DE VALERA'S RELEASE.
WELCOME IN DUBLIN
LONDON, July 22.
De Valera, after his release from gaol, was welcomed by 5000 people at the Dublin Mansion House, with another 5000 outside. He declared that they .could take the oath, of allegiance only to a republic. The real rebels were those who were against a republic.—A. and N.Z. cable.
“NO GLORY IN A CIVIL WAR.”
Received July 23, 11.20 a.m. LONDON, July 22. Addressing his followers at the Dublin Mansion House who were hirn after his release from gaol, De Valera said that he had been defeated militarily but ho had gained a political victory which left tho nation free. No agreements bound them to bow the knee to a foreign power. He exhorted them to love, one another in Ireland like little children. There was no glory in a civil war. Austin Stack prophesied that the next election would be for 32, not 26 counties.— Reuter.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1075, 23 July 1924, Page 5
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