DEFENCE OF IRELAND
NATIONAL UNITY AND MORE VOLUNTEERS APPEAL BY MR DE VALERA (Received 17th April. 11.25 a.m.) LONDON. 16th April. The Prime Minister of Eire. Mr de Valera, in a public speech a{ Clare, said that it would appear that only the mercy of providence could save Europe from a new war. more terrible and more disastrous than 1914. He asked, was it too late for the hundreds of millions wanting peace to demand a conference of powers before instead of after the war? Was it possible that President Roosevelt’s request could be refused? He added that a settlement after the war would be short-lived, as the defeated nations would grimly bide their time to exact harsh, iniquitous revenge. The government’s policy was neutrality, which could be attained only through strength. It was necessary to prepare defewces to the limit of the country’s resources. He appealed for national unity and more volunteers.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 17 April 1939, Page 8
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