. and from 1917 IN !
1922 served as aid" de camp 10 Michael I
Collins He has been Cosgraves aide
since the death OF Collins /
Other Members Of Party.
The other members Of the presid,nt's
party are.
DESMOND Fitzgerald minister for de- !
Tense OF the irish Free STATE who IL
3S wears Of age and spent mueh Of lHs !
FntN NV III iG.'UDIi. WHITE Tt WHk wei 4
known In Gaelic League circles lie |
p'a"ed a prominent part in IN" volnn-
'""r movement and IN the Winter ol |
1915 he vas ordered b. ih~ British
military authorities TO quit Kerry aud !
live in the South County Dublin For
breaking bounds and Tor speech de /!
liVered In BRAY at a meeting 10 organ
Ire volunteers he was sentenced TO six !
months in jail. from which he EMERGED !
lust In time 10 take part in tn" rising
OF 1916 He managed To escape from
the general surrender. but WAS arrested
10 days later and sentenced tn 20 wears
penal servitilde. Released In 1917 he
vas again arrested In 1918 but released
once more and became Sim Fein d.
rector Of propaganda IN i920-2I After
some narrow escapes he was arrested
again bv the Black-and. fans and de-
tanned In iail until She truce Al va
r'ous times before the truce he spent
altogether about three years In British
prif0ns
lie attended the Dali delegation In
1921 which NEGOTIATED The Anslo-iri8h
treaty He Was minister for external
affairs from 1922 10 1927 and member
OF the executive council and since
1927 has been minister for defense
Mr.. Fitzgerald Is IN" author OF u
play called The Saint" which has
been produced at the Abbey Theaier.
he has also written numerous poems
*nd literary articles all largely in
1irhcfd by French literature. With
"hith ne Is Intimately aca.iaintcd
Secretary u Council
Dtarmuid OHrgarty " secretary Ia
me executive council aud secretary Of
,he department % thr PRECEDENT Was
porn December 1892. IN Saibbeteen
County Cork He entered thr British
ci1ii service IN December. 1910 served
ON lnesl government board for ireland
department 81 agriculture and technical
instruction Tor ireland stc I'D Ia No
Prmbsf, 1918 He Was appointed clerk
81 Dsf Eifrann In January. 1919 and
nHinH secretary Ia The cabinet In April,
1919. which post lie held until Janus
hrt 1877, When hr Wan appointed sec.
fTisry IN the provisional government
and subsequently la ,he executive
ronnil Ut the Irish Free State He
Wa one III HE secretaries Ia ihs irish
d@ifahimn Who n""oiiated the Anglo
Irish treaty IN 1922
lie Joined The lrlhh Volunteers iu
1914 ~ ii~ui"tsnt and fought during
The eastern insufreftipn ~ 1919 with
the list Dublin Battalion Ia Church
street area subsequently he became
e0nmh ndsnt ~ the LIST Dublin Bat.
TALON ~ the irish Volunteers In 1919
h* vas appointed director Ut cnmmuni~
chtions and member ~ the volunteer
executive On July l. 1879, he Vas
lent by the government IN the army
ana served during 1922 as director ~
ntss iliHsil1n ~ the untinnal army He
fttifed With rama III lieutenant gem
6rst
Joseph r. Walshe Is secretary III the
department ~ fhiernal affairs lie ash
member ~ ihr irish mission IN Paris.
D'tnbsf, 1920 "a February. 1929, and
was delegate 10 The League 81 Ma
tons IN 1874 1925 1929 and 1927 Ne
attended IhR imneIlaI conference Lon.